Delores Bengtson
Obituaries January 22, 2019 0
Delores Bengtson, age 91, died on January 21, 2019, at the Appleton Care Center in Appleton, MN. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, January 26, 2019, at 2:00 PM at Tabor Methodist Church in Big Stone City, SD. Visitation will be held on Friday, January 25, from 5:00... Read more
Milbank Native Kalen DeBoer Named Associate Head Coach at Indiana
Local News January 22, 2019 0
Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana, released this statement yesterday to introduce Milbank native and MHS graduate Kalen DeBoer to their football staff: Indiana head football coach Tom Allen announced the hiring of Kalen DeBoer as associate head coach and offensive coordinator. A three-time national champion head coach at the... Read more
Fire Completely Destroys Home and Takes the Life of Two Dogs
Local News January 21, 2019 0
The Milbank and Big Stone Fire and Rescue teams arrived at a fire shortly after 1:30 a.m. on January 21. According to Milbank Fire Chief, Kevin Schuelke, “The homeowner, Donald Glass, Jr., reported the fire after arriving home from work and finding the house engulfed in flames. The home,... Read more
Dr. Bjordahl Receives Edward Batt Award
Local News January 21, 2019 1
The University of South Dakota School of Medicine presented Dr. Kevin Bjordahl, local physician at Avera Medical Group Milbank, with the Edward Batt, MD, Memorial Award. The award recognizes outstanding faculty who are involved in teaching medical students. The Avera Milbank campus is assigned numerous medical students to their campus... Read more
Public and Home School Students Compete Equally for Scholarships
Representative John Mills January 21, 2019 0
Week two of this year’s legislative session is complete. One bill of note this week is House Bill 1040 (HB1040), brought by Rep. Sue Peterson of Sioux Falls. HB1040 would level the playing field so that both public and home school students have the same standard for an important... Read more
The Clock Stops for No One…
Senator John Wiik January 21, 2019 0
Week 2 of the South Dakota Legislature went by awfully fast. As the work load ramped up, we started hearing bills on the Senate Floor and the committees are doing their work. As the process ramps up, I am amazed by it. A lot of new Legislators and new... Read more
Week Two of The 2019 Legislative Session
Representative Fred Deutsch January 21, 2019 0
After two weeks the legislature is heating up. Hot Topics Two national resolutions were introduced this week. The first expressed support to build a wall along the southern border of the US. The second thanked Senators. John Thune and Mike Rounds for supporting Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh in... Read more
Marion Westlund
Obituaries January 21, 2019 0
Marion M. Westlund, age 73, formerly of Clinton, MN, passed away January 20, 2019, at Fairway View Neighborhoods in Ortonville, MN. Funeral services will be held on Friday, January 25, 2019, at 11 a.m. at Abiding Faith Free Lutheran Church in Ortonville, MN. Visitation will be held one hour... Read more
Earl “Spindy” Beilke
Obituaries January 21, 2019 0
Earl “Spindy” Beilke, age 86, of Corona, SD, died on Sunday, January 20, 2019, at the Milbank Care and Rehabilitation Center. Services for Spindy Beilke will be at a later date. Read more
Grabows Win $1000 Prize at EXIT Realty Client Appreciation Party
Local News January 20, 2019 0
Matt and Amanda Grabow were the grand prize winners at the EXIT Realty/ Leading Edge Milbank client appreciation party on Friday, January 18, at Speedway. Door prizes were also awarded throughout the evening. The Grand prize drawing from EXIT went to the Grabows for a $1000 gift certificate to... Read more
