Alaina Rausch, MHS junior clarinet, and William Karels, MHS freshman tuba, played in the 69th Annual High School All State Band Grand Concert held in Aberdeen on March 23. The concert was held at the Johnson Fine Arts Center on the campus of Northern State University, and was under... Read more

Evan Grong has been promoted to the position of transportation and milk procurement manager at Valley Queen Cheese Factory. He will assume the duties held by Jody Kuper who will retire on April 30, after 36 years at Valley Queen. Jason Mischel, Valley Queen’s vice president-sales and procurement said,... Read more

Kevin Schuelke, head of Grant County Emergency Management Services, reports most of the water starting to flood throughout the county, “came down from the hills adding to our snow melt.” But, he says, “Big Stone Lake is now the biggest concern. Because the lake is a foot higher, Grant... Read more

Twenty-two seventh and eighth grade choir students from Milbank Middle School participated in the Festival for Young Voices in Brookings on March 12. Guest director, Kim Bruguier from Mitchell, rehearsed with the ensemble of over 200 voices. The choir presented a grand concert that evening in the Mitchell High... Read more

Kevin Schuelke, manager of Grant County Emergency Management Services, extends this urgent warning to all drivers: Drive with extreme caution. Many roads in Grant County are experiencing flooding in low-lying areas. Be alert! Warmer temps are accelerating daytime runoff.” Schuelke says, “ Under no circumstances, should you drive through... Read more

Kevin Schuelke, fire chief of Milbank Fire and Rescue, said the Corona Volunteer Fire Department used “big water” to stop the spreading of flames from a barn fire on the Paul DeBoer dairy farm north of Corona on March 15, at 1 p.m. Schuelke said, “This is something first-on-the-scene... Read more

Keith Weber has been promoted to the new position of Information Technology Department Manager at Valley Queen Cheese Factory. Keith has been the company’s IT administrator for the past 17 years and has been instrumental in modernizing Valley Queen’s IT infrastructure and services to match the company’s growing dairy... Read more

Dave Page, general manager of the Whetstone Valley Electric Cooperative, summarized the power outages that occurred during the storm on March 14, and the restoration efforts that followed. Page said, “Shortly after noon on Thursday, March 14, Whetstone Valley Electric Cooperative members began experiencing blinks and short outages as... Read more

St. Lawrence School raised $14,765 during the 2019 Catholic Schools Raffle. Beginning January 11, students of St. Lawrence and 88 other parochial schools in Minnesota and the Dakotas sold five-dollar raffle tickets for prizes valued at over $40,000. Prizes included a new 2019 Chevy Trax SUV, vacation and travel... Read more

The USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) administers the Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP) that provides assistance to eligible producers for livestock deaths in excess of normal mortality caused by adverse weather, disease and attacks by animals reintroduced into the wild by the federal government or protected by federal law. LIP... Read more