St. Lawrence School raised $14,765 during the 2019 Catholic Schools Raffle. Beginning January 11, students of St. Lawrence and 88 other parochial schools in Minnesota and the Dakotas sold five-dollar raffle tickets for prizes valued at over $40,000. Prizes included a new 2019 Chevy Trax SUV, vacation and travel packages,... Read more

Anthony “Tony” Arens, age 84, resident of Graceville, MN, who died on March 12, 2019, at Essentia Health Hospital in Fargo, ND. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday, March 23, 2019, at 11:00 a.m. at Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Graceville, MN, with Fr. Brian Oestreich... Read more

Last week, I used this space to tell you that the budget would be done and ready to go by Thursday. We experienced a day and a half delay due to the albeit late, but important introduction of two bills by the Noem Administration, that we introduced through our Joint... Read more

Tyler Farr will headline the Farley Fest country concert this summer. The concert sponsored by the Milbank Area Chamber of Commerce is booked for Saturday, August 3. Tickets to the concert are on sale now. General admission is $37.50 – bring your own chair or blanket. VIP tickets are $82... Read more

24 vocal soloists, and forty-four ensemble members from the Milbank High School Choir performed in Watertown, South Dakota on Wednesday, February 27, 2019 for the Region III solo and ensemble music contest at Watertown High School. Solo performances were based on the following criteria: tone, intonation, accuracy, interpretation, vocal technique... Read more

Elaine (Skaarer) Aden, formerly of Milbank, SD, died on Friday, March 1, 2019, at the Watertown Care and Rehabilitation Center. Funeral services for Elaine Aden are scheduled for Monday, March 11, 2019, at 1:00 p.m. at Mundwiler Funeral Home in Milbank, SD. Visitation will be Sunday, March 10, 2019, at... Read more

This week marks the final full week of the 2019 SD Legislature. Next week is mainly set aside for Conference committees to clear out the final disagreements between the House and Senate. This week, the Senate will weigh in on Hemp authorization legislation, we will reveal our plans for nursing... Read more

Crossover day came and went. It was our longest day of the year. We debated bills on the House Floor until around 9:30 PM. We’re now on the down-hill slope. Not including veto-day, Session ends next Wednesday, March 13th. I continue to receive hundreds of email each week. I don’t... Read more

Lars Andersen and Nathan Loutsch were crowned the 2019 South Dakota Class “A” State Champions in Public Forum Debate. Caitlyn Oien coaches the MHS team who earned the team title of Runner- Up in Class “A” Debate at the 2019 South Dakota State Debate Tournament at O’Gorman High School in... Read more

Deloris Richards, age 83, of Milbank died on February 28, 2019, at Milbank Care and Rehabilitation Center. Funeral services will be held on Sunday, March 3, 2019, at 2:00 p.m. at Central United Methodist Church in Milbank. Rev. Melanie Reiners will officiate and burial will be in Pleasant Hill Cemetery,... Read more