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
Think it’s cold outside? Could it get colder? Let’s just say it’s possible. The coldest temperature ever recorded in South Dakota was a cool -58 degrees Fahrenheit on February 17, 1936 in McIntosh. In Minnesota, the mercury plummeted to -60 degrees Fahrenheit on February 2, 1996 in Tower. Parshall,... Read more
Think it’s cold outside? Could it get colder? Let’s just say it’s possible. The coldest temperature ever recorded in South Dakota was a cool -58 degrees Fahrenheit on February 17, 1936 in McIntosh. In Minnesota, the mercury plummeted to -60 degrees Fahrenheit on February 2, 1996 in Tower. Parshall,... Read more
Week Three of The 2019 Legislative Session
Representative Fred Deutsch January 28, 2019 0
Hour of Reflection The third week of session started a day early for me as I headed to the Capitol on Sunday to join Governor Noem, Congressman Johnson, and 400 other South Dakotans to reflect on the 46th anniversary of Roe v Wade and 46 years of abortion on... Read more
Helga Larsen
Obituaries January 23, 2019 0
Helga Larsen, age 99, of Stockholm, SD, died on January 22, 2019, at Milbank Area Hospital – Avera Health. Funeral services are scheduled for Saturday, January 26, 2019, at 1:00 p.m. at Tabor Lutheran Church in Strandburg, SD. Visitation will be Friday, January 25, 2019, from 4:00 – 6:00... Read more
Ray Christensen
Obituaries January 23, 2019 0
Ray Butch Christensen, age 46, of Marvin, SD, died January 21, 2019, at his home. Funeral services are scheduled for Saturday, January 26, 2019, at 10:00 a.m. at Mundwiler Funeral Home in Milbank, SD. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Private burial will be at a... Read more
