Summer Volleyball Camp Features Former SD Stars
The 2018 Elite Alliance Summer Volleyball Camp in Watertown features Tiara Gibson, Marcelina (Glab) Gilbertson, Haley Smith, and Rayleigh Petersen. Gibson and Gilbertson are considered two of the best volleyball players to come out of South Dakota. Tiara Gibson is a middle hitter who played two years for the... Read more
Youth Baseball Slides Into the Season
The 2018 Milbank Youth Baseball season teed-off on June 6. Games are played at Pribyl Park on Wednesday and Thursday evenings. First pitch (or tee) is at 6 p.m. This season, the field includes 12 teams divided into four age groups: four T-ball teams, three U8 (ages 8 and... Read more
MALST Swimmers Break Records in Watertown
The Milbank Area Lions Swim Team dove into their summer season at the Watertown Invitational on Saturday, June 2. Eighteen new MALST records were set, 21 swimmers brought home first-place finishes, and nine swimmers qualified for a state event. Elijah Fraasch broke Alex Defea’s 2007 records in the 50-meter freestyle... Read more
Wilmot’s Merilys Porter-Brown — 100-Year-Old Army Flight Nurse Remembers D-Day
Lieutenant Merilys Porter was one of the first rescuers to land on Omaha Beach just after D-Day. She was a member of a revolutionary combat team – US Army flight nurses. But the carnage at Normandy allowed no time for her to consider how she was making history. On... Read more
2018 Grant County Primary Results
The Valley Express is at the Grant County Courthouse and will continue to keep you updated as the results come in. Update: 9:45 PM – 18/18 Precincts have reported. Results are now final. Republican Governor Primary Marty Jackley – 321 Kristi Noem – 609 Republican US House Primary Neal... Read more
Laura (Dailie) Mueller Chosen as Honorary Chair of Cancer Walk
Laura (Dailie) Mueller will be recognized as the honorary chairperson for the 2018 It Only Takes A Spark Cancer Walk. The Walk takes place this Friday, June 8, and Saturday, June 9, at Farley Park in Milbank. Click here to see an additional story on Laura’s cancer journey.   The... Read more
Election Results Delayed By Electronic Chaos
If you are eagerly awaiting election results tonight prepare to stay up a little later. The office of the South Dakota Secretary of State reports some polling locations will be required to remain open later than 7 p.m. to reconcile a loss of voting time due to electronic failure.... Read more
Republican Primary Tuesday -10  Things You Need to Know Before You Go
Tuesday, June 5 is the Republican Primary in South Dakota. Here are 10 important things to know. WHEN CAN I VOTE? Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. If you are waiting in line when the polls close, you will still be allowed to vote. WHERE... Read more
Austin Eggers is New Intern at Milbank Area Hospital
If you believe music is medicine for the soul, then Austin Eggers has got you covered – body and soul. Eggers, the new intern at the Milbank Area Hospital Avera, sees patients in the morning and entertains and relaxes them during lunch. His piano melodies waft through the halls... Read more
Register for Libraries Rock – Summer Reading at the Library
The Grant County Library is ready to rock and roll! Kids are invited to explore music and geology during Libraries Rock – the summer reading program. The program is open to children who have completed one year of preschool through ninth graders. Pre-kindergarteners through fifth graders will log reading... Read more