The Junior Busy Bees 4-H Club gave a 4-H Achievement Days tour to OST on August 6. OST students visited the static exhibits, animal exhibits, and listened to a presentation by the 2019 South Dakota Dairy Princess, Ytsje Andringa, and Junior Busy Bees 4-H Club member Kendra Schweer. Older... Read more
The Junior Busy Bees 4-H Club gave a 4-H Achievement Days tour to OST on August 6. OST students visited the static exhibits, animal exhibits, and listened to a presentation by the 2019 South Dakota Dairy Princess, Ytsje Andringa, and Junior Busy Bees 4-H Club member Kendra Schweer. Older... Read more
Top readers were announced in the preschool to fifth grade summer reading program at the Grant County Public Library. Samuel Biggs was Champion and Kyler Brandenburger was the Reserve Champion in the first and second grade division. Pierce Mathiason was Champion and Thomas Bass was Reserve Champion in the... Read more
Frances Kunde
Obituaries August 11, 2019 0
Frances Lucille (Mrs. Kenneth) Kunde, age 99, of Milbank, SD, died on August 11, 2019, at Milbank Area Hospital – Avera Health. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, August 17, 2019, at 2:00 pm. at Living Word Lutheran Church in Milbank. Visitation will be held on Friday, August... Read more
Elsie Johnson Tennyson
Obituaries August 7, 2019 0
Elsie Johnson Tennyson, age 100, of Fargo, ND, former resident of Milbank, SD, passed away on August 7, 2019, at Edgewood Vista in Fargo, ND. She was under the care of Hospice of the Red River Valley. A memorial service will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, August... Read more
Teen participants in the 2019 Summer Reading Program at the Grant County Library in Milbank concluded their activities with an after hours party and awards ceremony on July 17. Top readers were: (l. to r.) First-place winner Alexis Schwagel, who read 9,549 pages; second-place winner Jordan McKillip; and third-place... Read more
Fire Strikes Dakota Granite
Local News August 6, 2019 0
Fire broke out at Dakota Granite around 4:30 p.m. on Sunday August, 4. Firefighters rushed to the scene, and Milbank Fire Chief Kevin Schuelke says, “Upon arrival, we found the fire had spread to two adjoining buildings which connect to the main plant. We also determined the fire was... Read more
MHS Students Perform in State Honor Choir
Local News August 6, 2019 0
Lars Andersen, Aiden Boerger, Landon Brown, and Alaina Rausch, chorus members from Milbank High School, performed with the 46th South Dakota High School Honor Choir on Friday, August 2, at O’Gorman High School Auditorium in Sioux Falls. Timothy Sawyer of St. Paul, Minnesota, directed the 150-voice choir. Submitted photo: Alaina... Read more
All public schools in Milbank open on August 21 at 8:15 am. School will be dismissed the first day of school at 2 p.m. Registration is Wednesday, August 7 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Thursday, August 8 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Students and parents in... Read more
National Night Out is Tuesday, August 6. Folks in 49 states across the country (Texas celebrates in October) go outside to meet their neighbors and interact with law enforcement and first responders. In South Dakota, 21 cities and counties have planned events. Milbank’s Night Out starts at 5:30 p.m.... Read more
