Former MHS standout athlete, Nick Mears, has been selected as a semi-finalist for the 2016 William V. Campbell Trophy, presented by Fidelity Investments. The Campbell Trophy is awarded annually to the best scholar-athlete in the nation. Candidates for the award must be a senior or graduate student in their final... Read more

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The Milbank Area boys and girls track teams improved with each meet and are peaking now towards the end of the season. As a result, the list of qualifiers for the state Class A meet is growing. At the Sisseton Legion Relays April 29, Jake Anderson made a state qualifying... Read more

PIERRE, S.D. – The South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Commission removed the bald eagle from the state’s threatened species list at their August meeting. Because this species has exceeded the state management goal, the South Dakota Department of Game, Fish and Parks (GFP) recommended that protection under the state... Read more

HAVANA (AP) — The Obama administration on Friday formally removed Cuba from a U.S. terrorism blacklist, a decision hailed in Cuba as the healing of a decades-old wound and an important step toward normalizing relations between the Cold War foes. Secretary of State John Kerry signed off on rescinding Cuba’s... Read more

Jonathan DeBoer might have a new lucky number. He carded  74 at the Milbank meet and 74 at the Groton Invitational to win both meets. As a team, the Bulldogs brought home fifth place from Groton and earned third place earlier in the week on their home course. Head coach... Read more

The Milbank School Board of Education held its regular meeting on Monday September 8. Members present:President Dick Schwandt, Amy Thue, Jon Christensen, Annelies Seffrood, and Jeremy Steffensen. The board approved the consent agenda that included the minutes of the August meeting, accepted business manager Nancy Meyer’s financial report, and approved... Read more

Renaissance man could well describe William Karels. So could groundbreaker. At the close of the past school year, the mechanical engineering senior learned he would receive the Duane Hanson Scholarship, becoming the first South Dakota State University student to receive the $5,000 award from the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and... Read more

Howard Quade Sr., 88, of Corona, SD, passed away on Monday, September 8, 2025, at his residence near Corona. Funeral services will be held on Friday, September 12, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church in Corona, SD. Pastor Nathan Neugebauer will officiate. Burial will be at Kilborn Cemetery... Read more

Edward DeVere Jr., 78, of Marvin, SD, passed away on Wednesday, September 3, 2025, at Prairie Lakes Hospital in Watertown, SD. Memorial services will be held on Wednesday, September 10, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. at Mundwiler Funeral Home in Milbank, SD. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service... Read more