Three Milbank Golfers Place at NEC Meet
Milbank Area Golf May 20, 2021 0
Three members of the MHS girls’ golf team secured top-15 finishes at the Northeast Conference golf tournament. The tournament was hosted at Whetstone Creek Golf Course in Milbank on Monday, May 17. Marion Mischel led the Lady Bulldogs with a third-place finish. She shot a final 18-hole round of... Read more
Susan Karels, director of the Milbank Middle School Band, presented middle school musicians with end-of-the-season awards.Practice awards went to: Sixth graders: Macy Mueller, Liam Street, Jack TerDenge, and Zayda Townsend. Seventh graders: Kalli Grong, Kenadee Mueller, Anna Neugebauer, and Camryn Sovell.Eighth graders: Katie Kruger, Ruth Luis Gomez, and Gemma Street. Musicians of... Read more
The MHS boys’ tennis team gained valuable experience during South Dakota’s Class A State Tennis Tournament in Sioux Falls on Monday, May 17. Milbank took a young and inexperienced team into the state tournament but they worked hard and enjoyed the competition. The Dawgs did not win any matches on... Read more
Grant County 4-H announced plans to continue their partnership with the Milbank Police Department and the Helmet Incentive Program. Area youth are reminded of the importance of wearing a bike helmet. Be smart; be safe! When law enforcement sees you riding your bike and wearing a helmet, you receive a token for free ice cream. Don’t have a helmet? The Grant County 4-H office has free bike... Read more
Fire Department Burns Flynn Trail
Local News May 18, 2021 0
Flynn Trail was burned by the Milbank Fire Department on May 15. According to Milbank’s fire chief, Kevin Schuelke, the burn was necessary to make the overgrown trail suitable for walking. “Originally,” Schuelke said, “The Flynn Estate planned to hire Prairie Restorations, a company from the Twin Cities to conduct the... Read more
Several offices in the Grant County Courthouse will be closed from 10:30 a.m. until 2 p.m. on Wednesday May 19. The closures will allow staff to attend the funeral of Charles Layher. Mr. Layher is the husband of long-time Grant County Auditor Karen Layher.The courthouse will remain open, but... Read more
Mischel Takes Fourth at Poet Invitational
Milbank Area Golf May 17, 2021 0
Lady Bulldog Marion Mischel captured fourth place at the Poet Invitational girls golf meet at Whetstone Creek Golf Course on Thursday, May 13. Mischel finished the 18-hole round with an 89. She fired in a 42 on the front nine and a 47 on the back nine. Milbank landed in third... Read more
Jerry Janisch, FFA adviser for MHS, announced Isaac Sousa was selected as the 2021-2022 Milbank FFA Chapter President. Sousa was chosen at the annual FFA member and parent banquet on May 3. Other FFA senior chapter officers will include: vice president Hattie Muellenbach; secretary, Marion Mischel; treasurer, Wylie Mursu; reporter, Keara Van Hoorn; sentinel, Tice Muru; student adviser, Natalie Meyer; parliamentarian, Luis Berrones; and community/student relations, Korbin Leddy and Raul Berrones. These... Read more
The MHS boys 1,600-meter sprint medley relay team, consisting of Dustin Gertsema, Sawyer Gauer, Bennett Schwenn, and Nick Batchelor, broke a school record with a time of 3:36.67 at the Howard Wood Relays in Sioux Falls on April 30 and May 1. The previous record, set in 1963, was broken by nearly... Read more
The Milbank Bulldogs boys’ tennis team is battling it out in the 2021 State Class A Tennis Tournament in Sioux Falls on Monday and Tuesday, May 17-18. MHS senior Mason Riley checks in at No. 1 singles and No. 1 doubles; junior Benett Street at No. 2 singles and No. 2... Read more
