Jane Roehr
Obituaries December 21, 2017 1
Jane Roehr, age 69 of Milbank died December 20, 2017, at the Ortonville Hospital. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, December 23 at 1:00 p.m. at Central United Methodist Church in Milbank. Rev. Dr. DeVern Schwenn and Rev. Thom Bowsher will officiate. Burial will be in the Milbank... Read more
Local Law Enforcement Officers Assist Children with Christmas Shopping
Local News December 20, 2017 0
The Grant County Fraternal Order of Police (FOP), the Grant County Child Protection Team, Shopko, and Inter-lakes Community Action Partnership (ICAP) teamed up to sponsor the annual “Christmas With A Cop”. The program helps children in need buy Christmas presents for their families. Thirty children from the Grant County... Read more
Do turkeys fear you and dinner guests cheer you? Do you know a drumstick from a wing? Even if you don’t, the Free Christmas Day Dinner is looking for you! Just one hour of your time can make a big difference in someone’s happiness this holiday. Turkey carvers and... Read more
Lady Bulldogs Suffer Loss at Warner
Milbank Area Girls Basketball December 20, 2017 0
The Lady Bulldogs fell 61-25 to the Warner Monarchs December 19, on the road. Milbank Area evened their record to 2-2 following Tuesday’s loss. “We really struggled shooting the basketball,” stated Brian Pauli, head coach for the Lady Bulldogs. “I think their height caused some of that, but we... Read more
Milbank Debate Atttends Brookings Bell
Local News December 20, 2017 0
The Milbank High School debate team competed in the Brookings Bell debate tournament December 15-16. Students representing MHS were: (l. to r.) Heidi Meyer, Leah Mogard, Sydney Spanton, Caitlin Kroemer, Nathan Loutsch, and Trystan Fischer. (Not pictured, Hope Osborn.) The team is coached by Caitlyn Oien. Read more
Churches around the Milbank area will be celebrating Christmas. Here is the complete list of services and events in our community: Central United Methodist Church Sunday, December 24 – Christmas Eve services at 10 a.m., 3 p.m., and 5 p.m. Parkview United Methodist Church Sunday, December 24 -Christmas Eve service at 11:00... Read more
Michelle Johnson was named the winner of the annual Cookie Contest put on by Seehafer Ace Hardware. She entered the contest with her frosted sugar cookies. She was rewarded with a Kitchen Aid stand mixer. The contest took place Saturday, December 16, with a blind taste judging by Pat... Read more
The students of Milbank Middle School raised over $2,000 for gifts for the local Angel Tree project this year through a penny war competition sponsored by the middle school student council. Each homeroom class made up its own team. The goal was to raise $1,700 for the cause, but... Read more
Bulldog Grapplers Place at Madison Invitational
Milbank Area Wrestling December 19, 2017 0
Three Milbank wrestlers earned a top five finish at the Madison Invitational wrestling tournament Saturday, December 16. Eli Fischer led the Bulldogs with a first place finish at 106 pounds. Alec Bien took fourth place at 160 pounds while Brodie Holtquist placed fifth at the 170 pound weight class.... Read more
Dawgs Drop to Cavaliers In Hoops Contest
Milbank Area Boys Basketball December 19, 2017 0
The Milbank Area Bulldogs dropped to 1-2 on the season with a 63-27 loss to the Aberdeen Roncalli Cavaliers Friday, December 15, on the road. Both teams struggled at times throughout the contest. Roncalli held a 18-13 lead after one quarter of play, but the Bulldogs came back and... Read more
