The nationwide Kids Hope USA program is beginning its 15th year in Milbank and is living up to its goal of making a difference in the lives of at-risk children. Kids Hope USA develops one-on-one relationships through the creation of church-school partnerships that pair church members with at-risk children in... Read more

The Milbank Area boys golf team continues to chip away at reducing its scores during the Pheasant Invitational in Redfield Tuesday, September 15, at Fischer Grove Golf Course. The Bulldogs finished the day with a team score of 417. Sioux Valley landed in first place with a 338. Groton Area... Read more

The Milbank Area boys golf team struggled yesterday at the Hub City boys golf invitational, but earned medals at the Northeast Conference meet last Thursday, August 27. The Bulldogs finished with a disappointing team score of 451 and 11th place at Lee Park Golf Club in Aberdeen yesterday with winds... Read more

The Milbank Area Bulldogs battled tough competition at the Dell Rapids Invitational boys golf meet Monday at Rocky Run Golf Course with a field of 89 players. Adam Thomas shot his lowest round of the season thus far with a final score of 87. He was just two strokes away... Read more

Countless hours and lots of hard work went into the Grant County Achievement Days held the first week in August. All that hard work paid off as many local 4-H youth earned ribbons and top awards.  Their hard work isn’t over yet, though, as they now begin gearing up for the South Dakota State... Read more

Isabel Martha Kraemer, 92, of Ortonville died on August 24, 2015, at Northridge Residence in Ortonville, MN with family at her side. Mother, Grandmother, and Great-Grandmother will be missed. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday, August 29, beginning at 10:30 a.m. at St. John’s Catholic Church in... Read more

Sharon (Mrs. Dorwin) Swenson, age 73 of Ortonville died August 21, 2015, at the Ortonville Area Hospital. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, August 26, 2015, at 2:00 p.m. at Zion Lutheran Church in Ortonville. Rev. John Ragan will officiate and burial will be in the Mound Cemetery. Visitation... Read more

The Milbank Area Bulldogs played host to 15 teams at its annual POET Invitational Boys Golf Tournament Monday at Pine Hills Golf Course. The event was rated a success. “With 16 teams and over 90 golfers, the tournament ran very smoothly,” according to Milbank Area head boys golf coach Mark... 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 trip... Read more

Sevrin Steen, age 88, of Clinton, MN died Thursday, August 6, 2015 in Farwell, MN. Funeral services will be held on Friday, August 14, 2015, at 2:00 p.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church in Clinton with Minister Bev McNeill officiating. Visitation will be held at the church from 5-7 p.m. Thursday,... Read more