Dakota State University in Madison announced its President’s Academic Honors list for the 2024 Fall semester.  A total of 865 full-time and 190 part-time students were recognized for achieving a grade point average of 3.5 to 4.0.  Milbank area students who received the honor and attend the university full time:Keaton... Read more

Royce Strasser, 78, of Summit, SD, passed away on Sunday, February 9, 2025, at Milbank Area Hospital – Avera Health in Milbank, SD. Memorial services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, April 5, 2025, at Hope Lutheran Church in Summit, SD. Visitation will be held on Friday, April... Read more

Richard “Rich” Schneider, 75, of Milbank, SD, passed away on Sunday, February 9, 2025, at Avantara, in Milbank, SD.  A memorial service will be held on Wednesday, March 19, 2025, at 10:30 a.m. at Mundwiler Funeral Home in Milbank, SD. A visitation will be held one hour prior to the... Read more

Love is in the air just in time for you to lift the spirits of residents at local nursing homes and assisted living centers. Betsy Van Lith and Jessica Dockter are pumped up to help you make Valentine’s Day extra special.  Adopt a resident or send a balloon bouquet to... Read more

Milbank Area’s Lady Bulldogs traveled to Clear Lake for a gymnastics invitational hosted by Deuel on Saturday, February 1. Seven schools competed. Milbank accrued  a season-high 132.4 points to take third-place. The Lady Dawgs were edged out of second by just one point by the Lady Cardinals of Deuel. Milbank... Read more

The Milbank Area Chamber of Commerce (MACC) held a ribbon cutting for ReJuv Bodyworks Massage this morning, Thursday, January 30.  ReJuv is one of the newest additions to Milbank businesses, and the most recent to join Integrative Health –  a group of five compatible businesses gathered under one roof to... Read more

The Bulldogs and Lady Bulldogs wrestling teams had a corner on being busy this week. They crisscrossed the state to take on some familiar teams. Some competition they rarely meet during the regular season, and even a team from as far away as Upton, Wyoming. Results and details from three... Read more

Larry Dahle, 85, of Ortonville, MN, passed away on Saturday, January 25, 2025, at Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, SD. Memorial Services will be held on Saturday, March 22, 2025, at 10:30 a.m. at First English Lutheran Church in Ortonville, MN. Rev. Cheryl Rondeau-Bassett will officiate. Visitation will... Read more

Calvin Johnson, age 70, passed away on Friday, January 24, 2025, at the New Mexico VA Health Care System in Albuquerque, NM. Memorial services will be held on Friday, March 21, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. at Mundwiler and Larson Funeral Home Chapel in Graceville, MN. Visitation will be held one... Read more

Patrick Hart, age 73, of Big Stone City, SD, passed away on Thursday, January 23, 2025, at his home on Big Stone Lake. A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday April 5, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. at Bunker Hills Event Center in Coon Rapids, MN. Patrick Gene Hart... Read more