Rosella Butzin
Obituaries March 11, 2017 0
Rosella Caroline Butzin, 85, of Carlton, MN, died peacefully Friday, March 10, 2017 in Inter-Faith Care Center where she had been a resident for the past five years. She was born on a farm in Revillo, South Dakota on December 28, 1931. Rosella attended Young America School through the... Read more
Donna Tritz
Obituaries March 10, 2017 0
Donna Tritz, age 86 of Graceville died March 10, 2017, at Browns Valley Health Center. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Tuesday, March 14 at 10:30 a.m. Father David Breu will celebrate the Mass and burial will be held at the Graceville Consolidated Cemetery. Visitation will be... Read more
Milbank Gymnasts Win Awards
Milbank Area Gymnastics March 10, 2017 0
The Milbank High School gymnastics team concluded its season with an awards potluck March 7. Varsity gymnasts selected three award winners by vote. Sophomore Mackenzie Weinkauf was named the most dedicated gymnast. Junior Jodi DeVaal was chosen as the hardest worker, and Christina Lusk was named the most improved.... Read more
Spring Forward This Sunday
Local News March 10, 2017 0
Daylight Savings Time begins this Sunday. Don’t forget to move your clocks forward one hour at 2 a.m on Sunday, March 12. Read more
Twenty students from the seventh and eighth grade Milbank Middle School choirs participated in the Festival for Young Voices in Brookings on March 6. Students joined area schools under guest director Robyn Starks Holcomb from Sioux Falls Roosevelt High School. The 200-plus voice choir presented a grand concert at... Read more
The Milbank Area Retired Teachers Association will hold its monthly meeting Thursday, March 16, with Rhonda Preller presenting “Hawaii, Island Paradise.” Preller and her family traveled to the Hawaiian island of Oahu in January. The meeting begins at 11 a.m. at Pizza Ranch in Milbank. A business meeting and... Read more
Milbank Fire Department Responds to Fire
Local News March 9, 2017 0
The Milbank Fire Department and the Revillo Fire Department responded to a call for help on Sunday, March 5, at 12:03 p.m. Trucks were dispatched to 14572 179th Street, south of Revillo to the home of June Giossi. June’s son, Dakota, was cutting with a torch when fire started... Read more
Vernon Goldsmith
Obituaries March 9, 2017 0
Funeral services for Vernon Goldsmith will be held on Sunday, March 12, at 2:00 p.m. at Tabor United Methodist Church in Big Stone City, SD. Pastor Melanie Reiners will officiate and burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery. Visitation will be held at the church one hour prior to the... Read more
According to organizers, LeAnn Kuper and Brenda Maass, the Grant County Christian Service Council gave away 7,815 pounds of food today. “This giveaway went just fabulous,” said Kuper. “We had great volunteers running two lines to get people in and out in no time.” This was the third giveaway... Read more
The St Lawrence Student Council sponsored their first Lap-a-thon. Students walked laps in the gym for 15 minutes each day before school and the laps were recorded. An awards ceremony was held March 7. Grades 1-6 were awarded ribbons for first and second place in their grade. Many kids... Read more
