The Grant County Christian Service Council is coordinating with Feeding South Dakota once again to provide a Food Giveaway on June 30 in Milbank. The giveaway will be held in the parking lot of the Grant County 4-H Fairgrounds from 4-5 p.m.  Anyone who feels they are in need... Read more

The 79th Annual Membership Meeting of the Whetstone Valley Electric Cooperative, Inc. was held on Thursday, June 17, at the Milbank High School. According to WVEC’s general manager, Dave Page, the traditional meal and children’s program were eliminated due to the uncertainty of member participation. After a quorum of 50 members... Read more

A new outdoor archery field league is forming around the newly-constructed range at Hartford Beach State Park. The range officially opens this weekend and the league hosts its first shoot on Monday, June 21, at 6:30 p.m. The league will shoot every Monday evening through August 30. Archers will... Read more

Agricultural producers in Grant County must submit crop acreage reports to the USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) by the July 15 deadline. Producers need to file an accurate crop acreage report by the applicable deadline to be eligible for most USDA programs.  The Grant County FSA office is providing... Read more

Two buildings in Marvin were gutted by fire on Saturday, June 5. Firefighters from the Milbank Fire Department were paged at 10:36 p.m. according to Fire Chief Kevin Schuelke. The fire department found the former Baptist Church completely engulfed and partially collapsed. The building that had housed the Thaden doughnut... Read more

Early results from the Milbank School Board and Milbank City Council joint election have been tabulated. The polls closed at 7 p.m. today, June 8, and results remain unofficial. The board will canvass the votes on Monday, June 14, for both the school board and city council elections. For the school board, voters were... Read more

Whetstone Valley Electric Cooperative has hired Bridget Anderson as their new finance and office manager. Anderson has 15 years of experience in accounting, budgeting, financial reporting, and regulatory compliance. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Minnesota State University Moorhead, and has worked as plant accountant and accounting manager in retail and industrial sectors. Dave Page, Whetstone Valley Electric Cooperative’s general manager, says, “We... Read more

This week, May 16-22, is National Public Works Week. It calls attention to the importance of vital community facilities and systems such as drinking water, wastewater, and storm water, and it recognizes the dedicated workers who make these services possible. When all is functioning properly, these workers remain anonymous... Read more

Keira Leddy has been selected by the Davenport, Evans, Hurwitz & Smith Law Firm in Sioux Falls for its 2021 summer associate class. Keira is originally from Stockholm, South Dakota and a 2015 graduate of Milbank High School. Summer associates work with supervising attorneys from the firm’s litigation and business... Read more

Flynn Trail was burned by the Milbank Fire Department on May 15. According to Milbank’s fire chief, Kevin Schuelke, the burn was necessary to make the overgrown trail suitable for walking.   “Originally,” Schuelke said, “The Flynn Estate planned to hire Prairie Restorations, a company from the Twin Cities to conduct the... Read more