Joan Block
Obituaries February 28, 2021 0
Joan Lee Block, age 89, of Ortonville, MN, died on February 26, 2021, at Fairway View Neighborhoods. Funeral services will be held on Friday, March 5, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. at First English Lutheran Church in Ortonville. Burial will be at Mound Cemetery. A dinner and fellowship will follow... Read more
Edwin Roeder
Obituaries February 28, 2021 0
Edwin “Ed” Roeder, age 93, of Ortonville, MN, passed away on February 26, 2021, at Fairway View Neighborhoods in Ortonville. Services for Ed are currently pending. While maintaining social distancing guidelines, we are now able to accommodate gatherings of up to 250 people. The use of face masks by... Read more
Lady Bulldogs Make It to Second Round of Region 1A Tournament
Milbank Area Girls Basketball February 28, 2021 0
The Lady Bulldogs basketball team ended its season by falling to the Redfield Lady Pheasants, 59-24 in the second round of the Region 1A tournament on Thursday, February 25. “We knew going into this game we had to play our best game of the season. Obviously, that didn’t happen,”... Read more
Three Milbank Grapplers Earn Spot at Final Day of State Tournament
Milbank Area Wrestling February 27, 2021 0
Three Milbank Bulldog wrestlers take to the mats in the third and final day of the 2021 South Dakota State Class A Wrestling Tournament today, February 27. The action begins at 10 a.m. MT. On Friday, Brayden Christensen, Barrett Schneck, and Toby Schneck all earned places on the award podium, but... Read more
Faye Nelson
Obituaries February 26, 2021 0
Faye Nelson, age 82, of Browns Valley, MN, passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 21, 2021, at her home. Services for Faye will be held in July 2021. Faye Ellen (Raw) Nelson was born on February 5, 1939, in Browns Valley, MN, to Robert and Mabel (Anthony) Raw. She... Read more
Did you celebrate Random Acts of Kindness Week (February 14-20)? It’s an annual event to encourage people to pay it forward or make someone’s day — especially a random stranger. Our readers reported these examples:J.W. says: I was shopping at Hartman’s Family Foods when an elderly lady ahead of... Read more
Toby and Barrett Schneck Win First Round at State Wrestling
Milbank Area Wrestling February 25, 2021 0
All six Milbank Bulldog grapplers are still alive after the first day of the South Dakota State Class A wrestling tournament in Rapid City today, Thursday, February 25. Toby Schneck and Barrett Schneck led the team with first round wins. Toby outlasted Blake Fredericks of Mitchell with a 5-3 decision in... Read more
MHS Teams Earn Academic All-State Awards
Local News February 25, 2021 0
Ten Milbank High School teams earned academic all-state honors during their fall season from the South Dakota High School Activities Association. To qualify for this award, a team must have a grade point average of 3.0 or greater. The teams include: Oral InterpretationVolleyballAll-State ChorusAll-State OrchestraBoys Cross CountryGirls Cross CountryBoys GolfFootball CheerleadersFootballGirls... Read more
Lady Bulldogs Upset Groton to Advance in Regional Tourney
Milbank Area Girls Basketball February 25, 2021 0
The No. 6-seeded Lady Bulldogs upset No. 3 Groton Area with a 46-43 victory in the opening round of the Region 1A basketball tournament on Tuesday, February 23, in Groton. Milbank now faces No. 2 Redfield on Thursday, February 25. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. “It was back and... Read more
Three Bulldogs Score Double Figures in Hoops Battle
Milbank Area Boys Basketball February 24, 2021 0
The Bulldogs play their last basketball game of the regular season against Aberdeen Roncalli on Friday, February 26. Tip-off is 7:30 p.m. at the Milbank Armory. Milbank recently suffered two recent losses to Madison and Tiospa Zina. The game against Roncalli will give the Dawgs an opportunity to add... Read more
