Calvin Cameron, age 89, of Wilmot, passed away on September 2, 2020. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, September 5, 2020, at 3:00 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church in Wilmot. Rev. Dr. DeVern Schwenn will officiate. Visitation will be at the church on Saturday, beginning at 1:00 p.m.... Read more

Roger J. Eilers, age 74, of Revillo, passed away on September 1, 2020, due to complications of heart surgery. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, September 9, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Revillo. The Reverend Keith Smith will officiate. Burial will be at the Revillo... Read more

Lois Hansen, age 93, of Browns Valley, MN, died on August 28, 2020, at Browns Valley Health Center.  A private family funeral service will be held on Wednesday, September 2, at 2:00 p.m., at Zion Lutheran Church in Browns Valley.  Pastor Nathanael Biberdorf will officiate. The public is invited to... Read more

Whetstone Valley Strings will bring music to the Farmers’ Market on Tuesday, August 18 at 5:30 p.m.  Grab your lawn chair or a blanket and head to the grass at the park gazebo near the Grant County Library. Relax and listen as violins and cellos send folk and classical music from... Read more

Brian K. Sandberg, age 58, of Clara City, MN, passed away on August 15, in Willmar, MN. A private, immediate family only, graveside service will be held at the Clinton City Cemetery. Pastor Jim Rach will officiate. Brian Sandberg was born on February 10, 1962, in Ortonville, MN, to Richard... Read more

Several runners earned the top spot in their respective age groups at the Avera Medical Group Milbank/Milbank Area Hospital Avera Race for Hope in support of breast cancer on Saturday, August 1, at the Milbank Medical Center campus.The overall winner of the 5K race was Nick Batchelor with a time... Read more

LeOnn Klug, age 66, of Clinton, MN, passed away at his home, with his son, Travis, at his side, on August 13, 2020. A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, August 29, at the Clinton Memorial Building from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. While maintaining social distancing guidelines,... Read more

Henry Nelson, age 95, of Ortonville, MN, passed away on August 12, 2020. A graveside service for Henry will be held on Wednesday, August 19, 2020, at 11:00 a.m. at Eidskog Lutheran Cemetery in Otrey Township of Big Stone County, MN. Pastor Richard Larson will officiate the service. While maintaining... Read more

Jacob “Jake” Helmbrecht, 27, Sioux Falls, SD, died July 26, 2020, in Sioux Falls, SD. Jacob Gordon Helmbrecht (Jake) was born on November 18, 1992 in Milbank, SD to Ronald and Lynette (Gussiaas) Helmbrecht. He attended school at Roosevelt High School and graduated in 2011. Following high school, he attended... Read more

Today, July 28, is Alphonse Joseph Holtzmann Day in Milbank. The day was set aside by Milbank’s mayor, Pat Raffety, to honor Holtzmann on his 100th birthday. Joe, as he was usually called, was born in Highmore, South Dakota, but resided in Milbank since 1972. He and his wife, Alice,... Read more