Milbank Volleyball Sweet 16 Matchup Announced
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
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 Offers Free Rides to Voters
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
St. Lawrence Third-Graders Make Blankets for Project Linus
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?
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
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
Toastmasters Create Mayhem
The Babbel-Ons Toastmasters Club met Thursday, November 3, in the State Auto cafeteria with Jessica Roggenbuck serving as the Toastmaster. The word of the day was “Mayhem” which means ‘Needless or willful damage’. The word was used five times during the meeting. Speakers of the day were Kirk Simmons... Read more
Lady Bulldogs Go to VB Sweet 16
The Milbank Area Lady Bulldogs are headed to the Sweet 16! The girls volleyball team defeated Aberdeen Roncalli in the first semi-final game of the Region 1A high school volleyball tournament November 3, in Sisseton. Class A implemented a Sweet 16 tournament this year. Thus, no region champion is... Read more

Dale A Leddy

Obituaries November 4, 2016 0

Dale Leddy, age 74, of Marina, Ca, died Wednesday, November 2, 2016, at his home in Marina. A graveside memorial service and burial of cremains will be held on Saturday, May 27, 2017, at 2:00 p.m. at the Milbank City Cemetery. Pastor Melaine Reiners will officiate. Dale A. Leddy... Read more
SZ Entertainment: The Edge of Seventeen
The Edge of Seventeen is a highly anticipated film which will be released in theaters on November 18. Milbank Native Sean Zimny received tickets to a pre-screening of this movie and offers you his take on the film. It is directed by Kelly Fermon Craig and stars Hailee Steinfeld,... Read more