The Milbank Area Retired Teachers and Personnel Association (MARTA) will tour Milbank’s new elementary school during their meeting on Thursday, August 19, at 11 a.m. Principal Dave Graf will speak to the group prior to the tour. Following the tour, MARTA members will meet for lunch at Habanero’s Restaurant. Read more
Rosie Ostby
Obituaries August 17, 2021 0
Rose “Rosie” Ostby, age 94, of Healdsburg, CA, passed away on Tuesday, August 10, 2021, at her home. A funeral service will be held on Thursday, August 26, 2021, at 10:30 a.m. at Mundwiler Funeral Home in Milbank. Visitation will be one hour prior to the funeral service. Burial... Read more
Pastor John Hostettler and Pastor Daniel Lopez performed the rite of baptism for five members of the Calvary Church congregation today, Sunday, August 15, at Lake Farley. Pastor Hostettler says the ceremony was also open to others in the community who wanted to be baptized. Pastor Hostettler served as the... Read more
Ruth Walth
Obituaries August 14, 2021 0
Ruth Walth, age 100, of Milbank died on Saturday, August 14, 2021, at St. William’s Care Center in Milbank, SD. Funeral services will be held on Monday, August 23, at 10:30 a.m. at Living Word Lutheran Church in Milbank. Visitation will be held on Sunday, August 22, from 5:00... Read more
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
