They say diamonds are a girl’s best friend. In the Krause family, it’s the boys who love the diamonds –baseball diamonds. Three generations of Ron Krause’s family have grown up with a bat in their hand, and they not only all play baseball, they play together. Ron Krause, Sr.... Read more
Merlyn Ebsen
Obituaries June 19, 2022 0
Merlyn Ebsen, age 69, of Graceville, MN, formerly of Revillo, SD, passed away on Saturday, June 18, 2022, at Avantara Milbank Nursing Home. Memorial services will be held on Friday, June 24, 2022, at 4:00 p.m. at Mundwiler Funeral Home in Milbank, SD. Visitation will be held one hour... Read more
Daryl Klapel
Obituaries June 19, 2022 0
Daryl Klapel, age 73, of Ortonville, MN, was called to his Heavenly Home on Saturday, May 28, 2022. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, June 25, 2022, at 1:00 p.m. at New Life Community Baptist Church. Visitation will be held on Friday, June 24, 2022, from 5:00 p.m.... Read more
Lantern Inn to Open for a Father’s Day Buffet
Local News June 17, 2022 0
Randy and Robin Patnoe, longtime owners of the ever-popular Lantern Inn restaurant in Milbank, have sold the supper club. Susan Haage and her partners purchased the Lantern Inn after their other restaurant, Sly’s Steakhouse in Big Stone, had its roof blown off during the major storm that moved through the... Read more
Hattie Muellenbach was the 2021- 2022 recipient of the John Phillip Sousa Award. The award, which originated in 1954, is the most prestigious award given to high school band students who demonstrate musicianship, leadership, dependability, and loyalty. Jack Sandvig received the Louis Armstrong Jazz Award, which is presented to a student whose participation... Read more
Deadline for Crop Acreage Reports is July 15
Local News June 16, 2022 0
Agricultural producers in Grant County must submit crop acreage reports to the USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) by the July 15 deadline to be eligible for most USDA programs. To pick up your 2022 acreage report map, call the Grant County FSA office at 605.432.6570, Extension 2. Service center staff continue to work with producers via... Read more
Milbank Middle School Students Named to Honor Roll
Local News June 16, 2022 0
Milbank Middle School has issued the fourth quarter honor roll for the 2021-22 school year. Students named to the list are as follows: Grade 8Distinction 3.800 or higher GPAEsteban AbregoAshlynn BatchelorJonathan DeBoerJacy DexterOlivia FoellKalli GrongJack HowardJocelyn KettwigNycole KorstjensPaige KorstjensEvy LiebeAnna NeugebauerKrista NiesYanderyn OlivaresLayten OsowskiElexia QuintanillaCamryn SovellKeira SteffenJaiden TillotsonMarnie Van... Read more
Marion Mischel met her goal of placing in the top ten at South Dakota’s 2022 Class A Girls Golf Tournament held June 6-7 at Bakker Crossing Golf Course in Sioux Falls. Mischel ended her high school career on a high note in a tie for ninth place with Stephanie Carr... Read more
Ted Holscher won the trip to Las Vegas at the Second Annual Casino Royale Fundraiser Tournament for Whetstone Creek Golf Course just north of Milbank. The 28 teams, each with four golfers, raised funds that will go to enhance the clubhouse. First place winners in the tournament all carded... Read more
Over 1900 luminaries lined the track and lit the way for the eight teams in the 2022 It Only Takes a Spark Cancer Walk on June 10. Each luminary honored a friend, family member, or co-worker who has died from cancer or is still battling the disease. It Only Takes... Read more
