The 3rd Biennial 4-H Bike Rodeo and Safety Day is Friday, May 25, at the Grant County 4-H Grounds. Registration runs from 9 a.m. until 10 a.m. The event is free. Kindergarten through fifth grade students are invited to participate. Two bicycles will be given away courtesy of the... Read more
There will be a meeting for all 8th graders and their parents on May 9. The meeting starts at 5:30 p.m. in the MHS theater. Graduation requirements will be discussed and schedules for 9th grade will be completed. The meeting is expected to last 30 to 45 minutes. Questions?... Read more
Loren Lindholm
Obituaries May 6, 2018 0
Loren H. Lindholm, age 83, former resident of Ortonville, died May 5, 2018, at the Weiss Hospital in Chicago, IL. Funeral services will be held on Monday, May 14, 2018, at 1:00 p.m., at First United Methodist Church in Ortonville with the Rev. Melanie Reiners presiding. Interment will be... Read more
Linda Shank
Obituaries May 4, 2018 0
Linda Shank, age 85, of Milbank died May 3, 2018, at St. William’s Care Center. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Monday, May 7, at 10:30 a.m. at St. Lawrence Catholic Church in Milbank. Visitation will be held on Sunday at the church beginning at 5 p.m.... Read more
Sixty-eight couples promenaded through a fairy tale world during the Milbank High School junior-senior prom Grand March Saturday, April 29. Lexi and Jacob Ebsen announced each couple as they began their walk along the magical path. Morgan Raffety and Taylor Thue co-chaired the event. Other members of the prom... Read more
Donn Bassett
Obituaries May 3, 2018 0
Donn Bassett, age 88, of Wilmot died on May 2, 2018, at the Wilmot Care Center. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, May 5, 2018, at 2:00 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church in Wilmot. Jerry Lutkemeier will officiate and burial will be in the Wilmot City Cemetery. Visitation... Read more
Isabella Anderson, is the Milbank winners of the 2018 Grandparent Essay Contest. She nominated her grandpa, Ron Anderson. Isabella is the daughter of Paul and Jennifer Anderson of Milbank. Since 2003, AARP South Dakota and the South Dakota Retired Teachers Association have cosponsored the annual essay contest for South Dakota... Read more
The Grant County Commissioners met Tuesday, May 1, at the Milbank Courthouse. It was decided and put into effect immediately to move the voting station for Precinct 47 Melrose Township from the community room in the Ottertail building to the community room in the Grant County Library. The switch... Read more
The 25th Annual Big Stone Health Care Foundation Gala was held on Saturday, April 21, at Sioux Historic Pavilion. Over 430 guests set a record for attendance. “The main goal of the fundraiser has always been and will continue to be physician recruitment,” said Vanessa Lhotka-Meyer, director of the... Read more
The Orphan Grain Train has earned another four-star rating from Charity Navigator, America’s largest independent charity evaluator. This is the seventh consecutive year the Orphan Grain Train has earned this designation. According to Michael Thatcher, President and CEO of Charity Navigator, “Only a quarter of charities rated by Charity... Read more
