Valeria Pond
Obituaries June 22, 2022 0
Valeria A.C. Pond, age 87, formerly of the Peever area, passed away on June 21, 2022, at St. Williams Care Center in Milbank. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, July 2, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. at Peever Lutheran Church. Rev. Sheila Pohl will officiate. Visitation will be... Read more
Mark Daschner and Troy Behsman tipped the scales at 21.05 pounds to net first place and the $4,500 in prize money at the 41st Annual Big Stone Walleye Classic. The event was held on Big Stone Lake on Saturday, June 18. Doug DeVries and Dalton Koch’s fish weighed in at... Read more
Milbank’s U8 baseball team attended the Groton Tournament on Saturday, June 11. The U8s started the day by playing Borge (Aberdeen). They defeated them 5-2. In the next round, they destroyed the Groton Red 22-5 to advance to the championship round. In the championship game Milbank faced Hennigan (Aberdeen)... Read more
Lowell Dockter
Obituaries June 20, 2022 0
Lowell Dockter, age 96, of South Shore, SD, passed away on June 19, 2022, in Milbank. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, June 29, 2022, at 10:30 a.m. at Emanuel Lutheran Church in Milbank. Rev. Tim Rynearson will officiate and burial with military honors will be held at... Read more
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
