Milbank Special Olympics Athletes Win in Watertown
The Milbank Area Special Olympics team competed in the 2018 Northeast Regional Track Meet in Watertown on May 4. The athletes entered running and field contests during the day-long event. Results of the meet: Briar Zuraff – 1st – standing long jump / 3rd – softball throw/ 6th –... Read more
Fire Departments Respond to Two Fires at Same Time
Two fires broke out within 15 minutes and one mile of each other on Monday, May 7. The Milbank Fire Department, the Revillo Fire Department, the Labolt Fire Department, Grant County Emergency Management, and the Grant County Sheriff’s Department responded to the calls. The first call came in at... Read more
Food Giveaway May 9
The Grant County Christian Service Council partners with Feeding South Dakota for a food giveaway Wednesday, May 9. The free food will be distributed at the Grant Co. 4-H Exhibit Building. The giveaway begins at 4:30 p.m. and continues until 6:00 p.m. or until the food is gone. Doors... Read more
Middle School Spring Concert is May 10
The 2018 Festival singers will be featured. The sixth, seventh, and eighth grade ensembles will perform and the sixth, seventh, and eighth grade bands will collaborate to present selections. The students are under the direction of Susan Karels and Miriam Schwenn, Read more
Revitalize Spa Joins Milbank Chamber
Revitalize Spa hosted a ribbon cutting sponsored by the Chamber on Friday, May 4. “We are happy to welcome Revitalize Spa as a chamber member and celebrate with them,” said Chelcie Eischens, director of the Chamber. Revitalize Spa is owned by Tammi Westfield. Visit the spa at 102 W.... Read more
Deadline to Register for 4-H Rodeo and Safety Day is May 11
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
Meeting For All 8th Graders and Their Parents This Wednesday
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
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

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
2018 MHS Prom Charms the Crowd
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