USDA Market Facilitation Program Deadline is February 14
Local News February 4, 2019 0
The USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) has been administering the Market Facilitation Program (MFP) since Sept. 2018 for almond, cotton, corn, dairy, hog, sorghum, soybean, fresh sweet cherry, and wheat producers. Producers must complete an application by February 14, 2019, but have until May 1, 2019, to certify their... Read more
The Gun Bill- “Constitutional Carry”
Representative John Mills February 4, 2019 0
The big news this past week is probably the “gun bill”. Senate bill 47 (SB47) passed the House 43-27 on its final stop in the legislative process, and was signed into law by Governor Noem at her first official bill signing ceremony on Thursday. The Governor had clearly campaigned... Read more
Week Four of The 2019 Legislative Session
Representative Fred Deutsch February 4, 2019 0
Four weeks down and five to go. One of the bills I’ve been working on the past few months, Simon’s law, passed out of committee on a unanimous vote. The bill is named after a little boy who died after his doctor put a do-not-resuscitate order in his medical... Read more
There is a water main break in the 9th Avenue and 2nd Avenue area in Milbank. Residents will be without water until it is fixed. Read more
No Mail Delivery for SD, ND and MN on Wednesday
Local News January 29, 2019 0
Milbank Postmaster Ann Grabow alerts all residents that the U.S. Postal Service announced they are suspending all mail delivery in South Dakota, North Dakota, and Minnesota on Wednesday, January 30, due to the extreme weather conditions. Grabow said,”The truck will be coming into Milbank with mail, but there will... Read more
The South Dakota Music Education Association presents Middle School All State Orchestra at the Mitchell Performing Arts Center on February 22 and February 23. Bethany Amundson from Dakota Wesleyan University will serve as the conductor. Joseph and Rachel Schulte, seventh-graders at Milbank Middle School, were selected as violinists. Nicholas... Read more
Nolting is a Finalist and Debaters Take Second in Yankton
Local News January 29, 2019 0
The Milbank High School Debate Team participated in the Lewis and Clark Debate Tournament in Yankton on January 25 and January 26. The MHS team brought home second place in Class “A”. Trevor Nolting was also a finalist in Domestic Extemporaneous Speaking. Team members participating in Yankton were: Heidi... Read more
MHS Students Audition for South Dakota All State Band
Local News January 29, 2019 0
Twenty-one students from MHS auditioned for the top band in the state on January 25 in Watertown. Audition results will be announced in early February. The South Dakota All State Band concerts will be held at the Johnson Fine Arts Center in Aberdeen from March 21 through March 23.... Read more
Off To The Races…….
Representative John Mills January 28, 2019 0
We just finished week 3 of the legislature and it looks like we’re off to the races. After a slower than normal start, the bill count more than tripled in the House to 170. The Senate is close behind at 140. In addition, legislators have so many more bills... Read more
The first look ahead…
Senator John Wiik January 28, 2019 0
This week at the South Dakota Legislature, the Appropriations Committee had a very busy week. As we continue with our agency budget hearings, Governor Noem delivered her budget presentation on Wednesday. Since then, we’ve been working out the differences, charting the changes from former Governor Daugaard’s Budget, and discussing... Read more
