The Valley Express caught up with Stephanie Pillatzki, Dori Bolstad, and Janel Sandvig just long enough to get them to smile and say, “Cheese.” The trio is busy preparing the new Valley Queen Cheese Store for its opening on Main Street. The doors will open November 9 and remain open through... Read more
Football Preview: The Battle of the Bulldogs
Milbank Area Football October 21, 2015 0
The Milbank Area Bulldogs will battle it out on the gridiron with the Madison Bulldogs Thursday night in the final game of the regular season. The Madison Bulldogs are undefeated this season with an 8-0 record going into this matchup. The past two seasons Madison has been the Class... Read more
Milbank Area Drops to Tough Northwestern Team
Milbank Area Volleyball October 20, 2015 0
The Milbank Area Lady Bulldogs dropped 3-0 to a very tough Northwestern team in non-conference high school volleyball action Saturday in Mellette. The locals season record falls to 12-10 with the loss. “They (Northwestern) are just very good,” noted head volleyball coach Nancy Hoeke. The Lady Bulldogs lost all... Read more
Runners Earn Berth to State Cross Country Meet
Milbank Area Cross Country October 19, 2015 0
During the Region 1A meet in Webster Thursday, The Milbank Area girls cross country team, along with three individual boys, earned the right to compete at the State Class A meet in Sioux Falls Saturday, October 24. The girls team secured third place in the team standings with 50... Read more
Bulldogs named I-29 Conference Champions
Milbank Area Football October 19, 2015 0
The Milbank Area Bulldogs secured its first I-29 Conference championship title Friday night. They cruised to a 46-13 victory over the Sisseton Redmen. The Dawgs improved to 6-2 with just one regular season matchup remaining. Milbank Area’s defense started the game a bit slow. The Bulldogs were unable to... Read more
The Babble-Ons Toastmasters Club met Thursday, October 15, in the State Auto cafeteria with Jessica Roggenbuck serving as the Toastmaster. The word of the day was Proclivity, which means an inclination or predisposition to something. Annavel Quintana was the first speaker for the event. She presented Project 1, the... Read more
Lady Bulldogs Suffer Disappointing Loss to Redmen
Milbank Area Volleyball October 17, 2015 0
The Milbank Area Lady Bulldogs suffered a disappointing 3-1 loss to the Sisseton Redmen Thursday, October 15, at the Milbank Armory. Milbank Area dropped to 12-9 on the season. The teams battled it out in a rival matchup. The Lady Bulldogs struggled with the scrappy play of the Redmen... Read more
Daniel Hanratty
Obituaries October 15, 2015 0
Daniel Hanratty, age 69, of Ortonville died Monday, September 28, 2015, at his home in Ortonville. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday, October 17, 2015, at 11 a.m. at St. John’s Catholic Church in Ortonville. Visitation will begin at 9:30 a.m. at the church. Daniel John... Read more
Steph Bagaus, community service worker for Inter-Lakes Community Action Partnership (ICAP) in Grant County, has resigned from her position and will be relocating to Sioux Falls to take on new opportunities. Steph was honored with an open house Wednesday. Her last day at the Grant County Courthouse will be... Read more
Football Preview: Bulldogs Set to Battle Rivals
Milbank Area Football October 15, 2015 0
The Milbank Area Bulldogs put in a hard week of practice in anticipation of meeting one of their biggest rivals. The Dawgs travel to Sisseton to take on the Redmen this Friday night and are focused on racking up their sixth win of the season. The Bulldogs currently are... Read more
