Herman Hein, Jr., age 87, of Milbank, SD, passed away on May 24, 2024.Funeral services will be held on Friday, May 31, 2024, at 3:00 p.m. at Emanuel Lutheran Church in Milbank. Visitation will take place on Thursday, May 30, 2024, at Mundwiler Funeral Home. A prayer service will start... Read more

Hy-Vee, Inc. is voluntarily recalling two varieties of its Hy-Vee Cream Cheese Spread out of an abundance of caution due to the potential for contamination with Salmonella. Additionally, Hy-Vee is voluntarily recalling its bulk-packaged Cookies & Cream Mix due to the potential for contamination with Salmonella. These products are manufactured at different... Read more

The Lady Bulldogs traveled to Groton today, May 23, for the Region 1A golf meet. Scores will be posted when they become available. The team had competed in the NEC meet at Redfeld on May 13 and in their last invitational of the season at Sisseton on May 16. They... Read more

”The Baltic Last Chance meet featured only eight teams but, in many events, had some of the best competitors in the state,” commented Eric Townsend, head coach for the Milbank track and field teams. Although the teams arrived from Sioux Falls Christian, Madison, West Central, Garretson, Baltic, Tri-Valley, and Dell... Read more

The Bulldogs and Lady Bulldogs crushed the competition in the Northeast Conference Track and Field Meet on Thursday, May 9, in Sisseton. “The boys team won their eighth-consecutive NEC team title. The girls won their fourth-consecutive NEC title,” stated Eric Townsend, head coach for Milbank. The girls also collected their... Read more

The regular meeting of the Milbank City Council was held on Monday, May 13, in the Community Room of the Milbank Visitors Center. The minutes from the previous council meeting on April 8 were approved. Bills in the amount of $460,885.27 were approved for payment, along with the March and... Read more

The Milbank School District Board of Education met at MHS for their regular monthly meeting on Monday, May 13. FinancesNancy Meyer, business manager for the district, outlined a preliminary budget for the 2024-2025 school year. According to Meyer, next year’s budget will be augmented by an additional $130,000. “In the... Read more

Happy Mother’s Day! Congratulations to the Class of 2024 on graduation. This year, both special events fell on the same day, Sunday, May 12, in Milbank. Of course, sharing is nothing new to your mother. She has been doing it forever or at least as far back as you can... Read more

Senior Awards Day was held Wednesday, May 8, in the Milbank High School Theater. 56 members of the MHS Class of 2024 received scholarships. Among the recipients were Miss Milbank, Olivia Wendland, Stella Wendland, and Cailey Sime, the 2023 Snow Queen Festival runners-up. Complete List of 2024 Scholarship Awards: Read more

Come Uno, Come All to the Cinco de Mayo Fiesta at Lake Farley Park in Milbank on Saturday, May 4. May 4? Si, the 5th of May celebration is happening on May 4. Accordion to our sources, it’s all part of the crazy, fun, and delicious time you’ll have at... Read more