Dennis Michlitsch
Obituaries December 26, 2016 0
Dennis Michlitsch, age 69 of Milbank died December 26, 2016, at the Ortonville Hospital. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday, December 31 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Lawrence Catholic Church in Milbank. Father Gary DeRouchey will officiate and burial will be in the St. Lawrence Cemetery.... Read more
Lucille Thompson
Obituaries December 26, 2016 0
Lucille Thompson, 84, of Ortonville, MN, died on December 26, 2016. Funeral services will be held on Friday, December 30, beginning at 2 p.m. at Zion Lutheran Church in Ortonville. Deacon Deborah Robinson will officiate. Visitation will be held at Mundwiler and Larson Funeral Home on Thursday evening from... Read more
No Timeline for WVEC Power Restoration
Local News December 26, 2016 0
Whetstone Valley Electric Cooperative, headquartered in Milbank, South Dakota, and serving members in Grant and Roberts counties report many members remain without power. Poles and transmission lines serving Whetstone Valley Electric and surrounding cooperatives are still down. Nearly 200 broken Whetstone Valley poles have been identified and repairs are... Read more
Whetstone Valley Electric Cooperative Members Without Power
Local News December 25, 2016 1
Members of the Whetstone Valley Electric Cooperative are without power this evening due to ice precipitation and high winds. East River Electric, which serves WVEC’s six substations, has experienced severe damage to transmission lines and poles. This has caused interruption of electric service to all of WVEC members. The... Read more
Alice Thielke
Obituaries December 25, 2016 0
Alice Thielke, age 84, of Milbank died December 25, 2016, at the Milbank Area Hospital – Avera Health. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, January 3, 2017, at 2 p.m. at Living Word Lutheran Church with Rev Craig Werling officiating. Elaine Hallberg will provide music. Visitation will be... Read more
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
