MHS Career Day is Wednesday, February 15, from 10 a.m. to noon and is designed to inspire both students and speakers. On one hand, it exposes students to different occupations. On the other hand, Milbank area businesses can showcase their work, their journey to becoming a professional, and meet... Read more
SZ Entertainment: La La Land
SZ Entertainment January 22, 2017 0
Milbank Native Sean Zimny reviews the hit new musical, LA LA LAND! La La Land, a blockbuster, is directed by Damien Chazelle and stars Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone. Read more
Alfred’s Cafe Opens in New Hospital
CommunityUncategorized January 20, 2017 3
Alfred’s Cafe opened its doors Wednesday, January 18. The cafe serves patrons seven days a week from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the new Milbank healthcare campus. Everyone is welcome. There’s even free coffee all the time. The name recognizes two Alfreds -Alfred Gonzenbach and Alfred Nef -founders... Read more
Milbank Grapplers Win Dual Victories
Milbank Area Wrestling January 20, 2017 0
The Milbank Bulldogs captured two Northeast Conference dual victories during a quadrangular January 19, in Sisseton. Milbank rolled past Clark-Willow Lake 45-28 and edged out Sisseton 39-36. The Dawgs improved their dual record to 8-7. “The guys showed up and did their jobs,” stated Bulldog head coach Jeremy Tostenson.... Read more
Dean O’Farrell
Obituaries January 20, 2017 0
Dean O’Farrell, age 85 of Marvin died January 19, 2017, at his residence. Memorial services will be held on Tuesday, January 24 at 10:30 a.m. at Mundwiler Funeral Home in Milbank. Rev. John Hostettler will officiate. Visitation will be at the funeral home on Monday from 5 – 7... Read more
Brooke Fraasch Qualifies For State Gymnastics Meet
Milbank Area Gymnastics January 19, 2017 0
Milbank High School senior gymnast, Brooke Fraasch, earned a place in the individual competition of the State Class A gymnastics meet. She did so by meeting the in-season qualifying standards for the third time in both the all-around competition and the vault during the Deuel Invitational meet Tuesday, January... Read more
The Babbel-Ons Toastmasters Club met Thursday, January 19, in the State Auto cafeteria with Natalie Remund serving as the Toastmaster. The word of the day was “haberdasher” which means ‘a dealer in notions (such as needles, thread, buttons, etc).’ The word “haperdasher” was used one time during the meeting.... Read more
It Only Takes A Spark Cancer Walk and its teams have published a cookbook to commemorate their 20th anniversary walk, which will take place June 9-10 at Lake Farley Park in Milbank. Cancer walk core committee members announce the arrival of its new, one-of-a-kind cookbook, titled “Put A Spark... Read more
Lady Bulldogs Split In Recent Hoops
Milbank Area Girls Basketball January 18, 2017 0
Milbank Area traveled to Sioux Falls January 14, to compete in the 2017 Sanford Pentagon Heritage Classic. They faced undefeated Lennox. The Lady Bulldogs trailed 9-4 at the end of the opening quarter. Milbank Area battled back and outscored the Oriels by two points to cut the deficit to... Read more
Sousa Leads Math Counts Team
Local News January 18, 2017 0
Milbank Middle School student Isaac Sousa placed third at the Math Counts competition in Aberdeen on January 11. There were 17 teams competing in the event, including two teams from Milbank. The Milbank 2 team was comprised of Sousa, Bennett Schwenn, Will Karels, and Zack Ringsaker. They finished ninth... Read more
