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

The Milbank School District Board of Education met in regular session Tuesday, March 15. The board accepted the resignation of Joe Frederiksen as elementary physical education teacher and assistant track coach. He previously resigned as head girls basketball coach, but now has submitted his teaching resignation. Frederiksen has accepted... Read more

Kathy Tyler addressed the Grant County Commissioners during their regular meeting Tuesday, March 15, to voice her concern about manure pipes on landowners right-of-ways. Tyler said, because the county is rural in nature and predominantly agricultural, there is the potential for extensive use of roads, which can lead to... Read more

The Milbank City Council conducted its regular meeting Monday, March 14, at the Milbank Visitor Center. The council approved the concrete bid from J & J Earthworks of Milbank for Phase 2 of the Fourth Street Project. J & J Earthworks won the contract by submitting the lowest bid.... Read more