Lady Bulldogs Defeat Lady Coyotes on Senior Night
Milbank Area Volleyball October 24, 2021 0
The Lady Bulldogs varsity volleyball team defeated Waverly-South Shore 3-0 during Senior Night on Tuesday, October 19. Set scores were 25-15, 25-10, and 25-7. Tatum Berry, the lone senior on the team, was honored along with her parents. Nancy Hoeke, head coach for Milbank, commended Tatum for stepping up and playing... Read more
Savanna Osowski Selected as October Student of the Month
Local News October 24, 2021 0
Senior Savanna Osowski has been chosen as the MHS October Student of the Month. Savanna is the daughter of Jason and Jennifer Osowski. Savanna is active in cross country and track. She is a member of the jazz, marching, and pep bands. Savanna also represented Milbank at Girls State. Outside of... Read more
Patrick Greuel
Obituaries October 24, 2021 0
Patrick Greuel, age 83, of Ortonville, MN died on Tuesday, October 19, 2021, at Avantara in Milbank, SD. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Monday, October 25, 2021, at 11:00 a.m. St. John’s Catholic Church in Ortonville. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the Mass... Read more
Lorraine Hines
Obituaries October 22, 2021 0
Lorraine Hines, age 90, of Ortonville, MN, passed away on Thursday, October 21, 2021, at Fairway View Neighborhoods in Ortonville, just two days shy of her 91st birthday. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, October 28, at Zion Lutheran Church in Ortonville, MN. Visitation... Read more
Have you ever had a wish come true? If you have, you might be able to imagine how Cody Wellnitz of Milbank felt last weekend. Cody, a ninth-grader at MHS, had his dream come true courtesy of Make-A-Wish South Dakota and Montana. Make-A-Wish fulfills life-changing wishes for children like... Read more
Boy Scouts of America will begin their annual Scouting for Food Drive on Friday, October 22. The scouts will go door to door in Milbank that afternoon to place a door hanger on residents’ doors to remind them of the drive to help feed our community. The next step... Read more
Milbank’s VFW and VFW Auxiliary Post #3486 are sponsoring the 2021-2022 Voice of Democracy and Patriot’s Pen scholarship contests.Local winners continue on to the regional contests and regional winners compete in the state contests. State winners then vie for the scholarships at the national level. Erin Stoeckig, a high school... Read more
On Friday, October 8, the Milbank Middle School combined 7-8th grade band competed in the Lake Region Marching Band Festival in Groton. Milbank Middle School earned the first-place award. Aberdeen Simmons-Holgate received second place. On Saturday, October 2, the MHS band competed in the 2021 Festival of Bands in Sioux Falls. Milbank was awarded fourth place... Read more
Linda Neitzel
Obituaries October 20, 2021 0
Linda Neitzel, age 69, of Watertown, formerly of Milbank, passed away on October 19, 2021, at her residence. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, October 23, at 2:00 p.m. at Mundwiler Funeral Home in Milbank. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Rev. Tim Koch will... Read more
The Milbank Area Retired Teachers/Personnel Association (MARTA) meets Thursday, October 21 at 11 a.m. at Pizza Ranch in Milbank.Beth Koch-St. Martin will be the featured speaker. Koch-St. Martin, who represents The Addict’s Hope, is an inspirational speaker and will talk about dealing with grief and her journey after the... Read more
