Everyone is invited to attend the 21st Annual Christmas Day Dinner for All. The free meal will be served from 11:30 to 1:00 on Monday, December 25, at Parkview Church at 1101 S. Second Street in Milbank. The traditional Christmas Day Dinner includes turkey, ham, mashed potatoes and gravy,... Read more

Grant County Sheriff Kevin Owen confirmed the arrest of two people near the city of Milbank on December 13. A search warrant was issued and Heather Paul, 38, of rural Milbank was taken into custody on suspicion of five counts of child abuse. Jose Sotomayor, 41, also of rural... Read more

Dan Mikkelson will retire from Valley Queen on December 31. Mikkelson, who grew up in Milbank and graduated with the MHS Class of 1976, has been an employee at Valley Queen for 33 years. An open house retirement party will be held on Friday, December 29, at 5 p.m. at... Read more

Megan Wiese, a sophomore at MHS and a member of FFA, took fifth place at the state FFA Leadership Development Events (LDEs) on December 4 in Rapid City. Nearly 600 FFA members from across South Dakota competed in over 10 events. Wiese won her award in the Employment Interview... Read more

Dog gone it!  Kalen DeBoer, Milbank Bulldog from the Class of 1993, has done it again. DeBoer, now the head coach for the Huskies at the University of Washington, was named the 2023 College Coach of the Year. Home Depot made the announcement late Friday night during the ESPN... Read more

The 32nd Annual North Area Honor Band held their finale concert on Saturday, December 2, at the Johnson Fine Arts Center at Northern State University. Milbank was represented by 20 band members. The students, under the direction of Dr. Terry Beckler,  performed: Cajun Folk Songs. Cenotaph (Fanfare for Band),... Read more

Members of the Milbank Area Chamber of Commerce and community supporters gathered today, November 30, for a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the new Berens Market in Milbank. Traffic was busy outside and inside the store. Shoppers were eager to check out the produce and fresh meat departments that were expanded,... Read more

The Milbank football team presented their 2023 End-of-the-Season Awards on November 6 at the American Lutheran Church. Brian Allmendinger, who has been the head coach of the Bulldogs for the past four years and who recently announced his retirement, led the group. Allmendinger coached football for a total of... Read more

Milbank FFA will send two teams and two individuals to South Dakota’s 2023 State Leadership and Development Events (LDE) in Rapid City on December 3-4. The state-bound members qualified at the LDE in Doland on Monday, November 13.  Raul Berrones, Nick Fonder, Veronica Fonder, Kalli Grong, Kenzie Kooima, Ashlynn... Read more

Milbank is one of 28 cities that will receive a grant from the Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED).  Governor Kristi Noem announced the multiple recipients of the Investment Plan for Child Care on Tuesday, November 21. The 28 planning grants total $1.13 million. “So many communities have reached out... Read more