Doug Buri Named South Dakota Grandparent of the Year
Local News April 19, 2023 0
Jose Sanchez wrote the winning essay in South Dakota’s 2023 Grandparent of the Year Contest. Jose learned he was the state winner today, Wednesday, April 19, along with his fifth-grade classmates and his teacher, Bailey Richter. His parents, Esther and Jeorge Ramirez, were also at the ceremony when he... Read more
Easton Corbin to Headline 2023 Farley Fest Concert
Local News April 18, 2023 0
Get ready! Easton Corbin plans to “Turn Up” in Milbank for just one concert on Saturday, July 29, during 2023 Farley Fest. The country concert is part of the annual two-day event sponsored by the Milbank Area Chamber of Commerce (MACC). Tickets go on sale May 2. MACC’s executive director,... Read more
115 Milbank Musicians Perform in SD Band Contest
Local News April 18, 2023 0
Milbank Elementary and Middle Middle School entered 115 band members in the South Dakota Bandmasters Grades 5-8 Band Contest on April 13 and April 14. The instrumentals from Milbank received 18 Superior Plus, 80 Superior, 12 Superior Minus, 5 Excellent Plus, 26 Excellents.3 Good Plus, and 7 Goods The... Read more
Joel Foster, executive director of the Grant County Farm Service Agency (FSA) reminds area farmers and ranchers, “The USDA Farm Service Agency can help livestock producers that suffered excessive livestock death losses and grazing or feed losses due to eligible natural disasters. The Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP) provides assistance... Read more
Storm Causes Power Outages
Local News April 4, 2023 0
Whetstone Valley Electric Coop (WVEC) sustained two outages during a storm on Friday night, March 31. According to Dave Page, general manager of WVEC, one outage affected nine members near Browns Valley, Minnesota, and the other outage impacted 52 service locations at SoDak Beach on Big Stone Lake. Each... Read more
State Government Offices Remain Closed Wednesday
Local News April 4, 2023 0
Governor Kristi Noem has ordered executive branch offices of state government in several counties to remain closed on Wednesday, April 5, due to winter storm and blizzard conditions in South Dakota. Winds in excess of 40 m.p.h. are expected to cause whiteout conditions across much of the state, and additional snowfall is anticipated. State offices in these counties will be closed all day Wednesday: Beadle, Bennett, Brown,... Read more
MHS student council members attended the 2023 state convention March 27- 29 in Rapid City. Senior Camryn Wiese served as the state reporter and senior Max Lighfield served as vice president of the Northern Lakes Region Council. Both were elected to their positions during the 2022 convention. Gemma Street... Read more
What’s Going on With Grant County Roads
Local News March 31, 2023 0
Taking care of Grant County’s roads in the winter is a difficult job. Taking care of Grant County’s roads this winter has been a nearly impossible job according to Mike Mach, who is chairman of the Grant County Commissioners; Bill Tostenson, who is vice chairman; and Daren Peterson, the... Read more
MHS End-of-Year Wrestling Awards Presented
Local News March 31, 2023 0
The MHS wrestling team celebrated the end of their successful 2022-2023 season with an awards banquet. Barrett Schneck won the MVP award and Owen Fischer earned the Pinners award. Fischer was also named Most Improved. Evan Folk and Reese Rabe were named the Rookies of the Year. Jesse Schneck was... Read more
Kylynn Schwandt Meets Governor Noem During Girls Day Out
Local News March 29, 2023 0
What could be better than a Girls Day Out with your mom? Nothing! But Kylynn Schwandt has a special souvenir to remember one of her mother-daughter dates. While Kylynn, a sixth-grader at Milbank Middle School, and her mother, Bre Schwandt, were in Watertown pampering themselves with manicures, they noticed South... Read more
