Bulldogs End Season With First Round Playoff Loss
The Milbank Area Bulldogs ended their season with a 35-6 loss to West Central in the opening round of the Class 11A high school football playoffs Thursday, October 29, at Hartford. The Dawgs finished with a 6-4 overall record. “I am very proud of this team’s effort,” explained Milbank... Read more
Awards Presented to MHS Girls Tennis Players
The Milbank High School girls tennis season wrapped up with its annual awards potluck Tuesday, October 20, at the high school lunchroom. Individual awards were presented by head coach Jim Dahl. Senior Rebekah Tuchscherer received the Dynamic Duo award, a senior award and was named to the South Dakota... Read more
Suspect Apprehended in Pre-Halloween Slashing Spree
Dozens of car tires were slashed on Friday night according to Milbank Police Chief Boyd VanVooren. Ten cases were reported along Seventh Street, south of 10th Avenue, and in the parking areas of the Chalet and Highlander Apartments. The Pribyl Park sign along Seventh Street was also vandalized. Authorities... Read more
Leora Rehnke

Leora Rehnke

Obituaries November 1, 2015 0

Leora Rehnke, age 91, a former Summit and Milbank area resident died October 30, 2015, at her daughters residence in Minneapolis, MN. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, November 5, 2015, at 1:30 p.m. at Valley Baptist Church in Milbank. Rev. Dr. DeVern Schwenn will officiate and burial... Read more
Vern Fryer

Vern Fryer

Obituaries November 1, 2015 0

Vern Fryer, age 75, of Milbank, died Saturday, October 31, 2015, at his home. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, November 5, 2015 at American Lutheran Church in Milbank with Rev. Carl Larson officiating. Burial will follow in the Milbank City Cemetery. Visitation will be... Read more
Shirley Leddy

Shirley Leddy

Obituaries November 1, 2015 0

Shirley Leddy, age 79, of Stockholm, died Friday, October 30, 2015, at her home. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Tuesday, November 3, 2015, at 10:30 a.m. at St. Lawrence Catholic Church in Milbank with Father Gary DeRouchey celebrating the Mass. Burial will follow in the Milbank... Read more
All State Chorus Concert Tonight
Eight students from Milbank High School departed Thursday, October 29, for Rapid City to take part in the 62nd South Dakota All-State Chorus and Orchestra event. Representing Milbank are sopranos Jimmie Berkner and Lindsey Geyer, altos Whitney Falk and Ellie Webb, tenors Ben Harstad and Nathan Loutsch and basses... Read more
Time to Set your Clocks Back
Daylight Saving Time ends Sunday, November 1, at 2 am, so set your clocks back one hour – that means you get an extra hour of sleep this weekend! A few fun facts about Daylight Savings Time: Clocks will be set ahead one hour on Sunday, March 13, 2016. The system... Read more
Lady Bulldogs Take Number Two Seed into Region Tournament
The Milbank Area Lady Bulldogs are seeded number two for the upcoming Region 1A high school volleyball tournament slated for November 3, 5 and 10. The tournament will take place at the Milbank Armory. Milbank Area will face seventh-seeded Tiospa Zina in the first match of the tournament Tuesday... Read more
Unzen Motors Celebrates Community
Unzen Motors invites the community to kick cancer, enjoy coffee and cookies, and see the new 2016 cars. It’s all part of their annual customer appreciation event. Thursday, the local car dealership served a barbecue lunch to the community with 100% of the free will donations going to the It Only Takes... Read more