A baccalaureate ceremony for the 2025 graduates of Milbank High School will be held on Wednesday, May 14, at 6 p.m. in the high school theater. All are welcome. The Milbank Ministerial Association – a group composed of members of the local clergy – will conduct the event. The ... Read more
On May 7, as part of Educators Rising Signing Day and during Teacher Appreciation Week – both celebrated across the nation – Carlos Olivares Zuniga and Max Schuelke signed their letters of intent to become teachers.. Carlos will begin a teacher preparation program at the University of Pecs in... Read more
Payton Brown Relay Team Breaks Augustana Record and Named Division-II National Athletes of the Week
Local News May 7, 2025 0
Payton Brown, a 2024 graduate of MHS and a freshman at Augustana University, and his Viking teammates broke the Augustana school record in the men’s Distance Medley Relay. The team of Brown, Jude Jarding, Tyson Ricker, and Ryan Hartman clocked in at 9:49.64 at the Drake Relays held in... Read more
Northern State University will hold its spring commencement on Saturday, May 10. The ceremony will begin at 10 a.m. at the Barnett Center. The commencement address will be delivered by Mr. Gregg Wiitala a Northern State University Distinguished Alumni of 2012. Three Milbank area students will receive their diplomas:... Read more
An estimated 850 people attended the Fourth Annual Cinco de Mayo Fiesta at Lake Farley Park in Milbank on Saturday, May 3. The event, organized by the Milbank Area Chamber of Commerce (MACC), featured free music, dancing, special food vendors, kids’ activities, giveaways, and an outdoor movie. Eight bikes... Read more
Music will fill the air next week as the Milbank Middle School and high school bands and choirs present their annual spring concerts next week. Both concerts will be held in the Milbank High School Theater; both begin at 7:30 p.m. Everyone is welcome. The sixth, seventh, and eighth-grade... Read more
Armand Aswege
Obituaries May 7, 2025 0
Armand Aswege, age 86, passed away on Sunday, May 4, 2025, in Graceville, MN. A service to celebrate Armand’s life will be held on Friday, May 9, 2025, at 10:30 a.m. at Trinity Evangelical-Mount Olive Lutheran Church in Johnson, MN, with interment at Trinity Lutheran Cemetery in Johnson. Visitation... Read more
The Milbank boys claimed the team title at the Sisseton Legion Relays on May 2. The Lady Bulldogs finished in fifth place. Both competed in a field of 15 schools. Milbank took the win with a total of 170 points. Sisseton was a distant second with 88 points. Border... Read more
Bulldogs Log Nice Finishes at 100th Annual Howard Wood Relays
Milbank Area Track and Field May 6, 2025 0
The Milbank Bulldogs entered 18 runners in the 100th Annual Howard Wood Dakota Relays to compete against many of the Midwest’s top boys and girls for the title of the region’s best. The event was held at the historic Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls on Friday, May 2,... Read more
According to Mark Keeton, head coach of the Lady Bulldog golfers, after driving in the rain all morning, the girls were treated to a beautiful day of golf at Redfield on Saturday, May 3. Sisseton and Huron golfers also joined the invitational. As a team, Groton took first place... Read more
