Lorraine Peickert
Obituaries May 8, 2023 0
Lorraine A. Peickert, age 100, of Browns Valley, MN, passed away on May 7, 2023, in Browns Valley. Funeral services are scheduled for Saturday, June 10, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. at Zion Lutheran Church in Browns Valley. Rev. Nathanael Biberdorf will officiate. Visitation will be held one hour prior... Read more
The Milbank Middle School and Milbank High School bands and choirs will present their annual spring concerts next week. The sixth, seventh, and eighth graders will perform on Monday, May 8. The high school musicians will perform on Tuesday, May 9. Both concerts begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Milbank High... Read more
Gail Strobl
Obituaries May 6, 2023 0
Gail Strobl, age 79, of Twin Brooks, SD, passed away on May 5, 2023, at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, May 11, 2023, at 10:30 a.m. at American Lutheran Church in Milbank. Reverend David Tonn will officiate. Visitation will be... Read more
Richard Anderson
Obituaries May 5, 2023 0
Richard “The Pumper” Anderson, age 74, of Ortonville, MN, passed away on Thursday, May 4, 2023, at the Ortonville Area Health Services Hospital. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, May 9, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. at First English Lutheran Church in Ortonville, MN. Visitation will be held one... Read more
Everything about Milbank’s Cinco de Mayo Fiesta will stay the same EXCEPT the location. The Cinco de Mayo Fiesta on Saturday, May 6, will have a change of venue, but not a change of heart. The free family-friendly fiesta is moving into the Milbank Elementary School due to the... Read more
Jody Welberg
Obituaries May 4, 2023 0
Jody Welberg, age 59 of Milbank, SD, passed away on May 4, 2023, following a three-year battle with cancer. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, May 10, 2023, at 10:30 a.m. at American Lutheran Church in Milbank. Rev. Justin Neguebauer will officiate. Visitation will be held on Tuesday... Read more
Grassland CRP Signup Starts Today
Local News May 3, 2023 0
The USDA announced today that agricultural producers and private landowners can begin signing up for the Grassland Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) starting today, May 3, and continuing through May 26. Among the CRP enrollment opportunities, Grassland CRP is a unique working lands program that allows producers and landowners to... Read more
The piano students of Renae Wollschlager held their spring recital on Sunday, April 30, at Central Church in Milbank. Musicians included Tanen Schmieg, Macie VanLith, Addison Brown, Kaylee Torgerson, Leticia Stahl, Riley Brown, Elise Graham, Dezirae Stahl, Hadassah Kauffman, Maddie Dashiell, and Kami Dashiell. Submitted Photo-Back row: Tanen Schmieg, Macie... Read more
A traditional Baccalaureate ceremony for MHS seniors and their families will be held on Sunday, May 7, at 6 p.m. in the theater at Milbank High School. Members of the Milbank Ministerial Association will conduct the service. Band and vocal students, under the direction of Susan Karels and Miriam Schwenn, will... Read more
The first food giveaway of 2023 sponsored by the Grant County Christian Service Council (GCCSC) and offered in cooperation with Feeding South Dakota, is set for Wednesday, May 10, from 4-5 p.m. Brenda Maass, of GCCSC and coordinator for Milbank’s event, says, “The giveaway will again be held in... Read more
