Fairway View Neighborhoods in Ortonville, Minnesota, was endorsed by U.S. News & World Report in the recently released 2026 Best Nursing Homes ratings. It marks the second consecutive year that Fairway View has been acknowledged for this achievement. Nearly 15,000 nursing homes nationwide were evaluated using 17 quality measures.... Read more

The speech and debate coaches in the northern part of South Dakota have been collaborating to test a different approach to the debate season. A new emphasis was placed on the beginning students –also called novice – during the month of November. “Students new to debate attended afterschool and... Read more

It was impossible to tell which smiles were bigger – the kids or the cops – at the annual Shop with a Cop held at Lewis Drug in Milbank on Wednesday, December 10. Officers from the South Dakota Highway Patrol, South Dakota Game Fish and Parks, Grant County Sheriff’s... Read more

Sheriff Kevin Owen will be stepping down from his duties as the Grant County Sheriff at the end of this month. Owen took office in January 2011. Previously, he served as a South Dakota Highway Patrol officer and in the Grant County Sheriff’s Office.  The commissioners tapped Owen from... Read more

Giving Tuesday – a day of unselfish giving around the globe –occurs annually on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving/Cyber Monday and encourages donating to charities and volunteering time or resources. Don’t worry if you missed it. There’s still time to do your part.  Jan Scriver – State Farm Insurance in... Read more

If you think you are seeing more Otter Tail Power (OTP) trucks than usual in the Milbank area, you are correct. OTP crews have been busy upgrading the electric system in an effort that is expected to continue into late 2026. OTP officials remind everyone to stay alert and... Read more

A snow and ice storm combined with wind gusts exceeding 50 miles per hour led to multiple power outages across the northern portion of Whetstone Valley Electric’s  (WVE) service territory on Tuesday, November 25. The affected area stretched from Wilmot to Sisseton, with as many as 270 members without... Read more

The South Dakota Highway Patrol released the following information to drivers— As of 7 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025, Interstate 29 was reopened from Watertown to the North Dakota state line. Although reopened, motorists are advised that road conditions remain extremely icy on this section of I-29. Icy... Read more

The South Dakota Departments of Transportation and Public Safety are advising motorists that portions of Interstates 29 is closed- northbound and southbound (Tuesday November 25) due to extremely poor travel conditions from Watertown (exit 77) to Grand Forks, North Dakota. The National Weather Service has issued a blizzard warning... Read more

Olivia Foell was crowned the new Miss Milbank in front of a sold-out crowd during the 2025 Snow Queen Festival presented by The Valley Express. Olivia, a senior at MHS, is the daughter of Dr. Matt and Heather Foell. She was sponsored by Chiropractic In Motion, Pivotal Joy Dance,... Read more