The Milbank School District Board of Education met Monday, November 15. The board approved the 2017-2018 school calendar. According to Superintendent Graf, the calendar is similar to the 2016-2017 calendar. The second reading of the Advertising in the Schools/Sponsorship Program was approved with no changes. The policy will apply... Read more

Dustin Lester of Milbank went fishing and returned home with a real fish story. That fish tale has gone viral! Dustin and his friend, Heather Cusack, traveled to Florida for a fishing trip to celebrate Dustin’s 29th birthday on November 4. As an avid fisherman, Dustin contracted a nearshore... Read more

eTen students strike it big at the State Special Olympics bowling tournament Friday, November 4, in Aberdeen. Knocking down a state title were Danny Van Dover and Mariah Pillatzki. Trevor Lacek, Jacob O’Donnell, and Courtney Kroemer were named runners-up. Briar Zuraff finished in third place. Chris Stodolski, Makenzie Wittrock,... Read more

Three teams and one individual from the Milbank FFA chapter will advance to the state FFA Leadership Career Development Event (CDE) in Pierre on December 4 and December 5. Members secured top places at the District 1 event, competing against Webster, Groton, Clark, Sisseton, Wilmot, Deuel, Florence, and Doland.... Read more

Milbank High School band students participated in the 70th Annual Northern State University Band Clinic in Aberdeen on November 9. The event was held at the newly renovated Johnson Fine Arts Center on the campus of NSU. Following a day of workshops and rehearsals, a grand concert was performed.... Read more

J&J Earthworks has begun work on a new housing addition located at the south end of Seventh Street in Milbank. The 15-acre addition, which will be named Valley View Addition, will include 18 single-family residential lots and eight twin-home lots. Seventh Street will be extended south to create the... Read more

Concluding an evening of sparkle, glitz and glamour, Clare Van Dover was crowned 2017 Miss Milbank at the annual Lions Club Snow Queen contest. Sarah Grabow was named first runner-up while Macie Redmond was second runner-up. Brianna Schreurs, 2016 Miss Milbank, crowned the queen in front of a packed house at the... Read more

Twenty eight kindergarten candidates from Koch and St. Lawrence Schools will participate in The Little Miss Milbank contest during the Milbank Snow Queen contest Saturday evening November 12.Koch School: Back: Kyra Tostenson, Tahlin Pearson, Willow Bender, Kylynn Schwandt, Violet Johnson, Lexi Korstjens Front: Addison Locke, Kaci Zinter, Joselyn Owen, Kabryn Fryer, Brinley... Read more

Eighteen senior girls from around the area will vie for the title of 2017 Miss Milbank Snow Queen during the annual contest sponsored by the Milbank Lions Club. The event will take place Saturday, November 12, at the Milbank High School theatre. Doors open at 6 p.m. with the... Read more

 The annual Veterans Day program took place at the Milbank Armory before a large crowd. Deputy Secretary of the South Dakota Department of Veterans Affairs, Aaron Pollard, was the keynote speaker for the event. Pollard serves as a surrogate for department secretary Larry Zimmerman and is responsible for the... Read more