Grant County Auditor Karen Layher Processes Ballot for Granddaughter’s First-Time Voting
Local News November 7, 2022 0
Cassidy Schwagel celebrated her 18th birthday on November 2. The freshly- minted adult and American voter exercised her 26th Amendment right to vote immediately. Schwagel headed to the Grant County Courthouse to cast her ballot in the 2022 midterm election. The assistance of her grandmother Karen Layher, who has served... Read more
Deadline to Report Fall Seeded-Crop Acreage is November 15
Local News November 3, 2022 0
Joel Foster, executive director of the Milbank Farm Service Agency (FSA), reminds agricultural producers in Grant County of the November 15 deadline to complete acreage reports for fall seeded crops such as, but not limited to, rye and winter wheat. Reports must be submitted to the FSA to be eligible... Read more
MHS Quartets Perform in 70th All-State Concert
Local News November 1, 2022 0
Two mixed quartets and three instrumentalists from Milbank High School joined nearly 1000 voices and a full symphony orchestra in the 70th Annual South Dakota All-State Chorus and Orchestra. The musicians rehearsed and performed at the Denny Sanford Premier Center of Sioux Falls. The Grand Concert was presented on Saturday, October 29. Participants... Read more
Firefighters Dispatched to Two Fires on Halloween
Local News November 1, 2022 0
Milbank Fire Chief David Giesen reported the Milbank Fire and Rescue team was dispatched to two fires on Monday, October 31. At 11 a.m., the team was called to a grass fire in a pasture rented by Aaron Holscher at 153rd Street and 470th Avenue. Chief Giesen said, “Winds pushed the fire through the pasture... Read more
Schwagel Wins First Superior at Brookings
Local News October 27, 2022 0
The MHS oral interp team traveled to Brookings on Monday, October 24 to compete in the Brookings Fall Fest. Milbank brought home several ribbons, including Brooke Schwagel’s First Superior in the Drama category. The pairs of Avery VanOverbeke and Isabella Vogel and Veronica Fonder and Gemma Street each received a... Read more
Five Bulldogs Place in Top Ten at DSU Tourney
Local News October 27, 2022 0
Milbank competed in the Karl E. Mundt Oral Interpretation Tournament at Dakota State University in Madison on October Saturday, October 22.Keira Steffen took second-place honors in the Grand Finals for Non-Original Oratory. Ivy Lewno earned fourth place. The category included 28 competitors. Veronica Fonder also reached the Grand Finals and placed seventh. The... Read more
MHS Quartets to Perform in 70th All-State Concert
Local News October 25, 2022 0
MHS choir director, Miriam Schwenn, announced two mixed quartets from Milbank High School have been selected to join nearly 1000 voices and a full symphony orchestra in the 70th Annual South Dakota All-State Chorus and Orchestra. The musicians will rehearse and perform at the Denny Sanford Premier Center of Sioux Falls. The Grand... Read more
Milbank Fire Department Dispatched to Three Calls on Sunday
Local News October 25, 2022 0
Milbank Fire Chief David Giesen, said, “The Milbank Fire Department had a busy Sunday.” According to Chief Giesen, on Sunday, October 23, the team was dispatched to the former Milbank Mutual Insurance building at 9:45 a.m. Giesen reported, “The alarm was in the mechanical room. No signs of smoke... Read more
Milbank Marching Bands Take Top Places at Band Festivals
Local News October 20, 2022 0
The Milbank Middle School Band (combined seventh and eighth-grade band) competed in the Lake Region Marching Band Festival. The event was held in Groton on Friday, October 7. Milbank earned the first-place award. Aberdeen Simmons-Holgate received second place. The Milbank High School Marching Band competed in the 2022 Festival of Bands. The event was held in Sioux... Read more
