Bulldog Runners Head Into Post-Season Action
Milbank Area Cross Country October 2, 2015 0
The Milbank Area boys and girls cross country team completed its regular season schedule and prepare to head into post-season action next week. Milbank Area will battle for the Northeast Conference title Thursday, October 8, in Webster. The teams will then fight to earn a berth to the state... Read more
Preview: Bulldogs Take Momentum into Battle with Redfield-Doland
Milbank Area Football October 1, 2015 0
The Milbank Area Bulldogs hope to keep the momentum going and use last week’s big football victory over Sioux Valley to push to another ‘W’ Friday night when they travel to Doland to take on the Pheasants. Redfield-Doland has a 2-3 season record with wins over Crow Creek and... Read more
According to data released recently, Milbank student’s average composite ACT score is slightly above the state and national average as reported by the South Dakota Department of Education. Milbank’s score for the graduation class of 2015 was 22.3. The state average was 21.9 while the national average was 21.0.... Read more
The Milbank Area Chamber of Commerce held their annual meeting at the Lantern Inn on Thursday, September, 24. Connie Larson, Executive Director, addressed the group. She forecasted a great business year and cited the recent boomlet of 16 businesses to the area and the chamber’s roster as an indicator of the vitality of... Read more
Bulldog Runners Get Big Meet Experience
Milbank Area Cross Country September 29, 2015 0
Milbank Area boys and girls cross country teams competed at one of the largest cross country meets in the nation. They traveled to the Roy Griak Invitational meet on the campus of the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis on Saturday, September 26. Griak was a legendary cross country and... Read more
Milt Stengel of Milbank was named first place champion with the highest point total for the team penning season by the Whetstone Valley Rodeo Association following Saturday’s event. Point totals were tallied for each event during the course of the season. Stengel finished first while Keith Kelly took second... Read more
Every Vote Counts – Head to Polls to Decide Tax Debate
Local News September 29, 2015 0
Today is voting day! Grant County residents head to the polls to voice their opinions on the recent debate stemming from the passage of two tax measures by the Grant County Commission this summer. On the ballot are: An increase in the wheel tax from $4 to $5, with a... Read more
Former Gov. Miller Passes Away; Gov. Daugaard Requests Flags At Half-Staff
State News September 29, 2015 0
PIERRE, S.D. – Walter Dale Miller, the 29th Governor of South Dakota, passed away last night. Miller, 89, served as governor from 1993 to 1995. “Gov. Miller was a friend and I will miss him,” said Gov. Daugaard. “Walter Dale Miller assumed the governorship at a time of tragedy... Read more
Merlene Schliesman
Obituaries September 28, 2015 0
Merlene Dorothea Schliesman, 73, died at her home in Wilmot, South Dakota, on Sunday morning, September 27, 2015, after a brief battle with lung cancer. A memorial service will be held on Thursday afternoon, October 1, at 2:00 p.m. in the Wilmot Lutheran Church, 401 Ordway Street, with Reverend... Read more
