The Milbank Area Retired Teacher and Personnel Association (MARTA) will meet at Pizza Ranch at 11 a.m. on Thursday, August 15. Two presentations are featured in this month’s program. Johanna Ward, an elementary teacher from Hamburg, will talk about her experiences as a teacher in Germany. Johanna is the... Read more
Dom Boerger Pitches 95 Strikes in State Tourney
Milbank Area Baseball August 13, 2024 0
The Milbank Firechiefs, now 16-2, face Dell Rapids PBR tonight, August 13, in the second round of South Dakota’s 92nd State B Amateur Baseball Tournament. The game starts at 7:30 p.m. at Cadwell Park in Mitchell. The Firechiefs advanced to the second round by defeating the Hartford-Humboldt Gamecocks 5... Read more
Preston Fischer
Obituaries August 12, 2024 0
Preston Fischer, 76, of Milbank, SD, passed away on Thursday, August 8, 2024, at Milbank Area Hospital – Avera Health in Milbank. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, August 13, 2024, at 10:30 a.m. at Emanuel Lutheran Church in Milbank. Pastor Chris Davis will officiate. Visitation will be... Read more
Steve Hicks has purchased 1st Choice Real Estate in Milbank from Trudi Niedert. The sale was completed on Friday, August 2. Steve, a 2009 graduate of MHS, is happy to call Milbank home again after living and working in Fargo for 15 years. “We’ve got a lot going on,”... Read more
Florence Kjenstad
Obituaries August 12, 2024 0
Florence Lena (Ring) Kjenstad, 99, of Morris, MN, a beloved Mother, Grandmother, Great-Grandmother and friend, passed away peacefully, embraced by the love of her family and community on Saturday, August 10, 2024, at West Wind Village in Morris. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Friday, August 16,... Read more
Lonnie Reedy
Obituaries August 10, 2024 0
Lonnie Reedy, 60, of Graceville, MN, passed away on Friday, August 9, 2024, at Essentia Health in Fargo, ND. Funeral Services will be held on Monday, August 19, 2024, at 2:00 p.m. at Mundwiler & Larson Funeral Home in Graceville, MN. Visitation will be held one hour prior to... Read more
The Milbank Firechiefs face the Hartford-Humboldt Gamecocks on Saturday, August 10, at 1 p.m. in their first game of South Dakota’s 2024 Class B Amateur Baseball Tournament. The 31-game state tournament starts today at Cadwell Park in Mitchell. The 32 teams who made the cut will be shaved down... Read more
Mike Maas
Obituaries August 8, 2024 0
Michael “Mike” Maas, age 60, of Ortonville, MN, passed away on Wednesday, August 7, 2024, at the Ortonville Area Health Services Hospital. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, August 13, 2024, at 2:00 p.m. at Abiding Faith Lutheran Church in Ortonville, MN. Visitation will be held Monday, August... Read more
Yvonne Swanson
Obituaries August 8, 2024 0
Yvonne Swanson, 87, of Milbank, SD, passed away on Wednesday, August 7, 2024, at St. William Care Center in Milbank. A private family service will be held at a later date. Yvonne Kathleen Meyer was born on July 24, 1937, in New Ulm, Minnesota, to Paul and Rebecca (Mehlhop)... Read more
Marlin “Fritz” Kasuske
Obituaries August 7, 2024 0
Marlin “Fritz” Kasuske, 93, formerly of Twin Brooks, SD, passed away on Tuesday, August 6, 2024, in Iowa. Private family grave-side services were held on August 12 at the Milbank City Cemetery. Marlin Leo Kasuske was born on August 15, 1930, at the family farm near Twin Brooks. He... Read more
