The Babbel-Ons Toastmasters Club met Thursday, June 2, in the State Auto cafeteria for its regular meeting with “balk” as the word of the day. Annavel Quintana served as Toastmaster. The speaker of the day was Talia Athey. She presented Project 5 out of the Competent Communicator manual with... Read more
The Milbank Middle School band members completed a successful 2015-2016 school year with numerous season-end awards. Students earning all eight band practice belts were: Sixth grader students – Maiah Brown, Madison Mathews, Taryn Dusky, Alexis Ninneman, Savannah Stengel, William Karels, Karson Weber, Bennett Schwenn, Benett Street, Hattie Muellenbach, Savanna... Read more
Larry Gribble
Obituaries June 6, 2016 0
Larry Gribble, age 76, of Stockholm, died Sunday, June 5, 2016, at the Milbank Area Hospital-Avera Health. Services will be held at the Stockholm Community Center on Saturday, June 11, 2016, at 1:00 p.m. Rev. Elmer Brinkman will be officiating the service. Burial will take place following the funeral... Read more
Mavis Knaus
Obituaries June 3, 2016 0
Mavis Knaus, age 84 of Milbank died June 2, 2016, at Golden Living Center in Milbank. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, June 7 at 10:30 a.m. at Central United Methodist Church in Milbank. Rev. Dr. DeVern Schwenn and Rev. Melanie Reiners will officiate. Burial will be in... Read more
Four golfers from the Milbank High School girls golf team completed their top round of the season and punched their tickets to the State Class A golf tournament during the Region 1A meet in Salem Tuesday, May 31. Earning a Region 1A medal and a place at state were... Read more
Ready To Fish At Lake Farley?
Local News June 2, 2016 2
Lake Farley is set and ready for fisherman to enjoy their favorite past time. “The theory is that Lake Farley is just open for kids to fish,” stated city administrator Jason Kettwig. “But that is not the case, it is open to anyone.” The City of Milbank and the... Read more
The Shopko Foundation recently provided a $200 donation for the 4-H Bike Rodeo which took place May 26 at the Grant County 4-H grounds. The funds were used to purchase a bike that was given away during the event. The winner of the bike was Mackenzie Mueller. Several bike... Read more
4-H Bike Rodeo A Huge Success
Local News June 1, 2016 0
The 2016 4-H Bike Rodeo, which took place Thursday, May 26, was rated a huge success with 75 area youth taking part in the event. The event was made possible through the efforts of many individuals and local law enforcement officials. Four Junior Busy Bees 4-H members organized and... Read more
The Milbank boys basketball school concluded this past week with camps for fifth through eighth grade players. According to coordinator and Bulldog head coach Matt Bastian, the fifth and sixth grade players showed great improvement. “We focused this camp towards improving the players individual skills and fundamentals,” he explained.... Read more
