The Grant County Public Library will showcase acclaimed Celtic fingerstyle guitarist Jerry Barlow in concert Monday, November 14, at 7 p.m. at the library. The program is sponsored by the library and Friends of the Library and is free to the community. Light refreshments will follow the performance. Barlow... Read more
Debra Pauli
Obituaries November 7, 2016 0
Debra Pauli, age 60, of Twin Brooks, died Sunday, November 6, 2016, at the Ortonville Hospital after a 2 ½ year battle with bile duct cancer. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, November 10, 2016, at 1:30 p.m. at American Lutheran Church in Milbank with Rev. Carl Larson... Read more
Russell Vreim
Obituaries November 7, 2016 0
Russell Vreim, age 71, of Milbank, died Sunday, November 6, 2016, at the Milbank Area Hospital – Avera Health. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, November 10, 2016 at 11a.m. at Emanuel Lutheran Church. Visitation will be held Wednesday evening from 5 – 7 p.m. at the church... Read more
On November 6, 2001, Destiny Marie was born to Josh and Jen Karpinen in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. As their first born, Destiny was such a welcome addition to her parents and her grandparents (Barb and Roger Siem, Barb and Allen Bucholz, and Sharon and Wayne Karpinen) As... Read more
Milbank Volleyball Sweet 16 Matchup Announced
Milbank Area Volleyball November 6, 2016 0
The Milbank Area Lady Bulldog volleyball team has secured the number nine seed in the newly designed Sweet 16 tournament. The locals will face the number eight seeded Miller. The game will be played in the Deubrook Area gymnasium in White at 7 p.m Thursday, November 10. Following are... Read more
Souza’s Jersey Wins First at World Dairy Expo
Local News November 5, 2016 0
Covington Legend Nadine, shown by Audrey Souza, captured first place in the Junior Jersey Aged Cow Class at the 2016 World Dairy Expo in Madison, Wisconsin. She also took sixth place overall in the open Jersey Aged Cow class. She and her owners were awarded a commemorative gold-trimmed vase,... Read more
The Valley Express and the Milbank Community Transit are your ticket to the 2016 Election. They are teaming up on November 8 to give you a free ride to the polls. Rides are available from Community Transit from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. and The Valley Express will pay... Read more
Mrs. Wiese’s third grade students at St. Lawrence School made eight fleece tie blankets to donate to Project Linus. Project Linus is a nonprofit organization that gives homemade blankets to children in the United States. The students held a snack sale at school and raised $147.50. The money was... Read more
It’s Election Time – Do You Know How You Are Voting?
Local News November 5, 2016 1
The 2016 General Election is here! The polls open at 7 a.m. on Tuesday, November 8. Absentee voting remains open until Monday, November 7, at 5 p.m. at the Grant County Auditor’s office in the Grant County Courthouse. Despite the focus on the presidential race, South Dakotans also have... Read more
Turn Back Your Clocks this Saturday
Local News November 5, 2016 0
Who doesn’t enjoy an extra hour of sleep, especially on the weekend? This Saturday, Daylight Savings Time ends and everyone gets a chance to catch up on their zzz’s. Clocks are turned back one hour beginning at 2 a.m. on Sunday, November 6. Just because the change takes affect... Read more
