David Martinez Ulloa is an exchange student from Spain and a junior at MHS. He resides with Lloyd and Karen Tillma of Milbank and will soon celebrate his first American Christmas. “We celebrate Christmas like you do. We have the same religion,” he said. “But our big celebration is... Read more
Bulldogs Bite The Bearcats
Milbank Area Boys Basketball December 24, 2016 0
The Milbank Area Bulldogs defeated the Webster Area Bearcats 59-34 in high school boys basketball action Thursday, December 22, at the Milbank Armory. The Dawgs improved to 3-2 this season with the victory. At the end of the first quarter, Milbank Area held a five point lead at 16-11.... Read more
Lady Bulldogs Bitten by Bearcats
Milbank Area Girls Basketball December 24, 2016 0
The Milbank Area Lady Bulldogs battled to the last minute but fell 65-56 to Webster Area in girls basketball action Thursday, December 22, on the road. The locals drop to 2-2 for the season. The Lady Bulldogs trailed 18-14 at the end of the opening quarter. In the second... Read more
Commissioners Approve Right-of Way for Cattle Ridge Wind Farm
Local News December 22, 2016 0
The Grant County commissioners met in regular session December 20. They heard additional information regarding the right-of-way application requested from the Cattle Ridge Wind Farm project. Jay Hess and Melissa Schmidt of Geronimo Energy had addressed the commissioners earlier this month, but the commission had tabled the request to... Read more
Koch Schoolers in Milbank helped restock the Grant County Food Pantry by checking Santa’s list – his pantry list. Kindergarteners through fifth-graders donated items to the pantry for the project Santa’s Pantry List. For every completed list, that classroom was entered into a drawing for a popcorn/game party. “The... Read more
Dawgs Dominate the Dolphins
Milbank Area Boys Basketball December 22, 2016 0
The Milbank Area Bulldogs dominated the Deubrook Dolphins December 20, in Toronto. The Dawgs defeated the Dolphins 67-32 and evened their record at 2-2. Milbank Area led 14-7 at the end of the opening quarter and held on for a commanding 35-14 lead heading into halftime. A solid effort... Read more
Tis the reason to celebrate the season – the birth of Jesus Christ. Churches with holiday services on Christmas Eve, Saturday, December 24, and Christmas Day, Sunday, December 25 include: American Lutheran Church Christmas Eve – 1:30 p.m. family friendly service and 5 p.m. candlelight service Christmas Day –... Read more
Lady Bulldogs Suffer First Hoops Loss
Milbank Area Girls Basketball December 22, 2016 0
The Milbank Area Lady Bulldogs suffered a 49-35 loss to the Warner Monarchs in non-conference high school girls basketball action Tuesday, December 20, at the Milbank Armory. Milbank Area fell to 2-1 this season. Both teams struggled to get into the flow of the game. Milbank Area trailed 5-2... Read more
Area Children Enjoy Christmas With A Cop
Local News December 21, 2016 0
Twenty-seven children, each with a local law enforcement officer, shopped at Runnings on Wednesday, December 21. The Grant County Fraternal Order of Police (FOP), the Grant County Child Protection Team, Shopko, and Inter-lakes Community Action Partnership (ICAP) teamed up to sponsor the annual “Christmas With A Cop”. The program... Read more
Koch School elementary students in kindergarten through fifth grade held their annual Christmas sing-a-long Wednesday, December 21. Music teacher, Dave Boerger, directed. Starting the program were the kindergarten and first grade students. Each grade presented a poem and music. The kindergarten students sang Jingle Bells and the first-graders sang... Read more
