Governor Kristi Noem has ordered executive branch offices of state government in several counties to remain closed on Wednesday, April 5, due to winter storm and blizzard conditions in South Dakota. Winds in excess of 40 m.p.h. are expected to cause whiteout conditions across much of the state, and additional snowfall is anticipated. State offices in these counties will be closed all day Wednesday: Beadle, Bennett, Brown,... Read more

MHS student council members attended the 2023 state convention March 27- 29 in Rapid City. Senior Camryn Wiese served as the state reporter and senior Max Lighfield served as vice president of the Northern Lakes Region Council. Both were elected to their positions during the 2022 convention.  Gemma Street... Read more

Taking care of Grant County’s roads in the winter is a difficult job. Taking care of Grant County’s roads this winter has been a nearly impossible job according to Mike Mach, who is chairman of the Grant County Commissioners; Bill Tostenson, who is vice chairman; and Daren Peterson, the... Read more

What could be better than a Girls Day Out with your mom? Nothing! But Kylynn Schwandt has a special souvenir to remember one of her mother-daughter dates. While Kylynn, a sixth-grader at Milbank Middle School, and her mother, Bre Schwandt, were in Watertown pampering themselves with manicures, they noticed South... Read more

Whetstone Valley Electric Cooperative held its 81st Annual Membership Meeting on Thursday, March 23 at Milbank High School. The meeting also included an election for district manager positions.  The winner of the $500 cash drawing was Diane Berkner of Milbank.  Macy Mueller won the $100 drawing held for attendees between the... Read more

South Dakota’s 73rd  Annual High School All-State Band Grand Concert was held at O’Gorman High School in Sioux Falls on March 25. Lewis Band, under the direction of Robert Sheldon, performed  ‘Aegean Festival Overture”, “Elsa’s Procession to the Cathedral”, “Pacific Crest”, and “Pas Redouble”.  Ellie Neugebauer, a senior at MHS, played the clarinet.Clark... Read more

The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust has awarded Ortonville Area Health Services (OAHS) $102,614 in grant funds to purchase ultrasound machines as part of a $26.4 million ultrasound initiative in Minnesota. The initiative includes nearly $18.3 million to help Minnesota hospitals and health centers purchase ultrasound... Read more

Mayor Pat Raffety released this letter to the residents of Milbank. Raffety addressed the questions people have been asking the members of the city council; City of Milbank Water System The Milbank City Council has recently had several meetings to discuss the City water supply and rate structure. As... Read more

The Big Stone City Fire Department was dispatched at 4:23 a.m. on Thursday, March 23, to the POET Bioprocessing ethanol plant at 48416 144th Street in Big Stone City for a dryer fire. The Milbank Fire Department was also paged to provide mutual aid in the form of a... Read more