Former DCI Agent Speaks to Milbank Teens About Social Media Dangers
Have you ever felt unsure, uninformed, or worried about what to say to your kids about staying safe online? Help arrived on September 5. MHS Principal Dan Snaza introduced Brett Garland to Milbank tweens and teens at a special presentation. Garland traveled to MHS to take the bull by... Read more
Chaxton Goldammer and Gemma Street Crowned 2024 MHS Homecoming Royalty
Chaxton Goldammer and Gemma Street were crowned the 2024 MHS Homecoming King and Queen at Coronation held tonight, Sunday, September 8. Chaxton is the son of Travis and Carey Berry and Gemma is the daughter of  Jesse and Nikki Street. Nadia Thue and Raul Berrones, the 2023 Queen and... Read more
Candidates Chosen for MHS Homecoming Royalty
MHS Homecoming Week 2024 is set for September 8-13, and it will feature the theme Milbank Music Festival. The senior class will work with the subtheme of country music; juniors with rock and roll, sophomores with classical music, and freshmen with Y2K pop. The senior class has also selected... Read more
Steve Hicks Purchases 1st Choice Real Estate From Trudi Niedert
Steve Hicks has purchased 1st Choice Real Estate in Milbank from Trudi Niedert. The sale was completed on Friday, August 2. Steve, a 2009 graduate of MHS, is happy to call Milbank home again after living and working in Fargo for 15 years. “We’ve got a lot going on,”... Read more
MHS Students Perform in South Dakota’s 50th Honor Choir Concert
Anna Neugebauer, Camryn Sovell, Ashlynn Batchelor, Graham Lightfield, Garrett Weber, and Bryan Meyer – all students at MHS – performed in concert with the 50th South Dakota High School Honor Choir at the University of Sioux Falls on Friday, August 2.  Lynda R. Hasseler, D.M.A, a professor of music... Read more
Dave Page Explains Cause of WVEC Power Outages
Dave Page, general manager of Whetstone Valley Electric, reported cooperative customers experienced two power outages –one  last weekend and one early this week. Both stemmed from equipment working in those areas. On Saturday, August 3, approximately 200 Whetstone Valley Electric members north and west of Millbank experienced an interruption... Read more
Names Released in Fatal Crash Near Wilmot
Darius Christopher Small received fatal injuries in a single vehicle-pedestrian crash  three miles south of Wilmot on Sunday, July 28, at approximately 1:23 a.m.  Preliminary information indicates Small, a 20-year-old male from Summit, was walking in the southbound lane of SD Highway 123 when he was struck by Alyssa... Read more
No-Cost Delta Dental Care for Kids Coming to Milbank
Does your child complain of a toothache or other mouth owies? Do they need to go to a dentist, but you can’t afford it? Help is on the way! The Delta Dental Mobile Program will be rolling into Grant County July 29 through August 1. (That includes Toothsday, June... Read more
USDA Emergency Relief Program Sign Up Ends August 14 
Joel Foster, executive director of the Grant County Farm Service Agency (FSA) reports the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the deadline for commodity and specialty crop producers to apply for the Emergency Relief Program (ERP) for 2022 natural disaster losses is August 14, 2024. The FSA began... Read more
Parker Cordingley Recognized for Assisting Injured Man
Parker Cordingley is being lauded as a hero after he jumped in to administer aid to a Milbank resident who had fallen in his driveway. Parker, who will be a sophomore at MHS this fall, was enroute to Unity Health and Fitness on July 11, when he noticed the... Read more