Milbank athletes raced in the 2024 Border Battle in Grand Forks on Saturday, September 30. Organizers expected 86 teams and over 2,100 athletes – an increase from 2023, when they hosted 75 teams and 2,027 runners. Sioux Falls Roosevelt and Sioux Falls Lincoln joined the competition for the first... Read more
The Big Stone City Branch Library will host local author Deb Cuyle on Saturday, October 5, from 10 a.m.until noon. Cuyle will be reading from her latest book, Ghosts and Legends of Northeast South Dakota. Everyone is invited to attend, to share their ghost stories, and to participate in... Read more
Carol Nicholson
Obituaries October 3, 2024 0
Carol Nicholson, age 74, of Wilmot, SD, passed away on Sunday, September 29, 2024, at the Wilmot Care Center. No formal services will be held at this time. Carol Faye Nicholson was born on June 16, 1950, to Carl and Elsie (Gustafson) Schneck in Ortonville, MN. She attended Kilborn... Read more
Big Stone FD “Chase the Ace” Winners Split $146,000 Pot
Uncategorized October 2, 2024 0
The luck of the draw can make or break you in a card game, but onTuesday, October 1, three players increased their chances of going home with a big stack of cash. The prize would be a 60 percent share of the pot given away in the Big Stone... Read more
The Milbank Area Chamber of Commerce (MACC) hosted a ribbon cutting at 1st Choice Real Estate in Milbank on Thursday, September 26, to celebrate a change of ownership. Steve Hicks from Fargo, North Dakota, purchased the business from Trudi Niedert in August. Read more
The Lady Bulldogs eighth-grade volleyball team went on the road to play Webster on Tuesday, October 1. Milbank took the loss 1-2, but Coach Becky Johnson said. “The girls played really well.” Set scores were close at 25-17, 17-25, and 13-15 For the Lady Dawgs, Kenzie Anderson went 10-of-12... Read more
Burning is Banned in Grant County – Effective Immediately
Local News October 1, 2024 0
Kevin Schuelke, head of Grant County Emergency Management, announced a burn ban in Grant County effective immediately. Schuelke said, “The ban will remain in effect until further notice. The ban will most likely not be lifted until measurable precipitation occurs or until the end of harvest.” See the Grant... Read more
Bulldogs Golf Team Headed to State Tourney
Milbank Area Golf October 1, 2024 0
The Bulldogs golf team will play in the 2024 State A Golf Tournament on Monday and Tuesday, October 7 and October 8, at Central Valley Golf Course in Hartford. Milbank qualified as a team at the Region 1A meet on Monday, September 30, in Milbank. MHS golfers going to... Read more
Valley Queen celebrated Mike Schwandt’s final shift at the company on Monday, September 30. Schwandt began his employment there over 19 years ago in the packaging room as a box maker. He then worked on the fill point and seal line before becoming a packaging room lead and drain... Read more
Boyd VanVooren Selected as New Head of Unity Health and Fitness
Local News September 30, 2024 0
Boyd VanVooren, who served as Milbank’s chief of police from 2009 through December 2022, has been named the new manager of the city-owned Unity Health and Fitness facility. VanVooren’s official title will be Parks and Recreation Coordinator. Steve Pendergrass, administrator for the City of Milbank, explains, “Boyd will be... Read more
