Kathy Tyler (D) of rural Big Stone City has announced her candidacy for South Dakota Senate District 4, which includes Grant and Deuel counties and parts of Brookings and Codington counties. Tyler is a former state representative having served in 2013 and 2014. She has kept close ties with the... Read more

Jason Kettwig of Milbank has announced his candidacy for one of the two State Representative seats for District 4. He is a registered Republican seeking his first state government position. “I am running for the District 4 House seat because I feel I bring a unique amount of experience... Read more

Grant County Development Corporation (GCDC) will sponsor a Dakotafire Cafe conversation centered around housing in the local community. “Dakotafire Cafes intend to get people talking about the topic presented in the latest issue of Dakotafire magazine,” explained Bobbie Bohlen, director of GCDC. “The Cafe is a series of events... Read more

District 4 Representative John Wiik, (R) Big Stone City, is launching a run for the South Dakota Senate for District 4. The first term Representative served on the House Commerce and Energy Committee, the House Taxation Committee, and is currently the Vice Chairman of the River Basin Natural Resource... Read more

MILBANK, S.D. – A 23-year-old male was killed Tuesday afternoon in a one-vehicle crash northwest of Milbank. The name of the victim is not being released pending notification of family. He was the driver and only occupant in the vehicle. A 2001 Ford Expedition was traveling west on 141st... Read more

The Milbank Area Backpack Program will extend into summer this year for the first time. “We invite people to take advantage of this opportunity just as they do during the school year,” stated coordinator Jenn Falk. “Even if we help one family, it’s a good thing.” A three-day supply... Read more

Members of Whetstone Valley Electric will cast their vote for directors and a proposed bylaw amendment on term limits during the cooperative’s annual meeting Thursday, March 31. Three director seats are up for election. Qualified member candidates have been nominated. Running for District 7, serving Grant Center and Alban... Read more

Milbank Middle School students donated $400 to the Bulldogs Fighting Cancer cancer walk team on Friday, March 18. Funds were earned as part of their service learning project. Mrs. Bre Schwandt’s homeroom hosted a teacher jean week. Teachers in all three schools- high school, middle school, and Koch School-... Read more

Nimuué is the name given to the skeleton of a young woman discovered on June 16, 1931, beneath what eventually would become U.S. Highway 59, along the east side of Prairie Lake, north of Pelican Rapids, Minnesota. University of Minnesota archaeologist Dr. A.E. Jenks, who was instrumental in the... Read more