Bobbie Bohlen, former director of the Grant County Development Corporation (GCDC) and current director of development  for HME Management in Brookings, presented a proposal to members of the Milbank City Council on Monday, April 19.  The proposal outlined demolishing the former Koch Elementary School in Milbank and erecting a... Read more

Taco John’s in Milbank has been sold. According to owner Brian Fox, the sale of the fast food restaurant to a Nashville-based company was finalized on April 6.  Fox had been an owner of the business for over 15 years, and his partners, Josh and Jason Kettwig, purchased the franchise over 20 years ago.... Read more

Thirty-one FFA members from MHS competed at the 93rd Annual South Dakota FFA Convention from April 11-13 in Rapid City.  Instructor and adviser for the team, Jerry Janisch, accompanied the students to the convention. Janisch said, “This year, all FFA career development teams had to qualify at the district FFA... Read more

Twenty three MHS students competed in the 2021 South Dakota HOSA Competitive Event held at the Pentagon in Sioux Falls.  They were accompanied by their adviser, Jenna Schlimme.  The top three winners in each category move on to compete in the national competition. Schlimme says, “The  national event will be... Read more

The Bent Arrow team from Milbank competed in the 2021 state indoor tournament —the South Dakota Archers Association (SDAA) Indoor 300 — on April 10-11 at the NFAA Easton Yankton Archery Center in Yankton.  Over 110 shooters vied for top spots in flights that form divisions separated by equipment,... Read more

The Milbank School District Board of Education met Monday, April 12, in their regular session. They established attendance policies for the upcoming spring play and the Prom, but not graduation. The annual spring play is scheduled for Friday and Saturday, April 16-17, in the high school theatre.  Each of the 22... Read more

The PUC also recommends updating all contact lists ahead of the deadlines. “An unfortunate byproduct of establishing an easy-to-use suicide prevention hotline number is the requirement for all of us to use the full 10 digits, which includes the area code, when dialing a phone number,” says Chris Nelson, chairman of the PUC.  The PUC also reminds everyone to update or reprogram all... Read more

The two MHS mixed quartets selected to join nearly 1000 voices and a full symphony orchestra in concert on April 19-20 in Sioux Falls will not be attending.   The South Dakota High School Athletic Association COVID Task Force, the South Dakota High School Athletic Association Board of Directors, and an advisory committee decided the risk was too high for the vocal participants and their families.  Despite that cancelation, the full symphony... Read more

Berens Market is moving! The move will be two blocks east of the current store on Highway 12 in Milbank. Brandon Berens and his wife, Jani, took over ownership of the company this past January, but Brandon is beginning his sixth year as manager. Even more impressive, Brandon is... Read more