Latest News on Lake Farley Country Concert
Local News July 11, 2016 0
Milbank fans and the country music community were stunned and saddened by the news of the accident involving Jerry Greer, son of country music entertainer Craig Morgan. Morgan was scheduled to perform in Milbank this Friday, July 15. The concert has been cancelled. All tickets purchased for Craig Morgan... Read more
Jerry Greer, son of country music entertainer Craig Morgan, went missing yesterday following a boating accident on Kentucky Lake in Humphreys County, Tennessee. Recovery efforts to locate the 19 year-old son are underway. Morgan is set to headline the Farley Country Concert on Friday in Milbank. “The family is grateful for... Read more
Gertrude “Dottie” M. Rausch
Obituaries July 10, 2016 0
Gertrude “Dottie” Margretta Rausch, 99, of Hopkins, MN, died July 10, 2016, at Methodist Hospital in St. Louis Park, MN. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. Charles Catholic Church in Big Stone City, SD on Saturday, July 16 at 11:00 A.M. with burial in the church... Read more
Clifford Redepenning
Obituaries July 8, 2016 0
Clifford Redepenning, age 84, of Ortonville, MN, died Friday, July 8, 2016, surrounded by family at home. Funeral services will be held on Friday, July 15, 2016, at 1:30 p.m. at Living Word Lutheran Church in Milbank, SD with Rev. Craig Werling officiating. Burial will follow at Mound Cemetery... Read more
The Cantine Family – Larry and Loretta, along with sons Kevin, Greg and Scott- have been named a United States Tennis Association (USTA) Local Hero. The Cantines were one of just 17 heros selected out of the hundreds of thousands of people in the United States involved with the... Read more
The Milbank Fire and Rescue Department was dispatched at 11:24 a.m. Wednesday, July 6, to 1209 South Dakota Street, behind Grant-Roberts Rural Water, for a severed natural gas line. Milbank Fire Chief Kevin Schuelke reported gas was spewing from a cut in the line by a trencher. “Firefighters pulled... Read more
PIERRE, S.D. – Former state legislator Mary McClure Bibby of Brookings passed away on July 2, 2016. McClure, 77, was a native of Milbank and an alumna of the University of South Dakota, where she received the Fulbright Scholarship. She became a teacher and settled in Redfield. McClure served... Read more
Grant County USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) Executive Director CED Joel Foster announced that the nomination period for local FSA county committees began on June 15, 2016. “County committees are unique to FSA and allow producers to have a voice on federal farm program implementation at the local... Read more
Seven youth from Grant County and the surrounding areas attended the annual Leddy Livestock Judging School Tuesday, June 28, at the Leddy Herefords farm of Wade and Lori Leddy of Twin Brooks. Youth, ranging in age from 8 to 18, judged four classes of beef, swine, sheep and meat... Read more
The Milbank Area Ag Committee, part of the local Chamber of Commerce, will host a Farmers Appreciation Event Thursday, July 21, at 5:30 p.m. at the Speedway Event Center. A free supper will be served in appreciation of area farmers, retired farmers and their immediate families. A guest speaker... Read more
