Major Brandon Frerichs, a native of Wilmot and now a resident of Twin Brooks, will give the keynote address during Milbank’s annual Memorial Day program on Monday, May 26. Frerichs served in the Army National Guard and the U.S. Army. He was deployed to Iraq and Syria. The traditional... Read more

Claire Snaza was among the students from across South Dakota recognized as the best and brightest of the Class of 2025. The group was honored during the 35th Annual Academic Excellence Recognition luncheon hosted by Governor Larry Rhoden and the Associated School Boards of South Dakota (ASBSD) on April... Read more

The MHS Class of 2025, which includes 78 students, will graduate on Sunday, May 18. The ceremony begins at 2 p.m. in the Milbank High School Armory. Everyone is welcome to attend. The Class of 2025 has chosen the snapdragon as their class flower. Maroon and  Gold have been... Read more

The Milbank High School Educational Foundation held their annual awards banquet at the American Lutheran Church in Milbank on Thursday, May 8. The foundation awarded 55 scholarships to 28 students this year. A total of $242,950 was given to members of the graduating Class of 2025 to assist them... Read more

The Milbank FFA Chapter held their 86th annual banquet at MHS on Tuesday. May 6. Special awards, chapter degrees, and an honorary degree were presented. New chapter officers were also named. Sara Colombe and Hannah Schraeder serve as the agriculture instructors at Milbank and the FFA advisers. Awards and... Read more

The first food giveaway of 2025, sponsored by the Grant County Christian Service Council and Feeding South Dakota, will be held on Wednesday, May 14, from 4 – 5 p.m. The event will again be held in the Living Word Church parking lot on the north end of Milbank... Read more

Payton Brown, a 2024 graduate of MHS and a freshman at Augustana University, and his Viking teammates broke the Augustana school record in the men’s Distance Medley Relay. The team of Brown, Jude Jarding, Tyson Ricker, and Ryan Hartman clocked in at 9:49.64 at the Drake Relays held in... Read more

Northern State University will hold its spring commencement on Saturday, May 10.  The ceremony will begin at 10 a.m. at the Barnett Center. The commencement address will be delivered by Mr. Gregg Wiitala a Northern State University Distinguished Alumni of 2012. Three Milbank area students will receive their diplomas:... Read more

The Roberts County Sheriff, the Milbank Police Department, and the Big Stone County Sheriff all report their offices are pursuing investigations into a string of motor vehicle-related crimes and burglaries in the Milbank, Corona, Wilmot, Summit, and Ortonville areas. The incidents are believed to have occurred during the nights... Read more

According to Kevin Schuelke of Grant County Emergency Management, the National Weather Service decided not to hold tornado siren testing across South Dakota this spring during Severe Weather Awareness Week.  Schuelke said the drills are too important to skip, and he plans to conduct local testing. Municipalities in Grant... Read more