Incumbent John Weyh defeated challenger Jason Sackreiter in a close race for Milbank’s Ward 1 city council seat.  Ward 1 has 682 eligible voters.  Weyh earned 17 votes and Sackreiter received 15. Cynthia Schumacher, finance officer for the City of Milbank, said as far as she recalled, the low... Read more

Kevin Schuelke, head of Grant County Emergency Management and former Milbank Fire Chief, said,” Firefighters from Milbank, Big Stone, and Summit, and Grant County Local Emergency Planning Committee members attended the 2023 State Fire School from June 15-17. The South Dakota Firefighters Association, along with Lake Area Tech and... Read more

Jack Albrecht Sr. and Jack Albrecht Jr celebrated Father’s Day weekend by winning the 42nd Annual Big Stone Walleye Classic. The father and son duo from Big Stone City pulled in five fish, including one at 7.40 pounds, to tip the scales at 19.20 pounds total and take home... Read more

The Valley Queen Charitable Foundation presented a $250,000 donation to the Milbank School District for the expansion of the Career and Technical Education (CTE) department. The funds will support the purchase of specialized equipment to enhance CTE classes.  “I want to thank the Valley Queen Charitable Foundation for donating... Read more

Tracy Dozak, a family nurse practitioner, has joined Ortonville Area Health Services (OAHS) and will begin seeing patients on July 3. Tracy will provide services at Northside Medical Clinic in Ortonville and the OAHS Clinton Clinic in Clinton. “We are excited to welcome Tracy Dozak to our provider group... Read more

Fire Chief David Giesen reports the Milbank Fire and Rescue team was dispatched to the Thomas Stoick residence at 15053 SD Hwy 15 on Tuesday, June 13. The call came in at approximately 1:30 pm.  Upon arrival, firefighters discovered flames from a burn barrel had started some pallets and trees... Read more

Milbank Middle School has issued the fourth quarter honor roll for the 2022-2023 school year. Students were also named to the Improvement Honor Roll. Those named to the lists include: Grade 8Distinction 3.800 or higher GPAAlexa AdolphMason AllenThomas BassIvy DreisEdna FloresMorgean FrenchIzabella GlomstadLiam HellerEvan HendersonBri HicksAiden KellyMack KoplinHeyden MontagMacy MuellerBailey SchwagelKayla SchweerJeter... Read more

Cassidy Schwagel, Miss Milbank 2023, and Jenna Dexter and Ashlyn O’Farrell, runners up in The Valley Express Snow Queen Festival, received scholarship money for their participation in the annual event.   The prizes are an integral part of the contest that values scholarship and character. The winner is chosen to... Read more

The Milbank School Board met for their regular monthly meeting on Monday, June 11. Members of the board approved the minutes from the May meeting. The board also approved the recommendation brought forth by Superintendent Justin Downes to keep in place the district’s current Return-to-Learn plan. Three staff positions were approved... Read more

Milbank High School released the fourth quarter honor roll for the 2022-20223 school year. Students receiving honors include the following:     PERFECTION 4.0FRESHMEN:Ashlynn Batchelor, Jonathan DeBoer, Jacy Dexter, Carter Cloe,Kalli Grong, Jocelyn Kettwig, Zane Kilde, Nycole Korstjens, Paige Korstjens,Carter Liebe, Evelyn Liebe, Anna Neugebauer, Krista Nies,Yanderyn Olivares Zuniga, Isabella Schmitz, Camryn Sovell,... Read more