Brown Hired as Shopko Manager
Local News December 1, 2016 1
Tim Brown has been hired as Milbank Shopko Hometown’s new manager. Brown, a native of Milbank, graduated from MHS in 1994. His retail experience includes 16 years as a manager for Walmart. Brown and his family moved back to Milbank nine years ago. His wife, Jennifer, is employed at... Read more
Community Transit Will Not Run December 2
Local News December 1, 2016 0
Milbank Community Transit will not be providing bus services Friday, December 2. Normal hours will resume on Monday, December 5. Read more
MHS Musicians Selected for North Area Honor Band
Local News November 29, 2016 0
Thirteen Milbank High School musicians have been selected for the 26th Annual South Dakota North Area Honor Band in Aberdeen. On Saturday, December 3, the MHS musicians will join nearly 100 students from 26 schools. Dr. Jason Caslor, Associate Director of Bands and Orchestras at Arizona State University, will... Read more
Grant-Deuel School to Host Holiday Concert
Local News November 29, 2016 0
The public is invited to Grant-Deuel School on Tuesday, December 6, at 7 p.m. for an all-school Christmas concert. The concert will feature kindergarten through twelfth grades. The sixth through twelfth grade band will begin the concert with a selection entitled A Fireside Christmas by Swearington. The seventh through... Read more
Semi Rolls Off Highway 12 Overpass
Local News November 28, 2016 1
The Milbank Fire Department was dispatched at 2:55 p.m. on Tuesday, November 22, to the Highway 12 overpass on the west edge of Milbank where a semi trailer rolled off the road and down an embankment. According to Milbank Fire Chief Kevin Schuelke, a truck owned by Agri-Trading Fats... Read more
Mary Rethke Wins First Milbank Mistletoe Drawing
Local News November 26, 2016 0
Mary Rethke of Milbank was the first winner in the Milbank Area Chamber of Commerce Milbank Mistletoe holiday promotion drawing Saturday, November 26. She won $700 in Ol’ Mill Bucks and was the fourth name drawn. Rethke was present at Lewis Family Drug. Three other names were drawn prior... Read more
Open House Celebrated at New Hospital
Local News November 22, 2016 0
Milbank Area Hospital Avera and Avera Medical Group Milbank showcased its state-of-the-art healthcare campus during an open house and ribbon cutting today, Tuesday, November 22. The program was guided by Northeast South Dakota Healthcare Foundation board chairman, Jim Gesswein. He thanked the generous donors who made the new facility... Read more
Grant County Commissioners Approve New Chair Lift
Local NewsUncategorized November 20, 2016 0
The Grant County commissioners met for their regular meeting Tuesday, November 15. They approved an update to the chair lift kit at the Grant County Courthouse. The cost of the update is $43,000. Maintenance Supervisor for the courthouse, Dave Larsen, addressed the group to explain the situation. “At a... Read more
Speakers Advance to State Competition
Local News November 19, 2016 0
Ben Harstad, Caitlin Kroemer, and Taylor Balling advanced to the 2016 South Dakota Oral Interp meet. The three earned top places at the Region IV meet Tuesday, November 15, in Aberdeen. Kimberlly Aburto will serve as an alternate. The state meet is set for Friday and Saturday, December 2... Read more
Grant County Development Corporation Offers Home Remedy
Local News November 17, 2016 0
The Grant County Development Corporation purchased a home in Milbank that had fallen into foreclosure and was in need of repairs. The Corporation did this in hopes of creating more housing options. The plan is to upgrade its condition and resell the property. “We purchased the house through South... Read more
