Milbank Area Bulldog Football Team Prepares For Exciting Season
High School Sports August 13, 2015 0
The Milbank Area Bulldogs kicked off their 2015-2016 season with their first practice today. Under the direction of head coach Jeremy Tostenson, players were issued equipment and lockers, followed by a National Guard leadership presentation, and the team’s Gold Card Blitz. The first practice was held from 6 to... Read more
Milbank Police Chief Boyd VanVooren Releases Information on Apprehension of Attempted Murder Suspect
Local News August 13, 2015 0
The U. S. Marshals, with the assistance of the Milbank Police Department, apprehended 30-year-old Steven Gutierrez Wednesday morning at an apartment complex in Milbank. According to Police Chief Boyd VanVooren, the U. S. Marshals arrived unannounced at his office requesting the assistance of the department. With the use of... Read more
The co-ed softball league in Milbank concluded its season Monday with the Brass Rail earning the championship title. The team was the overall winner of the season-end tournament as well as in the league standings. In the double-elimination tournament, the Brew Jays defeated the Brass Rail in its first... Read more
Joyce Steinle
Obituaries August 11, 2015 0
Joyce Steinle, age 91, of Alexandria, MN, and a former local Milbank, SD resident for many years, died on Tuesday, August 11, 2015, at Knute Nelson Care Center in Alexandria, MN. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, August 22, 2015, at 10:30 a.m. at the Mundwiler Funeral Home... Read more
Robert Sanasack
Obituaries August 11, 2015 0
Robert Sanasack, 97, of Graceville, died on August 11, 2015. Mass of Christian Burial will be held Saturday, August 15, 2015, at Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Graceville beginning at 10:30 a.m. Visitation will be held one hour prior to Mass. Burial will be in Graceville Consolidated Cemetery. Robert... Read more
Progress Being Made on New Milbank Area Hospital
Local NewsNews August 11, 2015 0
The building site for the new Milbank Area Hospital Avera and Avera Medical Group clinic is progressing on schedule for the expected completion date of late fall 2016. The new state-of-the-art 78,000 square foot facility located on 18 acres in east Milbank adjacent to State Auto and the American... Read more
School registration has been completed and the numbers of students is looking nearly identical to last year, according to Superintendent Tim Graf. As of the end of the work day Tuesday (today), the number of students is estimated at 912. That number is comprised of 316 high school students... Read more
Area Residents Invited to Attend National Night Out
Local News August 11, 2015 0
The community of Milbank is reminded to join in a family-fun evening at Lake Farley Park for the National Night Out event Wednesday (tomorrow) from 5 to 8 p.m. Officers and personnel from the Milbank Police Department, Grant County Sheriffs Office, South Dakota Highway Patrol, Milbank Fire Department, Grant-Roberts... Read more
Mary Shives
Obituaries August 11, 2015 0
Mary Shives, age 91 of Milbank died August 10, 2015, at Northridge Residence in Ortonville. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, August 15 at 2:00 p.m. at Mundwiler Funeral Home. Rev. Tyler Poppen will officiate and burial will be in the Milbank Cemetery. Visitation will be at Mundwiler... Read more
EDITOR NOTE: This piece was written by Milbank High School senior-to-be Shauna Pauli and submitted on August 10. The next OTA event will take place in Sioux Falls on August 28. Milbank High School seniors Tanner Hackwith and JP Lindquist, junior Shauna Pauli, and sophomore Kaitlyn Rufer took a road... Read more
