One-hundred and thirty kids in first through sixth grade participated in the Whetstone Valley Youth Football program this season. Teams included: four first/second grade, four third/fourth grade, and six fifth/sixth grade. Two coaches and one to two high school players assisted each team. 2020 was the inaugural season for the first-grade teams. According... Read more
Today is National Support Your Local Chamber of Commerce Day. You’ve seen the Chamber bulldog stickers in businesses around town. But what does the Chamber do? And how can you help support them? What does the Chamber do? When you open a new business, the Chamber is there to welcome... Read more
Ashlynn Batchelor is The Valley Express Most Valuable Player for the week of October 12-17. She is the daughter of Chris and Laurie Batchelor.Ashlynn is a seventh grader and new to Milbank varsity athletics, but she has definitely started out on the right paw. She won the Region 1A girls cross country... Read more
Bulldog Cross Country Teams Make MHS History
Milbank Area Cross Country October 20, 2020 0
The 2020 Bulldog cross country teams made school history when both the boys’ and the girls’ teams won Region 1A team titles on Thursday, October 15, in Webster. The last time that happened was in 1997. The girls topped the field for the third time in the last four years;... Read more
Lady Bulldogs Extend Match with Groton; Fall to Madison
Uncategorized October 20, 2020 0
The Lady Bulldogs volleyball team found themselves in a position to win, but fell just short at 3-1 to Groton on October 15 at the Milbank Armory. The loss came on the heels of an earlier loss to Madison, one of the top teams in Class A, in the... Read more
LaVonne Wagner
Obituaries October 20, 2020 0
LaVonne Wagner, age 85, of Milbank, who passed away on October 19, 2020, at Milbank Area Hospital – Avera Health. Funeral services will be held on Friday, October 23, at 10:30 a.m. at Emanuel Lutheran Church in Milbank. Rev. Tim Koch will officiate, and burial will be at St.... Read more
Junior Varsity Football Team Members – Steve Ash, Kellen Hoeke, Wylie Mursu, Jack Sandvig, Evan Hausauer, Bennett Street, Cole Swenson, Nick Anderson, Khayri Bergman, Luis Berrones, Jackson Bohlen, Breyden Christensen, EliJohnson, Tyler Lee, Barrett Schneck, Will Snaza, Raul Berrones, Payton Brown, Jairek Frazee, Jackson Hausauer, Jacob Johnson, Jayden Johnson,... Read more
MHS Volleyball Match in Redfield Cancelled
Milbank Area Volleyball October 20, 2020 0
The Lady Bulldogs volleyball match scheduled for tonight in Redfield has been cancelled due to the winter weather conditions. Read more
A mural was installed in the hallway at Milbank Elementary School. The mural is a huge puzzle, which consists of pieces created by nearly all the elementary students and many of the staff members. “The individual pieces are unique, but the compilation of all of them together is even better,” said art... Read more
Wiese and Hupke Place Third at Circle of Courage Tourney
Local News October 19, 2020 0
The Milbank High School Oral Interp team competed in The Circle of Courage tournament hosted virtually by Washington High School in Sioux Falls. MHS team members submitted recordings of their performances, which were judged in four rounds of competition. They were ranked in each round and given scores from one to 100. According to Natasha Karels, coach for the... Read more
