Dr. Aaron and his new team member, Dr. Terry, understand life is all about adjustments. Dr. Aaron and Dr. Terry just completed a series of adjustments of their own and want to celebrate with you at an open house at Healthfirst Chiropractic on Wednesday, August 1. Dr. Aaron stated, “Dr.... Read more

Bill R. Markve, 62, of Dakota Dunes passed away Thursday, July 26, 2018 at his residence surrounded by his family. Funeral services will be 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, July 31, 2018, at Meyer Brothers Colonial Chapel. Private family burial will be in Webster Cemetery, Webster, South Dakota. Visitation will be 5:00... Read more

Allen Reil, 70, of Milbank, SD, passed away peacefully on July 21, 2018, at the Milbank Care and Rehab Center, surrounded by his family. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, July 25, 2018, at 2pm at Emanuel Lutheran Church in Milbank. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, July 24,... Read more

Larry “Rudy” Rudebusch, age 68, of Corona, died on July 7, 2018. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, July 10 at 10:30 a.m. at Mundwiler Funeral Home in Milbank. Rev. Dr. DeVern Schwenn will officiate. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. A private family inurnment... Read more

The Milbank School Board held a special meeting on June 28 with a representative of ICS Consulting of Sioux Falls to discuss options for Koch School. Mike Hubbard of ICS presented three plans in response to recent mechanical, electrical, and educational adequacy studies. Plan A brings the Koch School building... Read more

At Ortonville Area Health Services (OAHS), we’re proud of our community and playing a key role in the health of people in our area,” says Dave Rogers, CEO of OAHS. The 2018 U.S. News Healthiest Communities Honor roll agreed. It placed Big Stone County – one of only 36 communities... Read more

The Sri Chinmoy Oneness-Home Peace Run, an international torch relay, is coming to Milbank and Ortonville. The relay will cover 85 miles in the afternoon of July 5, running from Andover to Ortonville on Route12-E and passing the Peace Torch along the way. “Peace Run will be coming through Milbank... Read more

Yvonne Lund, age 83, of Odessa, died July 1, 2018, at the Madison Healthcare Services Hospital in Madison, MN. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, July 7, 2018, at 1:30pm at Trinity Lutheran Church in Odessa, MN. Visitation will be held on Friday, July 6 from 5:30 to 6:30pm... Read more

Roland “Ron” Teske, age 79, died June 21, 2018, at Fairway View Neighborhoods in Ortonville. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, June 26, 2018 at 10am at Trinity Lutheran Church in Ortonville. Visitation will be held on Monday, June 25, from 5 to 7pm at the church and will... Read more

It’s Father’s Day – the day we honor and remember our fathers. You probably already know Milbank claims Jeremiah Milbank as its father. But did you know Milbank might not have been called Milbank if not for milk? Condensed milk to be exact. It all started with a train ride,... Read more