MARTA Members Earn Awards At State Convention
Local News May 10, 2016 0
Four Milbank Area Retired Teacher Association (MARTA) members attended the South Dakota Retired State Personnel (SDRSP) convention in Pierre May 3-4. MARTA President Rhonda Preller was recognized with an Outstanding Volunteer Service award. She was one of just four recipients of the award. MARTA was also commended on their 14%... Read more
Bulldog Netters Secure Victory
Milbank Area Tennis May 10, 2016 0
The Milbank Bulldogs secured a 6-1 high school boys tennis victory over Yellow Medicine East, MN, Friday, May 6, despite the unusually hot temperatures. “Thankfully both teams had a day or two prior to the match where the temperatures were higher than they had been,” explained Milbank head boys... Read more
The Milbank High School music department will perform their spring concert Tuesday, May 17, at 7:30 p.m. in the high school theatre. The high school concert band and choir, conducted by Susan Karels and Miriam Schwenn, will present their contest pieces performed at the Region III Large Group Contest.... Read more
Huber, Strege Resign From Teaching Positions
Local News May 9, 2016 0
Carole Huber and Vicki Strege submitted their resignations to the Milbank School District Board of Education tonight at the regular school board meeting. Mrs. Huber will resign as a middle school English teacher, and Mrs. Strege, as the high school Spanish teacher. Mrs. Huber graduated from Northern State and... Read more
Jackson Schwandt of Milbank was sworn in as an attorney by Judge Vincent Foley on Friday, May 6, in the courtroom of the Grant County Courthouse. He has been interning with Attorney William Coester of Milbank since November and upon processing of the paperwork by the Supreme Court, will begin his... Read more
Six athletes from Milbank High School participated in the Northeast Area Special Olympics Spring Games in Watertown Friday, April 29. Winning first place in the individual 100 meter dash were Tyler Johnson, Mariah Pillatzki, Jacob O’Donnell and Briar Zuraff. Second place in the event went to Makenzie Wittrock, and... Read more
Taco John’s of Milbank awarded college scholarships to three Milbank High School seniors. Tera Hanson, Dalton Fox, and Miranda Madsen each received a $500 scholarship for higher education next fall. Hanson will attend the University of South Dakota (USD) in Vermillion and Fox will attend Dakota State University (DSU)... Read more
Governor Daugaard Honors Rebekah Tuchscherer
Local News May 9, 2016 0
Milbank High School senior Rebekah Tuchscherer was one of South Dakota’s Class of 2016 scholars honored for academic achievement by Governor Dennis Daugaard. The ceremony took place April 25, during the 26th Annual Academic Excellence Banquet in Pierre. Daugaard and the Associated School Boards of South Dakota invited more... Read more
The Grant County Library will feature two events in the month of May. A make-and-take coloring project for children and their mothers, grandmothers or significant females in their lives is available now through May 14. “This will give an opportunity for moms to color with their children in honor... Read more
Students from Milbank Middle School made 11 tie blankets which were donated to St. William’s Care Center in Milbank recently. The middle school student council group led the project by purchasing the material needed. The various homeroom classes in grades six through eight cut and tied the blankets to... Read more
