Orville Opseth
Obituaries March 27, 2025 0
Orville Opseth, Jr., 84, of Watertown, SD and formerly of Milbank, SD, passed away on Wednesday, March 26, 2025, at Milbank, SD. A private inurnment will be held at a later date. Orville is survived by his two daughters: Brenda (Jon Boerger) Kathman of Bradenton, FL; Lori (Tony) Tillma... Read more
Child Care Center for Up to 150 Proposed in Milbank
Local News March 25, 2025 0
Mark Leddy announced he has appointed an advisory board of community members to partner with Kelsey Buttke, owner of the licensed day care center Backyard Bulldogs housed in the former KC Hall in Milbank. A $50,000 gift will allow Buttke to continue operating, and a signed Letter of Memorandum... Read more
Milbank Middle School Releases Third Quarter Honor Roll
Local News March 25, 2025 0
Milbank Middle School has released the honor roll and improvement honor roll for the third quarter of the 2024-2025 school year. Grade 8Distinction 3.800 or higher GPABrady AllenChase DusingPaisley EricssonOmar FloresAlayna GloeCade GrabowBailee HendricksIsabella HicksAva HomrighausenViolet JohnsonElla KoplinLexi KorstjensAdrienne KorthAddison LockeAria PrasnickiKylynn SchwandtKye ScoularCharlotte SwansonKinley VanHoornJada Leigh Wellnitz Merit... Read more
Milbank High School Announces Third Quarter Honor Roll
Local News March 25, 2025 0
Milbank High School released the third quarter honor roll today. Students named to the list include:PERFECTION 4.0FRESHMEN:Kaitlyn Brandenburger, Addison Brown, Lydia Gall, Darin Hagen, Keaton Johnson, Andrew Karels, Gage Newstrand, Adison Pauli, Isabella Pauli, Tate Pew, Avery Schuneman, Bree Townsend, Raina Untalan, Macie VanLith, Rylan Wendland. SOPHOMORES:Mason Allen, Thomas... Read more
Clark S. Haliburton
Obituaries March 25, 2025 0
Clark S. Haliburton, age 69, of Watertown, SD, passed away on Sunday, March 9, 2025, at the Prairie Lakes Hospital. Memorial Services will be at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 29, 2025, at Crawford-Osthus Funeral Chapel in Watertown. Pastor Carlene Rhody will officiate. The family encourages attendees to dress... Read more
Betty Anderson
Obituaries March 24, 2025 0
Betty Anderson, age 74, of LaBolt, SD, passed away on Wednesday, March 19, 2025, at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD. Memorial services will be held on Tuesday, March 25, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. at Countryside Covenant Church in rural Milbank, SD. Visitation will be held one hour... Read more
Milbank FFA Teams Take Firsts at CDE Contests
Local News March 24, 2025 0
Milbank FFA members competed in CDE contests at Tri-Valley on March 17 and Northwestern on March 18. At Tri-Valley, the Ag Mechanics team composed of Isaak Weston, Cody Wiik, Sebastian Vogel, Sam Shelstad, and Lane Johnson brought home first place. The same team took third at Northwestern. Also at... Read more
Dean Hayward
Obituaries March 23, 2025 0
Dean Hayward, age 58, of Beardsley, MN, passed away on Sunday, March 23, 2025, at his home. No services will be held at this time. Read more
“This past season was a lot of fun! The growth and development our group had was incredible,” said Logan Diede, head coach of the Bulldogs varsity basketball team. Diede continued his comments on the 2024-25 season: We play a very difficult schedule, and the front side of our schedule... Read more
The boys and girls wrestling teams closed out their 2024-25 season by hosting an awards ceremony on Monday, March 17. The Boys Pinner award went to Tate Schlueter for his 22 pins. The closest Bulldog to Tate had 16 pins. Kyra Tostenson and Mackenzie Mueller each accrued 17 pins... Read more
