Jack Gable
Obituaries January 13, 2019 0
Jack Edward Gable, age 86, of Ortonville, MN, who died on January 12, 2019, at Sanford Medical Center in Sioux Falls, SD. Services will be held on Wednesday, January 16, 2019, at 10:30 a.m. at New Life Community Baptist Church, Ortonville, MN. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, January... Read more
Douglas Schake
Obituaries January 13, 2019 0
Douglas L. Schake, age 51, resident of Ortonville, MN, died on Saturday, January 12, 2019, at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD. Funeral services will be held on Friday, January 18, 2019, at 1PM at Zion Lutheran Church in Ortonville, MN. Visitation will be held one hour prior... Read more
Janice Schultz
Obituaries January 13, 2019 0
Janice Mary Schultz, age 82, resident of Milbank, SD, died on January 11, 2018, at St. William’s Care Center in Milbank, SD. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, January 16, 2019, at 11:00 AM at Mundwiler Funeral Home in Milbank, SD. Visitation will be held one prior to... Read more
Kynslee Grace Hughes
Obituaries January 13, 2019 1
Kynslee Grace Hughes, age six weeks, of Big Stone City, SD, passed away on January 10, 2019, with her parents by her side at Sanford Children’s Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD. Funeral services for Kynslee Grace Hughes are scheduled for Saturday, January 19, 2019, at 1:00 p.m. at Trinity... Read more
Thadens Put Faith in Donuts for Four Decades
Local News January 10, 2019 1
How do you make a light and airy doughnut? Practice. Practice. Practice. Thaden Family Donuts of Marvin has been making doughnuts for 41 years and, not only have the Thadens used the same recipe, they’ve used the same spoon! The stainless steel spoon stirred over 728,000 doughnuts while the... Read more
Milbank Special Education Teacher Joyce Johnson Resigns
Local News January 10, 2019 1
Joyce Johnson submitted her letter of resignation on Wednesday, January 9, to the Milbank School District Board of Education. Johnson has been employed as a special education instructor in the Milbank School District since 1995. Mrs. Johnson began teaching in the Koch School and in 1999 moved to the... Read more
Sandy Schell Resigns as Koch School Kindergarten Teacher
Local News January 9, 2019 5
Sandy Schell resigned from her position as kindergarten teacher at Koch Elementary School. The Milbank School District Board of Education accepted her letter of resignation at their board meeting on Wednesday, January, 9. Mrs. Schell’s retirement becomes effective at the end of the 2018-2019 school year. Mrs. Schell has... Read more
House Fire Damages Liebe Home
Local News January 9, 2019 0
The Milbank Fire Department was dispatched to a house fire at the Duane Liebe residence at 705 South Dakota Street in Milbank on December 29. When the fire and rescue team arrived on the scene, it was determined the fire was in the attic. Firefighters cut a hole in roof... Read more
Conservation Officer- Jamie Pekelder Warns of Unsafe Ice
Local News January 8, 2019 0
Ice conditions on Big Stone Lake are less than favorable after the last few days of warm weather, according to District conservation officer supervisor of Game, Fish, and Parks, Jamie Pekelder, Although the ice was as thick as 11 inches in some areas before Christmas, some spots north of... Read more
Mark Gastineau Joins Valley Queen
Local News January 8, 2019 0
Mark Gastineau has joined Valley Queen Cheese Factory as the new Senior Manager-Supply Chain. His responsibilities include logistics management, procurement of production supplies, and overseeing storage and outbound transportation of finished products. Gastineau brings 19 years of agricultural supply chain management experience to Valley Queen. Most recently, he worked... Read more
