The Bulldogs speech and debate team brought home the first-place Class A Sweepstakes trophy from the 64th Annual Roberts Invitational held at Watertown High School on January 24-25. It was the fifth trophy of its kind the team has collected this season.  Milbank competed against 14 other schools and... Read more

The University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine (SSOM) announced a new endowed scholarship established in the name of the Bill and Jill Schuneman family, formerly of MIlbank. The Bill and Jill Schuneman Family Excellence in Rural Medicine Scholarship Endowment creates an annual scholarship to be given to... Read more

The Milbank High School has issued the second nine weeks honor roll for the 2024-25 school year. PERFECTION 4.0FRESHMEN:Kaitlyn Brandenburger, Lydia Gall, Keaton Johnson, Adison Pauli, Isabella Pauli, Tate Pew, Avery Schuneman, Raina Untalan, Macie VanLith, Rylan Wendland SOPHOMORES:Mason Allen, Thomas Bass, Edna Isabella Flores De Salazar, Izabella Glomstad, Evan Henderson, Debrianna Hicks,... Read more

The Milbank Middle School has released the second quarter honor roll for the 2015-16 school year. Grade 8Distinction 3.800 or higher GPABrady AllenColter DreisChase DusingPaisley EricssonDenis FloresCade GrabowIsabella HicksAva HomrighausenViolet JohnsonMason KirchbergElla KoplinLexi KorstjensAdrienne KorthAddison LockeAria PrasnickiKylynn SchwandtKye ScoularCharlotte SwansonKinley VanHoornKaci Zinter Merit 3.400 to 3.799 GPAKenzey AndersonLogan DexterCharlotte... Read more

Milbank won the first-place trophy in the Class A Sweepstakes of the annual Lincoln Silver Bowl Tournament. The Bulldogs competed against 22 schools and 225 speakers during 18 events at Sioux Falls Lincoln High School on Saturday, January 18. Max Schuelke of MHS took top honors from amongst 21... Read more

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley confirmed that a suspect has been arrested following a shooting at Avantara in Milbank today, Wednesday, January 15.  The report alleges a disgruntled employee shot her supervisor in the nasal cavity. The  suspect was apprehended when she left the building. The incident began... Read more

 Ortonville Area Health Services (OAHS) announced the arrival of their first baby of the 2025 New Year. Bea Genevieve was welcomed into the world on January 13 by her parents Riley and Gina Doschadis of Graceville, Minnesota. Dr. Stacy Longnecker delivered Baby Bea at 7:47 a.m. She weighed 7... Read more

Rachel Schulte and Jenna Dexter of Milbank and Chloe Rabe of Big Stone City were recognized by the President of Southeast Technical College in Sioux Falls for their academic achievement.  To be named to the President’s List, a student must have been a full-time student and accumulated a GPA... Read more

Seven students from Milbank were named to the Dean’s List for the fall semester of the 2024-2025 academic year at Augustana University in Sioux Falls. The Dean’s List recognizes each full-time student who carried a minimum of 12 credit hours and accumulated a grade-point average of 3.5 or above... Read more