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
Shirley Poppen
Obituaries December 29, 2022 0
Shirley Poppen, age 85, of Milbank, SD, passed away on Thursday, December 29, 2022, at St. William’s Care Center. Services for Shirley are going to be held in May of 2023. Shirley Mae (Harder) Poppen was born on May 4, 1937, (by Big Tom) in Grant County, SD, to... Read more
Phillip Carlson
Obituaries December 29, 2022 0
Phillip Carlson, age 70, of Roslyn, SD, passed away on Wednesday, December 28, 2022, at Strand-Kjorsvig Community Rest Home. No services will be held, per Phillip’s request. Phillip Austin Carlson was born on January 16, 1952, in Clay Center, KS, to Fred and Dorothy (Madsen) Carlson. Phillip graduated from... Read more
Milbank Turns Out to Say Thanks to Police Chief Boyd VanVooren
CommunityLocal News December 28, 2022 0
A retirement reception was held for Milbank’s former police chief Boyd VanVooren on December 28. Friends, colleagues, and family gathered at the Milbank Visitors Center to congratulate him, reminisce, and wish him well as he enters the next chapter of his life. After a 28-year career in law enforcement,... Read more
Gail Barlund Elected to County Committee
Local News December 28, 2022 0
Gail Barlund was elected to represent LAA3 in the election conducted by the Grant County Farm Service Administration (FSA) on December 8. Kadon Leddy was selected as the first alternate. LAA3 includes Adams, Madison, Stockholm, Strandburg, Troy, and Vernon townships. Barlund has served on the Grant County FSA Committee as the county... Read more
Disaster Assistance Available for 2022 Livestock Losses
Local News December 28, 2022 0
Joel Foster, executive director of the Grant County Farm Service Agency (FSA) reminds area farmers and ranchers, “The USDA Farm Service Agency can help livestock producers that suffered excessive livestock death losses and grazing or feed losses due to eligible natural disasters. The Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP) provides assistance... Read more
