A Pancake Brunch Benefit for the Whipkey family of Milbank is set for Sunday, August 15, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Speedway Event Center. Cheri Meagher, the staff from Speedway, and the staff from St. Lawrence School are hosting and serving the event. A silent auction... Read more
The Grant County Christian Service Council is coordinating with Feeding South Dakota once again to provide a Food Giveaway on Wednesday, August 18, in Milbank. The giveaway will be held in the parking lot of the Grant County 4-H Fairgrounds from 4-5 p.m. Anyone who feels they are in... Read more
Firechiefs Play in Second Round of State Tourney
Milbank Area Baseball August 12, 2021 0
Milbank punched their ticket to the state amateur baseball tournament for the tenth straight year. In the 2021 tourney, the Firechiefs made it to the second round of play before sustaining a 5-4 loss to the Dimock-Emery Raptors on Sunday, August 8. Dimock-Emery moves on to play the Plankinton Bankers. Raptors–5 vs. Firechiefs–4... Read more
Demolition Begins On Koch School
Local News August 11, 2021 0
SLH Holdings and HME Management got an immediate start on the demolition of the former Koch School building at 410 East 10th Avenue in Milbank. According to Krista Atyeo-Gortmaker, executive director of the Grant County Development Corporation, closing on the property took place yesterday, Tuesday, August 10. Crews were... Read more
Derrick Larsen
Obituaries August 11, 2021 0
Derrick Larsen, age 60, of Watertown, SD, died on August 8, 2021, in Watertown. Funeral services will be held on Friday, August 13, at 2:00 p.m. at Mundwiler Funeral Home in Milbank. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Burial will be at Tabor Lutheran Cemetery... Read more
Milbank Golf Course Seeks Funding At City Council Meeting
Local News August 11, 2021 0
The Milbank City Council met during their regularly scheduled meeting on Monday, August 9. in the Milbank Visitor Center. During the public input session, Tom Schuneman and Nathan Bass, two of the seven board members of the Whetstone Creek Golf Course, addressed the council. Bass and Schuneman presented an... Read more
Rob Holmquist
Obituaries August 9, 2021 0
Robin “Rob” Holmquist, age 61, of Milbank, SD, died on August 5, at Avantara in Milbank. Private family services will be conducted at a later date. Robin Roy Holmquist was born on February 11, 1960, in Webster, SD. He was the oldest of four children born to Atley and... Read more
Lyle Wittnebel
Obituaries August 9, 2021 0
Lyle Wittnebel, age 89, of Ortonville, MN, passed away on August 9, 2021, at his residence. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m., on Friday, August 13, at Trinity Lutheran Church, Walter Township, MN. Visitation will be 5:00-7:00 p.m., with a prayer service at 6:00 p.m., on... Read more
Milbank Elementary School is conducting an open house for all students and parents on August 11 from 4 – 6 pm. See the classrooms and visit with the staff. Milbank Middle School’s orientation for all students in sixth grade and any middle school students new to the district and... Read more
The Milbank Firechiefs defeated the Platte Killer Tomatoes by a score of 8-4 in the first round of the 2021 South Dakota Amateur Baseball State Tournament. The game took place on Wednesday, August 4, in Mitchell. Justin Larson started on the mound for Milbank. After a quick 1-2-3 top... Read more
