MHS hosted and took fourth place at the inaugural Doug Tschetter Novice Championship Debate Tournament held on January 7. The late Doug Tschetter was a teacher and debate coach at MHS from 1978-2014. He influenced hundreds of students, debaters, and fellow coaches, not only in Milbank, but across South... Read more
David Bertelson
Obituaries January 10, 2023 0
David Bertelson, age 66, of Milbank, SD, passed away on January 9, 2023, at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD. Services will be held at a later date. David Roy Bertelson was born on September 4, 1956, in Chincoteague, VA, one day after Labor Day. He was... Read more
REMINDER: Make Your Kindergarten Screening Appointment
Local News January 9, 2023 0
Don’t forget to make your appointment for a kindergarten screening! Kindergarten screening and registration will be conducted on Friday, January 20, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Milbank Elementary School gym. The screening is for any child who will be five years old before September 1, 2023. Children will... Read more
Rose Kelly
Obituaries January 6, 2023 0
Rose Kelly, age 89, of Milbank passed away on January 5, 2023, at St. William’s Care Center. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Monday, January 9, 2023, at 10:30 a.m. at St. Lawrence Catholic Church in Milbank. Father Ken Lulf will celebrate the mass. Visitation will be... Read more
Lady Bulldogs Beat Britton-Hecla 58-25
Milbank Area Girls Basketball January 4, 2023 0
Lady Bulldogs Isabella Anderson, Maurina Street, Siera Wenzl, and Tyra Berry all reached double figures to derail the Lady Braves on the court in Britton on January 3. Anderson racked up 15 points. Street fired in 14. Wenzl and Berry each dropped in 10. Milbank outshot Britton-Hecla 58-25. The... Read more
Maurina Street knocked in 16 points and pulled down four rebounds in the girls basketball game on December 29, but it wasn’t enough to fend off the Lady Falcons of Florence-Henry. Milbank took the loss at 39-50 on their home court. Although Milbank led by five points in the... Read more
Bulldogs Get Hit by Cyclones
Milbank Area Boys Basketball January 3, 2023 0
Milbank hosted Clark-Willow Lake on December 31, and the Cyclones lived up to their name. CWL’s Kaplan Felberg did some damage by dumping in 32 points and Trey Huber and Brady Jordan combined for 27 more to destroy the chance for a hometown victory at the Milbank Armory. The... Read more
Bill McKernan
Obituaries January 2, 2023 0
Bill McKernan, age 80 of Milbank, passed away on January 1, 2023, at St. William’s Care Center in Milbank. Funeral services will be held at a later date. William Peter McKernan was born on November 11, 1942, in Milbank, SD. He was the son of Emmett H. McKernan and... Read more
Barrett Schneck Now No.1-Ranked Wrestler in South Dakota
Milbank Area Wrestling December 30, 2022 0
The annual Floyd Farrand Boys Wrestling Invitational was held on December 29, at Lincoln High School in Sioux Falls. The 2022 event featured 20 teams from across the state. Milbank garnered seventh place. Individually for the Bulldogs, senior Barrett Schneck took first place at 170 pounds. Barrett is now... Read more
Audra Johnson has pushed in her chair for the last time at Whetstone Valley Electric Cooperative. Audra retired from WVEC on December 15 after a 19-year career there. She began working for WVEC on December 1, 2003, as a customer service representative and then took on the duties of... Read more
