Esme Pratt
Obituaries May 30, 2025 0
Esme Pratt, 72, of Big Stone City, SD, and formerly of Houston, MN, passed away on April 14, 2025. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Wednesday, May 28, 2025, at 10:30 a.m. at St. Charles Catholic Church in Big Stone City, SD. Father Brian Eckrich will... Read more
Sylvia Jaspers
Obituaries May 29, 2025 0
Sylvia Marie (Lams) Jaspers passed away peacefully on May 27, 2025, at age 88. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Friday, May 30, 2025, at 10:30 a.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Eden, SD. Visitation will be held at the church on Thursday, May 29, from... Read more
The Bulldogs tennis team broke the MHS School record by earning a total of 147.5 points at South Dakota’s 2025 Class A Tennis Tournament. As a team, the Milbank boys took eighth place. Individual players also brought home nice finishes. Singles DoublesFlight 2 – Alex and Gregory – Fourth... Read more
MHS seniors were honored on Awards Day for all the scholarships they received this year. Including the scholarships by colleges and tech schools, the Milbank Education Foundation, and various organizations and individual donors, the Class of 2025 received $1,849,296.01. Emmett Hanson was awarded several scholarships, one of which was... Read more
Musician extraordinaire Paul Imholte has a String Theory: If it has strings, he plays it! Paul’s featured instrument is the hammered dulcimer – a trapezoid-shaped instrument played with light hammers – but he also knows his way around a fiddle, guitar, banjo, mandolin, viola, cello, autoharp, mountain dulcimer, harmonica,... Read more
The Bulldogs and Lady Bulldogs got an early morning send-off – complete with fire engines – as they drove out of Milbank on their way to South Dakota’s 2025 State Track and Field Championships. The three-day meet opens today, May 29, at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls. Nearly... Read more
Lois Torgerson
Obituaries May 28, 2025 0
Lois Jeanne Torgerson, age 88, of Clinton, MN, passed away peacefully on Monday, May 26, 2025, at Ortonville Area Health Services Hospital in Ortonville, MN. Funeral services for Lois will be held on Monday, June 2, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church in Clinton, MN. Visitation will... Read more
Douglas Tschetter, a longtime debate coach at Milbank High School, will be inducted into the National Speech and Debate Association (NSDA) Hall of Fame. Mr. Tschetter will receive the accolade – the highest honor that can be awarded to a high school speech and debate coach – posthumously during... Read more
“Applications for the 2025-26 Grant County Combined Appeal are now available,” stated Jolene Rick Executive Director of the Milbank High School Educational Foundation. Applications have been emailed to the 2024 recipients as well as any groups that requested one. Completed applications with all supporting materials are due back by... Read more
Jericho Jones, a 2025 graduate, has been chosen as the May Student of the Month for Milbank High School. She is the daughter of Jenette Benscoter At MHS, Jericho participated in tennis, oral interpretation, and HOSA. She also served as the tennis student manager and as a member of ... Read more
