St. Lawrence School exceeded its goal of $16,000 during the 2017 Catholic Schools Raffle. They raised $16,700. Every dollar stays in Milbank. The annual fundraiser includes schools in South Dakota, North Dakota, and Minnesota. It raised over $1,066,450 this year. Catholic United Financial, sponsor of the 80-school raffle, also... Read more
The Second Annual Kids Helping Kids Pirate Party is Friday, March 24. The party runs from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at Central United Methodist Church in Milbank. The event is open to the community. Carnival-type games and food are planned. Tickets are 25 cents each and are good for... Read more
Registration is open for programs and classes offered by the Milbank Area Youth Activities Project (MAYA). The MAYA Project, in its sixth year, is a non-profit project started by a group of local teachers wanting to give all elementary-age children an opportunity to participate in summer activities. Classes are... Read more
Twenty wrestlers from the Milbank Wrestling Booster Club punched their tickets to the state youth wrestling tournament scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, March 25-26, in Rapid City. The wrestlers who won the top three places in their age and weight division at the region tournament in Britton on March... Read more
Hearing Set for Agribusiness Ordinance
Local News March 21, 2017 0
An additional public hearing, including the second reading of Ordinance 2016-01B- the Agribusiness Activities Ordinance- is scheduled for Tuesday, April 4. The hearing is at 9:30 a.m. during the regular meeting of the Grant County Commissioners. Grant County Auditor Karen Layher said the public hearing is necessary because some... Read more
Elementary students from Koch School watched an assembly Suit Up and Save The World. Rick Huddle of Portland, Oregon, presented the show on Tuesday, March 21. Huddle, a storyteller, musician, and theater artist, used skits and songs to teach students how to use their real life super powers to... Read more
Corona held its annual St. Patrick’s Day parade on March 17. There were 44 float entries in four categories. Winning the Most Irish prize was the Corona Community Club float. Dakota Machine Works received the Most Unique float trophy. The Best Children’s float award went to Todd Sprung of... Read more
Two Milbank Middle School students attended the Third Annual Flute Day on the campus of South Dakota State University in Brookings on March 18. Seventh-grader Shaylee Pekelder and eighth-grader Marly Leddy represented Milbank. They were accompanied by Deb Rausch, band lesson instructor. A total of 82 flute players participated... Read more
The Milbank Ball Diamond Association (MBDA) hosts its annual registration for youth baseball and softball programs for ages 4-18 on Thursday, March 23. Registration is from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Milbank Visitor Center community room. All youth are required to sign up during this time. Teams include:... Read more
WVEC’s Annual Meeting Scheduled
Local News March 20, 2017 0
Whetstone Valley Electric Cooperative hosts its 76th annual meeting Thursday, March 23, at 5:30 p.m. in the Milbank Armory. The evening begins with dinner at 5:30 p.m. The business meeting follows at 6:30 p.m. “Enjoy dinner and a short meeting,” says WVE General Manager Dave Page. “We need your... Read more
