Milbank Area Gymnasts Score Season-High Points at Hub City
Milbank Area Gymnastics December 11, 2023 0
Milbank Area Gymnasts scored a season-high 118.975 points to place seventh at the Hub City Invitational in Aberdeen on Saturday December 9. Harrisburg won the tournament with 142.075 points. Milbank and Britton-Hecla were the only non-AA schools in the competition. Team Rankings: Harrisburg –142.075 Sioux Falls O’Gorman – 134.625... Read more
Milbank Native Kalen DeBoer Named 2023 College Football Coach of the Year
Local News December 10, 2023 0
Dog gone it! Kalen DeBoer, Milbank Bulldog from the Class of 1993, has done it again. DeBoer, now the head coach for the Huskies at the University of Washington, was named the 2023 College Coach of the Year. Home Depot made the announcement late Friday night during the ESPN... Read more
Alma Buttke
Obituaries December 10, 2023 0
Alma Buttke, age 94 of Milbank, SD, (formerly of Corona, SD) passed away on December 8, 2023, in Milbank. Funeral services will be held on Friday, December 15, 2023, at 2:00 p.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church in Corona. Visitation will be held on Thursday, December 14, from 5 –... Read more
Anderson Buries Half-Court Buzzer-Beater in Hoops Victory at Wahpeton
Milbank Area Girls Basketball December 9, 2023 0
The Lady Bulldogs, fueled by a game-high 32 points from junior Isabella Anderson, put up a “W” in their action-packed season opener in Wahpeton, North Dakota, on December 7. The Lady Bulldogs downed the Lady Huskies 61-56. Anderson sank a 50-foot Hail Mary shot from behind the half-court line... Read more
Lady Bulldogs to Start Season Tomorrow Night
Milbank Area Girls Basketball December 6, 2023 0
The Lady Bulldogs basketball team hits the court for their first game of the 2023-2024 season on Thursday, December 7. Milbank takes on the Wahpeton Huskies on the road in Wahpeton. Coach Brian Pauli starts his eighth season as head coach, and he says although he has no seniors... Read more
The Grant-Roberts Area Disability Support Group kicked off their Pick-a-Prize raffle on December 3 at St. Lawrence Church. Proceeds from the raffle will benefit the Grant County Food Pantry. The fundraiser will continue on December 7 and 8 at The Bank coffee shop. Winners will be drawn at The... Read more
Santa’s reindeer, Olaf and Flakes, hoofed it to the Holiday Magic event on Sunday, December 3, at the Milbank Hospital. Olivia Wendland, Miss Milbank 2024, and Little Miss Milbank, Brooklyn Gertsema, also attended the event with The Valley Express. According to Susie Wendland, coordinator of Holiday Magic, 450 kids... Read more
St. Lawrence students will perform their annual Christmas program on Wednesday, December 13, at 1:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. The public is invited. Music director, Elizabeth Schulte, says, “This year’s musical is Journey to Bethlehem composed in 2016 by Erik Whitehill — not to be confused with the movie... Read more
The Milbank Area Retired Teachers-Personnel Association (MARTA) will host their annual Christmas party on Thursday, December 7 at 11 a.m. at the Milbank Pizza Ranch. The festivities will include games, treats and prizes. Each member is encouraged to wear red or a Christmas shirt and to be prepared to... Read more
Area families flocked to the Hometown Christmas event sponsored by the Milbank Area Chamber (MAC) at the Grant County Courthouse on Saturday, December 2. Craig Wellnitz, a native of Milbank and head of the Milbank High School Educational Foundation and Grant County Combined Appeal, lit the lights on the... Read more
