Week 3 of the South Dakota Legislature has wrapped up. As we in Appropriations continue to hear from agencies on how your tax dollars are spent, we managed to get a brief look into the future of South Dakota’s economy at the meeting Governor’s Economic Advisory Council. We heard from... Read more

Milbank became the first rural city in the upper Midwest and only the second city in South Dakota to be added to AARP’s list of age-friendly communities. Milbank joins Sioux Falls and over 300 other cities nationwide. A recognition ceremony was held in Milbank on Friday, January 31, at the... Read more

Ready or not, the 95th session of the South Dakota Legislature is under way. The first week includes a lot of organizational items, along with important addresses by key government leaders. On Tuesday, Governor Noem gave her State of the State Address. She noted how the $5 million allocated last... Read more

Korbin Leddy, a sophomore at MHS, is Milbank’s first-place winner in the 2020 The Voice of Democracy Essay Contest sponsored by the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) and the VFW Auxiliary. (Read his essay below.) In The Patriot’s Pen division, eighth-grader Brooke Schwagel was the top winner and Aubrey Fraasch,... Read more

Arlo Albert Fish, age 79, of Stockholm, SD, died on December 29, 2019. Funeral services will be held on Friday, January 3, 2020, 2:00 at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in South Shore, SD. Visitation will be held on Thursday, January 2, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Mundwiler Funeral Home... Read more

South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem declared December 27, 2019 as Bryan Lambrechts Day in South Dakota. Lambrechts retired that day from his duties at the City of Milbank after 39 years of service. Governor Noem commended him on his dedication, honesty, and work ethic. She also recognized his contribution to... Read more

Darlene Marie (Arndt) Colvin was born on May 5, 1930, near Beardsley, Minnesota, and died on December 27, 2019, in St. Anthony, Minnesota, at the age of 89. Darlene grew up on a farm near Beardsley in western Minnesota (Big Stone County) near the South Dakota border. She was the... Read more

MHS students Korbin Leddy and Paul Van Dover were two of the eight finalists chosen from 276 entries in the annual South Dakota Big Idea final competition. The competition and awards were held at Northern State University on December 11. The Big Idea fosters entrepreneurial thinking and encourages high school... Read more

CAPT Merilys Porter Brown, USHS (Ret), 101, passed away Tuesday, December 17, 2019, at the Wilmot Care Center. A private family burial will take place at a later date. Merilys Porter was born on May 25, 1918, in Wilmot, South Dakota to Clement and Florence (Hill) Porter. After graduating from... Read more

Callie Curley, formerly of Montrose, Pennsylvania, joined Valley Queen Cheese Factory on December 16. Curley will take on the duties of communications coordinator in the company’s newly created position. Curley is a graduate of Penn State University Bellisario College of Communications, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in print and... Read more