The Whetstone Valley Rodeo Association (WVRA) will host its annual Ranch Rodeo Saturday, August 8, at 6:30 p.m. at the WVRA Rodeo Arena, located 1 mile south and two miles east of junction Highway 12 and 15 in Milbank. Featured events for the night include team sorting, team branding,... Read more
Milbank Teeners Face Dakota Valley in First Round of State Tourney
High School Sports August 6, 2015 0
The Milbank VFW Teeners will take on Dakota Valley at 2 p.m. Friday in the first round of the 2015 South Dakota VFW State A Varsity Teener baseball tournament in Humboldt. The winner will play Saturday at 5:30 p.m. with the loser playing at noon Saturday. Other first round... Read more
The Milbank Firechiefs wrapped up its season with a 12-6 first round loss to Lennox Wednesday at the South Dakota State Class B Amateur Baseball Tournament in Mitchell. Milbank got on the scoreboard first with one run in the top of the first. Lennox came back with three runs... Read more
The third annual Jason’s (aka Goose Giessinger) Memory Co-Ed Softball Tournament is scheduled for Saturday, August 22, at Pribyl Park in Milbank (softball fields). Registrations are still being accepted. Eleven teams have registered to date, but additional teams are welcome, according to Carolyn Giessinger, tournament coordinator. The deadline to... Read more
The Grant County 4-H Achievement Days has ran smoothly the first two days according to Sara Koepke, 4-H Extension Agent. “We had a good turn out at the barbecue and other events these first two days and I hope it will continue as we wrap up the event,” noted... Read more
National Night Out Moved to Lake Farley Park
Local News August 4, 2015 0
National Night Out, a nation-wide program, will take place Wednesday, August 12, from 5 to 8 p.m. The event has been moved to Lake Farley Park this year because of road construction on Highway 12. “We don’t feel moving the event to Lake Farley will take away from... Read more
Members Only Farley Rock Concert Rated a Success
Local News August 4, 2015 0
The Members Only rock concert at Lake Farley Park Saturday night was rated a big success by Milbank Area Chamber of Commerce director Connie Larson. “The weather was beautiful and everyone in attendance seemed like they were having a good time,” she noted. Actual attendance numbers fell slightly from... Read more
The Milbank Area Bulldogs will join the I-29 football conference beginning with the 2015-2016 school year. The conference will be made up of teams from Milbank, McCook Central, Flandreau, Sioux Valley and Sisseton. According to Bulldog head football coach, Jeremy Tostenson, Milbank was approached by McCook Central, Flandreau and... Read more
Lower Level Sports Officials Needed for Milbank School Athletics
High School Sports August 4, 2015 0
The Milbank School District is in need of lower level officials for football and volleyball for the upcoming athletic seasons, according to athletic director Boyd Sussex. “All school sports are struggling to get enough officials across the midwest,” explained Sussex. Milbank is in need of officials for middle school and... Read more
The Milbank Backpack Program has added two schools in which they will provide meals to as the upcoming school year is preparing to kick off. In addition to Milbank, Grant-Deuel and Wilmot public schools, meals will now be provided to students in need from St. Lawrence School and American... Read more
