Merle Purcell
Obituaries October 14, 2015 0
Merle Purcell, age 82 of Summit died October 12, 2015, at Golden Living Center in Watertown. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, October 17 at 11:00 a.m. at Hope Lutheran Church in Summit. Rev. Charlie Bunk will officiate and burial will be in the Wilmot Cemetery. Visitation will... Read more
Eugene Wagner
Obituaries October 14, 2015 0
Eugene Wagner, 83, of Milbank, died on October 13, 2015, at Milbank Area Hospital – Avera. Funeral services will be held on Friday, October 16, at 11:00 a.m. at Emanuel Lutheran Church in Milbank. Visitation will be Thursday evening from 5 – 7 p.m. at the church and... Read more
Milbank Area Wins the Battle of the Bulldogs
Milbank Area Volleyball October 14, 2015 0
The Milbank Area high school volleyball team secured an exciting 3-2 non-conference road victory over the Madison Bulldogs in the battle of the Dawgs on Tuesday, October 13. Milbank Area improved to 12-8 on the season with the win. If you are a volleyball fan, you have undoubtedly witnessed the... Read more
Runners Take Third at NEC Meet
Milbank Area Cross Country October 14, 2015 0
The Milbank Area boys and girls cross country teams finished third in the team standings at the Northeast Conference meet Thursday, October 8, in Webster. The girls finished just one point behind Webster Area. The Lady Bulldogs totaled 46 points while the Bearcats tallied 45. Redfield-Doland secured its seventh... Read more
Donna Wyatt
Obituaries October 13, 2015 0
Donna Wyatt, age 76, of Big Stone City, died Saturday, October 10, 2015, at Lilac Homes Assisted Living in Moorhead. Funeral services will be held on Friday, October 16, 2015, at 10:00 a.m. at Mundwiler Funeral Home in Milbank with Pastor Melanie Reiners officiating. Visitation will be from... Read more
Johnson, Tuchscherer Place at State Tennis Tourney
Milbank Area Tennis October 13, 2015 0
Junior Paige Johnson and senior Rebekah Tuchscherer led the Milbank Area Lady Bulldogs with a top-10 finish at the state girls tennis tournament last weekend in Brandon Valley and Sioux Falls. Johnson earned ninth place at number three singles with a 10-6 consolation championship victory over Rapid City... Read more
The Milbank High School vocal music department will perform its first concert of the school year Tuesday, October 20, at 7:30 p.m. in the high school theater. The concert choir, under the direction of Miriam Schwenn, will present their annual fall concert with a wide variety of music. Songs... Read more
Darin Mertens and Kendall Van Peursem, representatives from Milbank Ford and Mercury, presented a check in the amount of $6,000 to Milbank High School Friday night for its efforts from the Drive 4 Ur School event. The annual event was staged during school registration where area... Read more
Christena Whitman of Girl Scout Troop 43415 completed her Girl Scout Silver Award project recently by delivering Caring Kits for Kids to Sanford Children’s Hospital in Sioux Falls. With generous donations from the Milbank community, Whitman was able to put together 114 kits for the children at Sanford. The... Read more
The Milbank Area Lady Bulldogs played an outstanding match and shutout the Aberdeen Roncalli Cavaliers 3-0 Thursday, October 8, at the Milbank Armory in its annual pink night matchup. The Lady Bulldogs improved to 11-8 on the season. Facing Roncalli is historically very tough no matter what team it... Read more
