Today, October 6, is National Coaches Day. Studies have shown coaches are like cars. They come in a variety of sizes, shapes, and colors. Some are loud; some are quiet. They both come with bells and whistles. After you so spend many hours with one, you get to know their personality and quirks... Read more

The Milbank football team chewed up the yardage on the ground at Dakota Valley in North Sioux City on Friday, October 1, and left with a 36-13 victory.Milbank ran for 293 yards and five touchdowns — two by Kaden Krause, two by Bennett Schwenn, and one by Ryker Trevett. The... Read more

Mark Spanton, age 66 of Milbank, SD, passed away on September 27, 2021. Funeral services will be held on Friday, October 1, 2021, at 10:30 a.m. at Calvary Church in Milbank. Pastor Daniel Lopez will officiate. Visitation will be at the church one hour prior to the service. Burial, with... Read more

Helen Whempner, age 92, of Wilmot, SD, passed away on Monday, September 13, 2021, at her residence of natural causes. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday, September 18, 2021, at 11:00 a.m. at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Wilmot. Father Gary DeRouchey will celebrate the Mass. Visitation... Read more

Donald Mether, age 89, of Nassau, MN, passed away on Saturday, September 11, 2021, at Madison Health Care Services Hospital in Madison, MN. Memorial services will be held on Saturday, September 25, 2021, at 11:00 a.m. at Valley Baptist Church in Milbank, SD. Visitation will be held one hour prior... Read more

Erma Bombeck, the matriarch of American suburban humor, said, “Never have more kids than car windows.” Loreen Hartman, the matriarch of the Milbank Hartman family, was probably too busy to listen.  Loreen has 12 children. She and her late husband, Bill Sr., raised their rollicking brood in a sturdy, two-story... Read more

Cheryl (Christensen) Linngren, age 65, of Watertown, SD, passed away on Monday, August 30, 2021, at her home. A private memorial service will be held on Saturday, September 11, 2021. Cheryl Ann Christensen was born on August 21, 1956, in Watertown, SD, to Gerald and Arlis (Cardwell) Christensen. She was... Read more

The Milbank City Council held a special meeting tonight, Monday, August 30, in the Community Room of The Milbank Visitor Center. The meeting was scheduled to provide for the second reading of Ordinance 838 and the second reading of Ordinance 839. Ordinance 838 was proposed to amend:  Section 17.11.02, “PERMITTED... Read more

The Milbank City Council met jointly with the City of Milbank’s planning and zoning commission in a special meeting on Monday, August 23, to conduct a public hearing regarding the zoning of medical cannabis (marijuana) dispensaries in Milbank. Up for approval were Ordinance 838, which makes changes to the city’s... Read more

SLH Holdings and HME Management got an immediate start on the demolition of the former Koch School building at 410 East 10th Avenue in Milbank. According to Krista Atyeo-Gortmaker, executive director of the Grant County Development Corporation, closing on the property took place yesterday, Tuesday, August 10. Crews were onsite... Read more