Roman Radermacher
Obituaries March 9, 2016 0
Roman Radermacher, age 65, formerly of Grant County, died Wednesday, March 9, 2016, at Golden Living Center in Lake Norden, SD. Roman was buried beside his family at the St. Charles Catholic Cemetery in Big Stone City on Friday, March 18, 2016, with Father Brian Oestreich conducting graveside services.... Read more
Resignations Accepted At Milbank School Board Meeting
Local News March 8, 2016 0
The Milbank School District Board of Education approved several staff resignations and contract adjustments at a special meeting of the board Monday, March 7. The board accepted the resignation of Koch School Principal Tim Lease. Lease and his family will relocate to Brookings, South Dakota. (See additional story here... Read more
Milbank School Principal Resigns
Local News March 8, 2016 0
The Milbank School District Board of Education accepted the resignation of Koch School Principal Tim Lease during a special meeting of the board Monday, March 7. Lease will relocate his family to Brookings, where he has accepted a position as principal at Medary Elementary School. Before joining the Milbank... Read more
Forty-six young grapplers from the Milbank Booster Club wrestling program earned their way to the region tournament with top finishes at the district tournament in Clear Lake Saturday, March 5. Milbank will be well represented at the region youth wrestling tournament Saturday, March 12, in Madison. All 46 will... Read more
Milbank High School junior, Connor Lightfield, and senior Rebekah Tuchscherer were named co-champions in Lincoln-Douglas debate at the State A Debate and Individual Events Tournament Friday and Saturday, March 4-5 in Aberdeen. “Connor and Rebekah both went undefeated throughout the tournament,” explained head coach Natasha Hartman. “Since they are... Read more
Alaina Rausch Recognized At All-State Band Concert
Local News March 8, 2016 0
Alaina Rausch, eighth grade student from Milbank Middle School, participated in the 17th annual Middle School All-State Band in Pierre this past weekend. Alaina was recognized during the concert for being a three-year participant. “I want to give a special congratulations to Alaina for her third year of participation... Read more
The deadline for filing nominating petitions for the upcoming primary election has been set for Tuesday, March 29, at 5 p.m. according to Grant County Auditor Karen Layher. The following petitions for offices of Grant County must be filed in the office of the county auditor located in the... Read more
The Babbel-Ons Toastmasters Club met Thursday, March 3, in the State Auto cafeteria with Chelsy Baugh serving as the Toastmaster. The word of the day was “Feckless” meaning worthless and irresponsible. The first speaker of the day was Annavel Quintana. She presented Project 2 out of the Competent Communication... Read more
The Grant County Soccer Association held its annual meeting Thursday, February 25. New board members were elected. Bill Steinlicht, board president for 14 years, stepped down from his seat. “Bill has been an active member of the association along with his wife, Kathy,” stated Melissa Schuneman, incoming president. “Bill... Read more
Last week was one for the books. Education Funding In a historic vote that will affect generations, the legislature passed the ½ cent sales tax increase for teacher pay. First the House passed the measure by a single vote, and then last week the Senate passed it by two... Read more
