In the Batchelor family — If you’ll pardon the pun — runners run in the family.  At MHS, Nick, James, and Ashlynn Batchelor are some of the top athletes on the cross country team. Their hard work and dedication are obvious, but maybe their secret is good genes.  Their... Read more

Milbank FFA member and MHS senior Korbin Leddy earned recognition as a national finalist in the 2021 National FFA Agriscience Fair. Leddy was recognized for his research studying the impact of COVID-19 on students’ post-secondary education plans.  Leddy conducted a survey in the spring of 2021 to gauge if the global issue had altered students future educational plans. For... Read more

The Milbank FFA Chapter’s dairy cattle judging team attended the World Dairy Expo and competed in the dairy cattle judging career development event on September 29, in Madison, Wisconsin. MHS team members included Keara Van Hoorn and Cassidy and Brooke Schwagel. Kylene Bowen also participated in the practice round... Read more

Dylan Sonon-Bohn, Grace Weston, Kynlee Speidel and Luis Berrones — all members of the Milbank Ag Ed-FFA Chapter range team — placed second in the Northeast Range Career Development event on September 29 in Webster. Braedin Stricherz and Isaac Perez Montes also placed in the range event. In the range management... Read more

Today, October 6, is National Coaches Day. Studies have shown coaches are like cars. They come in a variety of sizes, shapes, and colors. Some are loud; some are quiet. They both come with bells and whistles. After you so spend many hours with one, you get to know their personality and... Read more

Governor Kristi Noem has appointed Brian Sandvig and Joy Nelson to the South Dakota Board of Technical Education. Sandvig will replace the late Bob Faehn and will serve the remainder of Faehn’s term.  Nelson will replace Ed Mallett effective November 1, 2021. “South Dakota’s technical colleges are among the very best in America thanks... Read more

Milbank hosted their first oral interp invitational of the 2021 season on Monday, October 4. Natasha Karels, head coach for the Bulldogs, says 12 schools attended with a total of 100 entries.  Bulldog Kadence Rausch-Frank earned a Superior Plus in the poetry division. Coach Karels says, “This is the highest... Read more

Everywhere you go, you see your Combined Appeal donation dollars at work in Grant County. From the community transit service and 60’s plus dining program to the swim team, ball diamond, The Red Cross, The Salvation Army, and more, you can witness people helping people every day. Tomorrow you’ll... Read more