Dan Schmieg
Obituaries June 13, 2022 0
Daniel “Dan” Schmieg, age 89, of Ortonville, MN, passed away on Saturday, June 11, 2022, at Fairway View Neighborhoods. A Memorial Mass will be held on Saturday, June 18, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. at St. John’s Catholic Church in Ortonville, MN. Visitation will be held one hour prior to... Read more
Mike Halvorson
Obituaries June 11, 2022 0
Michael “Mike” Lee Halvorson, age 55, of Ortonville, MN, died at his home on June 11. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, June 17, 2022, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Ortonville. Visitation will be from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. on Friday at Trinity Lutheran... Read more
John Schultz
Obituaries June 10, 2022 0
John David Schultz was born June 20, 1960, in Ortonville, MN, to parents Richard and Joyce (Dahlgren) Schultz. Both parents were very active community members with his father a co-owner and founder of local radio station KDIO, while his mother owned and operated The Yardstick Fabric Shop in Ortonville.... Read more
Henry Domine
Obituaries June 10, 2022 0
Henry James Domine, age 36, of Ortonville, MN passed away on June 9, 2022, following a courageous battle with cancer. A Celebration of Henry’s Life will be held on Friday, June 24, 2022, at 3:00 p.m. at the Big Stone American Legion, Big Stone City, SD. Inurnment, with military honors, will... Read more
Hope Karels, a junior at MHS and owner of HK Cupcakes, baked over 40 dozen cupcakes to raise funds for victims of the Castlewood tornado. On Saturday, May 28, Karels set up a pop-up shop at Urban Threads in Milbank, courtesy of owner Lindsey Keller. Shoppers chose from seven flavors: vanilla,... Read more
Today marks five decades since the Rapid City flood took 238 lives on June 9, 1972. Its anniversary is a grim reminder of the worst natural disaster in South Dakota history in terms of death toll. It is also a reminder of the heroes who risked their lives and... Read more
The 25th Annual It Only Takes a Spark Cancer Walk starts this Friday, June 10 at 5 p.m. and continues into early Saturday morning, June 11. Julie Landmark, chairperson of the event, said, “Darby Helms will offer the opening prayer. The National Anthem will be sung by Jayden Johnson, and Audrey... Read more
The Milbank 8 and Under baseball team claimed second place in the Watertown Pizza Ranch Tournament on Saturday, June 4. The event was held at the Koch Complex in Watertown. Milbank opened the tournament with wins over Dell Rapids Red, 15-4; Watertown Flamethrowers Yellow, 22-6; Watertown Flamethrowers Red, 15-4, and Watertown Flamethrowers White, 19-5. They fell 5-1... Read more
The Milbank Area Lions Swim Team (MALST) competed at the Too Cool for the Outdoor Pool Meet on Saturday and Sunday in Watertown. Katie Sinner, one of the coaches for the Milbank squad, said “This was the first meet of the year, and our swimmers did great. There were... Read more
Cooper Allen O’Bray
Obituaries June 8, 2022 0
Cooper Allen O’Bray, age 33 days, passed away in his parent’s arms at home in Herington, Kansas, on May 18, 2022. He lived his life with full trisomy 18 and hypoplastic left heart syndrome. Cooper passed peacefully into the arms of Jesus at 10:41 p.m. A funeral service will be... Read more
