In the Batchelor family — If you’ll pardon the pun — runners run in the family.  At MHS, Nick, James, and Ashlynn Batchelor are some of the top athletes on the cross country team. Their hard work and dedication are obvious, but maybe their secret is good genes.  Their mother,... Read more

Stanley Lynne, age 84, of Ortonville, MN, passed away on Friday, October 8, 2021, at his home in Ortonville. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, October 16, 2021, at 11:00 a.m. at First English Lutheran Church in Ortonville, MN. Burial will be at Mound Cemetery in Ortonville, MN.... Read more

The Milbank FFA Chapter’s dairy cattle judging team attended the World Dairy Expo and competed in the dairy cattle judging career development event on September 29, in Madison, Wisconsin. MHS team members included Keara Van Hoorn and Cassidy and Brooke Schwagel. Kylene Bowen also participated in the practice round of... Read more

Dylan Sonon-Bohn, Grace Weston, Kynlee Speidel and Luis Berrones — all members of the Milbank Ag Ed-FFA Chapter range team — placed second in the Northeast Range Career Development event on September 29 in Webster. Braedin Stricherz and Isaac Perez Montes also placed in the range event. In the range management event,... Read more

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