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

Little things can turn into something big. This year a lot of little things turned into $148,000 – a new record for the It Only Takes a Spark cancer fund. Helping to reach that total, was a $5000 donation by Robert Schultz of Spring Branch,Texas. Schultz, a former Milbank resident... Read more

Marlys Swigerd, age 76, died June 10, 2018, at Ortonville Area Health Service Hospital. Memorial services will be held on Thursday, June 14, 2018, at 10:30 A.M. at Zion Lutheran Church in Ortonville with Pastor Ailsa Odom officiating. Visitation will be held Wednesday, June 13, from 5 to 7 P.M.... Read more

Lieutenant Merilys Porter was one of the first rescuers to land on Omaha Beach just after D-Day. She was a member of a revolutionary combat team – US Army flight nurses. But the carnage at Normandy allowed no time for her to consider how she was making history. On June... Read more

If you are eagerly awaiting election results tonight prepare to stay up a little later. The office of the South Dakota Secretary of State reports some polling locations will be required to remain open later than 7 p.m. to reconcile a loss of voting time due to electronic failure. According... Read more

Casey Bogenrief is creating quite a buzz around Milbank. He opened Crazy Ink Tattoos in April and uses his talent to decorate bodies with lions, hearts, bears, doves, flowers, and words of encouragement. But the choices don’t end there – a loved one’s handwriting, a special date – the possibilities... Read more