Lady Bulldogs End Regular Season On A High Note
Milbank Area Girls Basketball February 21, 2016 0
The Milbank Area Lady Bulldogs completed its regular season in style Thursday night in front of a large home crowd at the Milbank Armory. The Lady Bulldogs outlasted Deuel 41-38 to earn a victory in its last game of the regular season and improve to 6-14 overall. Both teams... Read more
The Babbel-Ons Toastmasters Club met Thursday, February 18, in the State Auto cafeteria with Jessica Roggenbuck serving as the Toastmaster. The word of the day was “Bumfuzzle” which means to confuse, perplex and fluster. Dave Schaack was the speaker for the day. He worked in the Advanced Communicator Gold... Read more
Donley Dickinson
Obituaries February 19, 2016 0
Donley Dickinson, age 87 of Wilmot died February 19, 2016, at the Wilmot Care Center. Services will be held at a later date. Read more
Maxine “Cookie” Pew
Obituaries February 19, 2016 0
Maxine “Cookie” Pew, age 84, of Milbank, SD died Thursday, February 18, 2016, at Avera Prince of Peace in Sioux Falls, SD. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Wednesday, February 24, 2016 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Lawrence Catholic Church in Milbank with Father Gary DeRouchey celebrating... Read more
Implementing Juvenile Justice Reforms
Old Governor Dennis Daugaard February 19, 2016 0
Under the South Dakota Constitution, the governor is “responsible for the faithful execution of the law.” This is not something I take lightly. In my second term I have been especially focused on executing new reforms passed by our legislators – and not simply executing but executing well. Without... Read more
The Milbank fifth grade boys basketball team captured first place at the eight-team tournament in Benson, MN, Saturday, February 13. The locals won all four of their games for the day. They defeated Benson, BBE and Montevideo in pool play before downing KMS in the championship tilt. Team members... Read more
Week 6 Update
Old Jason Frerichs February 18, 2016 0
Greetings from our State Capitol as we are working through various pieces of legislation. All 105 legislators make the trip to Pierre with ideas from our home districts along with proposals that come from organizations. I enjoyed having the Langford Area senior government class recently visit the Capitol and... Read more
Dawgs Fall To Trojans In Hoops Rivalry
Milbank Area Boys Basketball February 17, 2016 0
The Milbank Area Bulldogs battled hard but fell to its rival across the state line. On Tuesday, February 16, in a double header boys basketball game Milbank Area dropped 63-45 to the Ortonville Trojans. The Dawgs fell to 5-13 on the season. In the Minnesota format, the Dawgs trailed 37-20 at the... Read more
Milbank Debaters Capture A Tiger
Local News February 17, 2016 0
The Milbank High School speech and debate team captured second place in the small schools sweepstakes at the Rushmore Challenge in Harrisburg Friday, February 12. The team was awarded a stuffed tiger for a trophy. Senior Rebekah Tuchscherer led the team with an undefeated record in Lincoln-Douglas debate. Other students... Read more
Lady Bulldogs Remain Positive Despite Setbacks
Milbank Area Girls Basketball February 17, 2016 0
The Milbank Area Lady Bulldogs high school basketball team has battled adversity this season but maintains a positive attitude as they suffered a close 61-56 loss to the Ortonville Trojans Tuesday, February 16, on the road. Milbank Area holds a 5-14 record with one regular season game remaining. The... Read more
