Milbank High School head girls basketball coach, Brian Pauli, has set the dates for the Milbank Area Summer Girls Basketball Camps. Athletes in grades 3-5 are invited to attend camp May 1 and May 3-5 from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. at the Koch School gym. Athletes in grades 6-12... Read more
The Milbank Area Lions Swim Team (MALST) welcomes Aarron Schuelke to its coaching staff for the 2017 season. He will serve as the assistant coach. Jodi Street is beginning her second season as coach. “I am very excited that Aarron has been hired as my assistant this season,” stated... Read more
Three Qualify for HOSA Nationals in Florida
Local News April 12, 2017 0
Kimberlly Aburto, Mallory Trapp, and Kerissa DeBoer placed in the top three at the 5th Annual South Dakota HOSA State Leadership Conference held in Sioux Falls April 6-7. They earned a trip to Orlando, Florida to compete in the National Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA) Future Health Professionals... Read more
Glenda Carlson
Obituaries April 12, 2017 0
Glenda C. Carlson, age 79 of Milbank died April 12, 2017 at St. William’s Care Center. Glenda was one of the special ladies at St. William’s. A memorial Mass will be celebrated on Thursday, April 27 at 10:00 a.m. in the chapel at St. William’s Care Center. Her ashes... Read more
The employees of the Milbank School District completed their 4th Annual A Walk Around the World challenge and increased their mileage to 29,473 miles. That’s equal to walking two trips from Milbank to Tibet and back to Milbank and more than around the world – the circumference of the... Read more
Girls Golf Gets Ready for a Gripping Season
Milbank Area Golf April 11, 2017 0
The MHS girls golf team plans to replicate its trip to last year’s state tournament, according to Coach Mark Keeton. Keeton, who is beginning his seventh season as head coach, says, “To accomplish this, we need to finish in the top three teams at the Region 1A meet.” The... Read more
Wild Land Fire Breaks Out West of Milbank
Local News April 11, 2017 0
The Milbank Fire Department responded to a call Friday, April 7, at 2:49 p.m. where a large wild land fire broke out west of Milbank at 149th Street and 469th Avenue, just north of the railroad tracks. According to Milbank Fire Chief Kevin Schuelke, the fire spread to an... Read more
Drug Dogs Search MHS
Local News April 10, 2017 0
The Watertown Police Department, the Milbank Police Department, and Milbank High School used a K9 unit to search the Milbank high school building and parking lot on Thursday, April 6. MHS principal Dan Snaza said, “The dogs check the lockers within the building and the cars in the parking... Read more
G&S Auto Celebrates Grand Opening
Local News April 10, 2017 0
G&S Auto of Milbank celebrated its Grand Opening with a ribbon cutting, sponsored by the Milbank Area Chamber of Commerce, Friday, April 7. The used auto sale business at 1512 Morningside Drive is owned and operated by Gene Wendland and Steve Stern. Read more
Tennis Team Travels to Rezatto Rumble
Milbank Area Tennis April 10, 2017 0
The MHS boys tennis team met tough competition during the Rezatto Rumble April 7-8, in Aberdeen. The Dawgs were 1-3 during the two-day event. Milbank suffered two losses Friday. The locals fell 9-0 to Rapid City Stevens and 8-1 to Sioux Falls Christian. They came back Saturday with a... Read more
