Kimberly Christensen
Obituaries December 2, 2019 0
Kimberly Christensen, age 50, of Milbank passed away on November 27, 2019, at Sanford Health in Fargo, ND. A memorial service will be held on Thursday, December 5, at 11:00 a.m. at Mundwiler Funeral Home. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Kimberly Diane (Savageau) Christensen... Read more
Jeanette Kaercher
Obituaries December 2, 2019 0
Jeanette Kaercher, age 80, of Ortonville passed away on December 1, 2019. Funeral services will be held on Friday, December 6, at 11:00 a.m. at Abiding Faith Free Lutheran Church in Ortonville. Visitation will be held at the church on Thursday evening from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. A... Read more
Milbank Youth Wrestling Registration Set for Monday
Milbank Area Wrestling December 1, 2019 0
The Milbank Wrestling Booster Club will hold its registration and parent meeting for the 2019-2020 youth wrestling season on Monday, December 2, at 6:30 p.m. at the Milbank High lunchroom. Practices will begin Monday, December 9, and will take place in the high school wrestling room. Practices for second... Read more
Winter Storm Postpones Holiday Cash Drawing
Local News November 30, 2019 0
Weather continues to put a damper on Milbank’s start to the holiday season. The Milbank Area Chamber of Commerce’s Holiday Cash Drawing set for today has been postponed, according to Chamber Director Laurie Folk. Details on rescheduling the drawing will be published on The Valley Express as they become... Read more
Weather Postpones Parade of Lights and Holiday Movie
Local News November 29, 2019 0
Milbank’s Parade of Lights and Holiday Movie are being postponed, according to Milbank Area Chamber of Commerce Director Laurie Folk. The National Weather Service is anticipating 8-13 inches of snow will accumulate in the Milbank area this weekend. At time of publication, a Winter Storm Warning had been issued... Read more
The St. Lawrence School Student Council made sure two local families have Thanksgiving dinner for their table this year. The council, which includes kindergarten through sixth grade students, used money they earned in their store to purchase the groceries. The students also wrote a shopping list, purchased the food,... Read more
Max Lightfield Wins Novice Speaker Honor
Local News November 27, 2019 0
Milbank debater Max Lightfield claimed the high-point novice speaker honor at the George McGovern Debate Tournament in Mitchell on Saturday, November 23. Lightfield scored 172.4 points – the highest of all novice debaters. He was only 2.6 points behind the varsity and junior varsity debaters. Lightfield participated in the... Read more
MALST Starts Season Strong
Milbank Area Swimming November 27, 2019 0
The Milbank Area Lions Swim Team started their year-round season at the Mitchell Winter Invitational on Saturday and Sunday, November 16-17. Competing for Milbank were Amaya Street, Savanna Osowski, and Will Karels. “This meet was much larger than last year with great competition from 11 teams and over 300... Read more
Ervin Thompson
Obituaries November 27, 2019 0
Ervin Thompson, age 91, of Ortonville, MN, died on November 25, 2019, at his home at Fairway View Catered Living Apartments. Funeral services will be held on Monday, December 2, 2019, at 11:00 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church in Ortonville, MN. Visitation will be held on Sunday, December 1,... Read more
Who’s That Bulldog? – Danica Schulte
Milbank Area Cross Country November 26, 2019 0
Who’s that Bulldog? It’s senior cross country runner Danica Schulte. Danica is the daughter of Anne Schulte and Duane Crawford. Dani, as she is often called, has been a member of the varsity cross country team for six years – since her seventh-grade season. She has also been a... Read more
