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

Brenda Anderson, principal at St. Lawrence School in Milbank, says, “We will use scheduled registration times as we did last year.  It was a nice way to have a more controlled registration process. Please use your last name’s initial.”August 4 Registration Schedule A – G  8 – 10 a.m. H – M  10 –... Read more

The first bell of the new school year will ring on August 18, at 8:15 am.  School will be dismissed at 2 p.m. on the first day. Registration for all Milbank public schools is scheduled for Wednesday, August 4 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Thursday, August 5, from 8 a.m. to 1... Read more

The 14U VFW Milbank Junior Teeners played in the Class A Northeast Region Tournament held in Northville during the weekend of July 17.  Milbank fell to Redfield 7-3 in Game 1, defeated Volga 12-0 in Game 2, and was defeated by Madison 9-4 in their third and final game. In... Read more

Voters in Grant County go to the polls to vote in a special referendum election on Tuesday, July 27. All voting locations remain open from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. Absentee ballots are also still available at the Grant County Courthouse during regular business hours until Monday, July 26, at... Read more

Jada Leigh Wellnitz was the top swimmer for the Milbank Sea Lions at the Long Course State B Championship Meet in Huron last weekend. It was the last chance for swimmers to earn a qualifying time for the State championship meet coming up. Wellnitz dropped time in all of her events and added the... Read more