Nine firefighters from the Milbank Fire Department and nine members from Summit Fire Department attended the two-day State Fire School in Watertown. Kevin Schuelke, Jason Krause, Don Weber, David Seaboy, John Weyh, Kyle Schwandt, Dusty Prisinger, Justin Siderwicz, and Brandon Prisinger represented Milbank. Kevin Schuelke, head of Grant County... Read more

Private First-Class Ronald C. Dexter died in action, at the age of 19, on September 19, 1966, while serving in the United States Marine Corps in Quang Tri Province in Vietnam. To honor his ultimate sacrifice, the South Dakota Department of Veterans Affairs will dedicate and rename a state... Read more

Ryan Gruba took his oath of office as the newest member of the Milbank City Council during the regular meeting of the municipal group on Monday, July 14. Gruba had prepared to run for the seat vacated by Mike Hanson, however, when no one else filed a petition, no... Read more

Mary Bohn, RN, guides us down the hall, chatting as we go amongst the hustle and bustle of a typical day at Milbank Area Hospital Avera. Her calm efficiency occasionally gives way to a bubble of enthusiasm, and it’s easy to see why patients have felt comforted and safe... Read more

The Milbank School Board held its regular meeting on Monday, July 15.  Board members addressed a full agenda of budgetary matters, personnel updates, and student programs. The board approved the hiring of Alyssa Linaugh, a part-time American Sign Language interpreter. According to Superintendent Justin Downes, this is a position... Read more

VFW Auxiliary Post 3486 of Milbank held its election of officers. Myrna Bell, who has served as the Auxiliary’s president for 17 years, stepped down, and Gloria Crist was selected as their new President.  Rhonda Preller was chosen to serve as the Senior Vice President. Brandi Haaven will be... Read more

Rylan Wendland, a rising sophomore at Milbank High School, won a Gold Medal at the Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) National Leadership Conference (NLC). Wendland won his award in the Intro to FBLA competition. The event tests members’ knowledge of the FBLA organization itself. It involves an objective... Read more

The third food giveaway of 2025, sponsored by the Grant County Christian Service Council and Feeding South Dakota, will be held on Wednesday, July 9, from 4-5 p.m.  The event will again be held in the Living Word Church parking lot on the north end of Milbank on Hwy.15. ... Read more

Mark Leddy announced  the sale of the GrandStay Hotel and Suites in Milbank to a new group of owners led by Alan Schmidgall and Nathan Sieve. According to Leddy, the transaction was completed on Monday, June 30, and the new management’s first day of operation was today, July 1. ... Read more

Korbin Leddy of Stockholm, a rising senior, who is pursuing a degree in agricultural business and ranch management at SDSU, was awarded a scholarship from the South Dakota Cattlemen’s Foundation during their 12th Annual Prime Time Gala on June 21. The foundation also presented a $306,621 check to Feeding... Read more