Adolph Shepardson has been hired as the new Athletic Director at Milbank High School. Milbank School District Superintendent Tim Graf announced the selection today, pending school board approval next month. According to Graf, Shepardson will also teach social studies and physical education classes. Shepardson is a South Dakota State... Read more

Qualon Grant, son of David Grant and Tracie Grant of Milbank, was the top prize winner in the banded bird contest. He won a Remington 870 Express Super Mag gun. Thirty banded roosters were released in three public hunting areas near Milbank in early October. Hunters who harvested one... Read more

Sunday, February 19, is the first day to make your camping reservation at a South Dakota State Park. Friday, May 19, is the first available date and also the State Parks’ open house weekend and kick-off for the summer season. Reservations for summer dates become available 90 days before... Read more

Nick Mears, a South Dakota State University senior safety, ended his collegiate football career on a high note. He received the Scholar-Athlete Award during the February 11, Jackrabbit awards banquet. Mears was also selected for the Football Championship Subdivision Athletic Directors Association Academic All-Star team. He majors in economics... Read more

Titan Machinery Inc., based in West Fargo, ND, announced today that it is consolidating fifteen stores. According to Jeff Bowman, Chief Marketing Officer in West Fargo, Milbank Titan is on the list and scheduled to close March 31. All closed stores are being consolidated to nearby Titan Machinery stores... Read more

The walls are about to come tumbling down. The former Milbank Hospital will be demolished. According to Greg Grajczyk, board member of the Northeast South Dakota Healthcare Foundation, “We (the foundation) attempted to market the building to find a buyer – someone who would put the building to constructive... Read more

Illness is taking its toll in the Milbank area. According to Patti Swenson at Avera Medical Group Milbank, 28 people tested positive for influenza A or B , 8 tested positive for mononucleosis, and 11 tested positive for strep in the last week. Other illnesses such as viral bronchitis... Read more

Scouts from the local area are celebrating Boy Scout Week. The nationwide event occurs annually near February 8, the anniversary of the founding of Boy Scouts of America. Boy Scouts enjoy a variety of activities including: camping, hiking, kayaking, canoeing, rifle shooting, tomahawk throwing, climbing, sailing and orienteering. They... Read more

Top country singer and songwriter, Craig Morgan, has again been selected as the country concert artist for the 2017 Lake Farley Summer Event Series. Morgan takes the stage Saturday, July 22. The annual event is sponsored by the Milbank Area Chamber of Commerce. “We are super excited Craig has... Read more