In a closely contested race, challenger Joel Adler was elected to the District 7 position on the Whetstone Valley Electric Board of Directors during the cooperative’s annual meeting Thursday, March 31. “I knew it was going to be really close and I thank everyone who voted for me,” said... Read more
CAFO Ordinance Added to June Primary Election Ballot
Local News April 6, 2016 0
Ordinance 2016-1, which establishes zoning regulations in Grant County and addresses concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs), will be added to the ballot for the June primary election. The Grant County Commissioners voted to accept several referral petitions and let the public decide whether or not to uphold the adoption... Read more
The Milbank High School track and field team started its season with a bang during the Whetstone Valley Invitational April 5, in Milbank. Freshman Taylor Thue and junior Tanner Gauer both secured a spot in the State Class A meet later this season with qualifying marks during the invitational.... Read more
The Milbank High School senior band and choir students attended the performance of the Beauty and the Beast at Chanhassen Dinner Theatre in Chanhassen, MN, Sunday, April 3. In its 14th year of accompanying the senior music students on this trip, band director Susan Karels and music director Miriam Schwenn... Read more
Four youth from the Milbank Wrestling Booster Club were crowned State AAU Wrestling Champions during the state tournament April 2-3 in Aberdeen. Lawson Novy captured a state title in the tots division while Andrew Folk topped the field in his weight class in the bantam division. Eli Fischer and... Read more
Whetstone Valley Electric Awards Scholarships
Local News April 5, 2016 0
Whetstone Valley Electric announced their 2016 scholarship winners during its annual meeting Thursday, March 31. Senior Chris Loutsch was awarded a $1,000 scholarship from Basin Electric Power Cooperative as a dependent of an employee in the Basin Cooperative network. Fellow classmate Heidi Bergquist was selected as the winner of... Read more
Gordon Bracht
Obituaries April 5, 2016 0
Gordon Bracht, age 90, of Twin Brooks, SD died Monday, April 4, 2016, at the Milbank Area Hospital – Avera Health. Funeral service will be held on Monday, April 11, 2016, at 10:30 a.m. at American Lutheran Church in Milbank with Rev. Carl Larson officiating. Burial will follow in... Read more
The Grant County Public Library has added three special Movie Days to their lineup of events and activities for the month of April. The movie and TV series, Touched By An Angel, starring Roma Downey, Della Reese, and John Dye will be shown Wednesdays at the library at 12:30 p.m.... Read more
The Grant County Public Library introduced the popular adult coloring phenomenon last month and will continue its Therapy Thursdays in April. “Coloring definitely has therapeutic potential to reduce anxiety, create focus or bring about more mindfulness,” stated library director Jody Carlson. “It’s the big craze right now and people really... Read more
Grant County Library Hosts Book Events
CommunityUncategorized April 4, 2016 0
The Grant County Library has two book events scheduled for April. The Book vs. Movie event features American Sniper. “Join our online book discussion group and come watch the movie of this best selling story,” stated Jody Carlson, library director. American Sniper is an autobiography of the most lethal... Read more
