Hunter Schweer
Obituaries December 13, 2017 6
Hunter Schweer, age 14, of Milbank died on December 12, 2017, at his residence. Funeral services will be held on Monday, December 18, at 2:00 p.m. at Central United Methodist Church in Milbank. Rev. Dr. DeVern Schwenn will officiate and burial will be in the Milbank City Cemetery. Visitation... Read more
Gerald Moe
Obituaries December 13, 2017 0
Gerald DuWayne Moe, age 71, of Wolf Point, Montana, died at Northeast Montana Health Services in Wolf Point. Services will be held on Tuesday, December 19, 2017, at 11:00 a.m. at Hope Lutheran Church, Summit, SD. Rev. Justin Neugebauer will officiate and burial with military honors will be held... Read more
Heads Up! Meteor Shower Tonight
Local News December 13, 2017 0
Look up in the sky tonight! See that streak? Is it Santa and his eight little reindeer? Nope. It’s the Geminid meteor shower – the most sensational celestial show of the year. If the clouds cooperate, you should be able to see up to 100 meteor showers per hour.... Read more
Iris Bunting
Obituaries December 13, 2017 0
Iris Bunting, age 89, of Milbank died December 13, 2017, at her residence. Services will be held on Wednesday, December 20, 2017, at 10:30 a.m. at American Lutheran Church in Milbank with Rev. Hanson officiating. Burial will follow in Marvin Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Tuesday evening, December... Read more
Eli Fischer Wins Rapid City Invitational Wrestling Tournament
Milbank Area Wrestling December 12, 2017 0
Milbank High School sophomore, Eli Fischer, captured the championship title at the Rapid City Invitational wrestling tournament this past weekend, Friday and Saturday, December 8-9, at the 106 pound weight class. He was the lone Bulldog to place in the tournament. “We competed hard and battled tough competition,” stated... Read more
Christina Lusk Named December Student of the Month
Local News December 12, 2017 0
Christina Lusk, a senior at Milbank High School, is the December Student of the Month. She is the daughter of James and Rovilyn Lusk. Christina is a member of the band and choir, and is involved in HOSA and student council. She is also a member of the cross... Read more
New MHS Bus is Ready to Roll
Local News December 12, 2017 0
Watch out South Dakota! Here come the Milbank Area Bulldogs! Starting today, the Bulldogs will be riding in style. According to Superintendent Tim Graf, “The bus is all set and ready to use today for middle school girls basketball. I feel it will generate a lot of pride and... Read more
School Board Reviews General Fund
Local News December 12, 2017
The Milbank School District Board of Education met for their regular meeting on Monday, December 12. Prior to the meeting, the board members toured the newly acquired school bus. To start the meeting, the board reviewed the financial status of the general fund. “This is the first month we... Read more
Milbank Gymnasts Improve Scores at Recent Meets
Milbank Area Gymnastics December 12, 2017 0
The Milbank gymnastics team improved their scores at two recent meets. The locals hosted Hendricks/RTR (Minnesota) in a dual meet on Tuesday, December 5, and then traveled to Aberdeen Saturday, December 9, for the Hub City Invitational. Milbank scored 126.40 points behind Hendricks/RTR with 133.55. “The girls continued to... Read more
MHS students, Jordan Gertsema, Morgan Selchert, Reed Hartman, Lexi Pinkert, and Derek Weinkauf, competed in the 10th Annual BIG Idea Competition. The BIG Idea Competition is a contest for South Dakota high school students to work individually or in small teams to create a business idea. This year, student... Read more
