The past few months have been challenging for drivers in Milbank with dozens of detours and constant road construction along Highway 12. People keep asking the same question – when will it be done? Here’s the update. Third Avenue is now open. Traffic has been rerouted for the closing... Read more

The Milbank Police Department is asking citizens for help in locating a stolen vehicle from Milbank Ford. The missing vehicle is a black 2008 GMC Yukon with dealer plates D929 in the rear window and Milbank Ford blue and white paper plates in the license holders. Staff from Milbank... Read more

The Grant County Commission held a special hearing Tuesday in the courthouse. Open to the public, it served as an opportunity for the commission to delineate important aspects of its newly defined budget and explain and answer questions pertaining to the upcoming special election on September 29. In July, the... Read more

  Milbank High School students have selected candidates for king and queen in preparation for Homecoming 2015 slated for September 14-18. Vying for the queen crown are: Shelby Booth, daughter of Shaun and Denise Booth; Morgan Schmitt, daughter of Neal and Lisa Schmitt; Mikayla Street, daughter of Grant and Shari... Read more

  Milbank High School is pleased to announce their homecoming theme. The 2015 homecoming theme is Commercials. Homecoming will take place September 14-18. The week begins with coronation on Monday night where this year’s king and queen will be unveiled and is capped off on Friday night when the... Read more

Countless hours and lots of hard work went into the Grant County Achievement Days held the first week in August. All that hard work paid off as many local 4-H youth earned ribbons and top awards.  Their hard work isn’t over yet, though, as they now begin gearing up for the South Dakota... Read more

The Highway 12 construction project is going along smoothly, according to City Administrator Jason Kettwig. “It is going really well,” he noted. Within a small window of time, the intersection of Highway 12 and Ninth Street is near completion.  Kettwig stated that it will be open Monday morning, just... Read more

Jamie Mundwiler and her best friend Pete are headed to SDSU next week. It might not seem extraordinary for two 18 year-olds to be going off to college together, but it is.  Pete is a horse! Both will live on campus and ride together twice daily.  As Jamie said,... Read more

State Farm Insurance presented the Milbank School District with a $100,000 check last winter. The money was part of a grant to enhance education and this year marks the first disbursement of funds for several programs.  “This is critical since we live in a state with poorly funded schools,”... Read more

The annual National Night Out event, sponsored by the Milbank Police Department, Grant County Sheriff’s Office, South Dakota Highway Patrol, Game, Fish and Parks, Grant-Roberts Ambulance Service and the Milbank Fire Department was rated a success by event organizers. For the first time, the event was held at Lake... Read more