Building Collapse Near Summit Injures 10 Workers
Local News September 13, 2022 0
At approximately 5:25 p.m. on Monday, September 12, the Summit Fire Department and Grant- Roberts Ambulance were dispatched to 45240 146th Street, two miles south and six miles west of Summit, for a building collapse with multiple victims requiring medical care. According to Kevin Schuelke, head of Grant County... Read more
The Milbank Area Retired Teachers-Personnel Association (MARTA) will host its regular meeting on Thursday, September 15. The meeting begins at 11 a.m. in the meeting room of Pizza Ranch in Milbank. Rhonda Preller will relate some of the things she experienced during the 25 years she was living and teaching on the border of Texas... Read more
Wiese and Lightfield to Reign Over MHS Homecoming 2022
Local News September 12, 2022 0
Camryn Wiese was crowned the 2022 MHS Homecoming Queen at Coronation tonight, Monday, September 12. Camryn is the daughter of Andrea and Scott Wiese. Max Lightfield was chosen as this year’s Homecoming King. Max is the son of Kim and John Lightfield. The pair will reign over the 2022 Homecoming festivities this week,... Read more
Phyllis Harms
Obituaries September 12, 2022 0
Phyllis Harms, age 94, of Sioux Falls, SD, passed away on Sunday, September 11, 2022, at Avantara-Milbank Nursing Home. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, September 17, 2022, at 10:30 a.m. at Mundwiler Funeral Home in Milbank, SD. Visitation will be held at the from funeral home from... Read more
Bulldogs Fight to the Finish at the Dakota Dome
Milbank Area Football September 12, 2022 0
It all went down to the wire at the Dakota Dome in the game between Milbank and Vermillion on Friday, September 9. In the last minute of regulation, the Bulldogs were poised to score, tie the game, and potentially go ahead on the conversion. But, it was not meant... Read more
Lady Bulldogs Serve it Hot
Milbank Area Volleyball September 11, 2022 0
The Lady Bulldogs volleyball team faced Hamlin on Thursday, September 8, in Milbank. The Lady Chargers were rated one of the top 10 teams in the state by the South Dakota Media Preseason Volleyball Poll, but Milbank gave them a run for their money in five sets. Head coach Nancy Hoeke... Read more
WVEC Welcomes New Employees
Local News September 8, 2022 0
Whetstone Valley Electric Cooperative (WVEC) welcomes new employees Mark Haaven and Zach Cramer. Riley Przybycien also worked with the organization this past summer. Haaven, who grew up in Milbank and graduated from MHS, joined the WVEC team as a fulltime journeyman electrician. He and his wife, Brandi, have lived in... Read more
Lady Bulldogs Nicked by Arrows
Milbank Area Tennis September 8, 2022 0
The Lady Bulldogs traveled to Watertown on Tuesday, September 6 to take on the Lady Arrows, a Class AA team. So far this season, Watertown has only lost to the defending AA champs of Rapid City Stevens and Sioux Falls Lincoln and O’ Gorman. Abbey Trapp, head coach of the... Read more
Tom Goergen
Obituaries September 8, 2022 0
Tom Goergen, age 70, of Ortonville, MN, passed away unexpectedly on September 3, 2022, at Sanford Hospital in Fargo, ND, with family by his side. Visitation and service to be held on October 8, 2022, at the Mundwiler and Larson Funeral Home in Ortonville. More details to follow. Thomas... Read more
Longtime Owner Terri Kouba Sells Hair Salon
Local News September 7, 2022 1
Terri Kouba has owned a salon in Milbank for over 25 years. It hasn’t always been called The Cutting Room, but that’s almost like (excuse the pun) splitting hairs. She started in Milbank in the 1980s working at Carolea’s on Main Street, and, at one time, she also teamed... Read more
