First Bank & Trust awarded $500 scholarships to four area students. The recipients were Keaton Hagen, Kylie Kasuske, Cassandra Dragt, and Abigail Michels. Scholarship winners must be outstanding scholars, as well as contributors to their communities. Keaton, son of Vince and Mary Hagen, plans to attend Northern State University... Read more
The Big Stone Health Care Foundation invites you to help celebrate thirty years of a community coming together to say we deserve the best in health care right here where we live. Here is to thirty years of innovation, thirty years of volunteers, thirty years of success, and to... Read more
Pastor Melanie Reiners Retires
Local News June 28, 2019 0
Pastor Melanie Reiners of Parkview, Tabor, and First United Methodist churches in Milbank, Big Stone, and Ortonville delivered her last sermons on June 30. She is not only leaving her appointment at the three churches, a position she has held since August 2014, but she is also retiring from... Read more
A Chicken Drop fundraiser to benefit Charlie Trapp will be held on Saturday, June 29, at Speedway in Milbank. The first chicken drop will be at 5 p.m. and a freewill meal of pork loin begins at 5:30 p.m. Tickets for the chicken drop are $10 and available in... Read more
Paul Winterfeldt
Obituaries June 27, 2019 0
Paul A. Winterfeldt, age 60 of Graceville, Minnesota formerly of Brainerd passed away on June 25, 2019 in Graceville. He was born on February 21, 1959 in Brainerd to Olive (Vavra) and Daniel Winterfeldt. Preceded in death by his parents, Olive and Daniel; and sister-in-law, Ginger Winterfeldt. Paul graduated... Read more
Core committee members and teams captains of “It only takes a Spark Cancer Walk met for an awards ceremony on Monday, June 24 at the Milbank Visitors Center. Those receiving awards were: Year Round Fundraiser–VFW Walking Warriors Top Non-corporate Fundraiser–Bulldogs Fighting Cancer Top Corporate Fundraiser–United Hardware United Pride Spirit... Read more
Feeding South Dakota and the Grant County Christian Service Council served 177 families at the food giveaway on June 12. Over 9272 pounds of food was distributed. The majority of the food was purchased from Feeding South Dakota, but turkeys donated by the Montevideo Legion Riders, and cheese, donated... Read more
Eldora Jacobsen
Obituaries June 26, 2019 0
Eldora Jacobsen, age 93, resident of Browns Valley, MN, died on June 26, 2019, at Browns Valley Health Center. A graveside service will be held at Peever Cemetery in Peever, SD, on Saturday, June 29, 2019, at 2:00 p.m. Read more
July 4th Activities Planned at Lake Farley Park
Local News June 25, 2019 0
The annual 4th of July fireworks display begins at dusk at Lake Farley Park in Milbank. Have a family? Come early and stay late! The Milbank Area Chamber of a Commerce has created a star-studded list of family friendly activities. Festivities begin with the ever-popular kids fishing tournament. Registration... Read more
Summer Camp Teaches Milbank Students English
Local News June 24, 2019 0
The Third Annual English as a Second Language (ESL) Summer Camp was held from June 10-14 in Milbank. Christine Townsend, director and lead teacher of the camp, says the camps are open to kindergarteners through eighth graders and the number of participating students has doubled. She says,”With the growing... Read more
