Area churches have devised innovative ways to host services during Holy Week this year – from video and audio drive-in movie style services to private in-church services. Hallelujah! Easter cannot be canceled! From Living Word Church – Pastor Kent Groethe Living Word Church offered communion and a palm branch to... Read more

Todd D. Zeigler, age 54, of Aurora, SD, passed away on April 1, 2020, at Brookings Health System in Brookings, SD. Funeral services and a Celebration of Life are pending. Todd David Zeigler was born on March 2, 1966, in Watertown, SD. He was the son of Harold David and... Read more

The Grant County Public Library in Milbank and its three branches — Big Stone City, Revillo, and Strandburg— are closed until re-evaluation on April 11. Staff remain at the libraries to answer questions, offer curbside pickup of materials, and delivery when possible. The book drops remain open. Check out a... Read more

Christine Rach, age 34, died March 28, 2020, at her home in Milbank, SD. Christine was and will forever be a cherished daughter, sister, auntie, Marine, sports fan, and friend. If you’re reading this and wondering who “Christine” is, you also may have known her by her childhood nickname, “Bean-er.”... Read more

Nine female inmates escaped from the South Dakota Women’s Prison minimum-security unit in Pierre last night, March 23. The women bolted from the Pierre Community Work Center after South Dakota Secretary of Health announced a fellow inmate had tested positive for the coronavirus.   The inmates left by an exterior... Read more

The Grant County Public Library will close to the public from March 21 through March 31. The library has canceled all programs in March and the Breakfast with the Bunny scheduled for April 4. Library staff will be on hand from Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m.... Read more

National Geographic named Harley Zemlicka, a fifth grader at St. Lawrence School in Milbank, as one of the semifinalists eligible to compete in the 2020 National Geographic GeoBee State Competition. The test will be administered online on Friday, March 27. Harley is the son of Shane and Jessi Zemlicka. This... Read more

The MHS choir, with 63 members and 30 vocal soloists, performed in Watertown on Wednesday, February 26, at the Region III Solo and Ensemble Music Contest. Vocalists from Milbank received 24 Superiors (I), 10 Excellents (II) and 1 Good (III) rating. Choir director Miriam Schwenn accompanied the musicians to the... Read more

The kindergarten class from the Big Stone School visited the Big Stone City Branch Public Library on February 19. The youngsters learned about author Theodore Geisel — aka Dr. Seuss— and joined libraries across the country in the annual celebration of his birthday on March 2. The seven students and... Read more

Ray Westlund, age 55, of Clinton, MN, died on Thursday, February 20, 2020, at Sanford Hospital in Fargo, ND. Funeral services will be held on Friday, February 28, 2020, at 1:00 p.m. at Abiding Faith Free Lutheran Church in Ortonville, MN. Visitation will be held one hour prior to services.... Read more