William “Bill” Hoel, 86, of Ortonville, died on February 10, 2017, at his home. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, February 14, beginning at 11 a.m., at First English Lutheran Church, with Rev. David Tonn officiating. Music will be provided by Amy Adelman, organist, and Jon and Carol Ydstie,... Read more

Titan Machinery Inc., based in West Fargo, ND, announced today that it is consolidating fifteen stores. According to Jeff Bowman, Chief Marketing Officer in West Fargo, Milbank Titan is on the list and scheduled to close March 31. All closed stores are being consolidated to nearby Titan Machinery stores so... Read more

Berton Raymond Morton, age 86 of Milbank, SD died February 8, 2017, at his residence. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, February 11, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. at Countryside Covenant Church, rural LaBolt, SD. Rev. Mark Chapman will officiate the funeral. Burial with full military honors will take place... Read more

Dorothy Brown, 91, died on February 6, 2017, at Northridge Residence. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, February 25, at 1 p.m. at First Congregational United Church of Christ. Visitation will be at the church one hour prior to the service. Dorothy Gene Brown was born December 2, 1925,... Read more

Larry Arnold Hunt, age 60, resident of Dawson, MN, died February 2, 2017, at Prairie Lakes Hospital in Watertown, SD. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, February 8 at 1:30 p.m. at Mundwiler Funeral Home in Milbank. Rev. Eric Spickelmier will officiate the funeral with military honors and burial... Read more

The Junior Makers will gather Tuesday, February 14, at the Grant County Public Library to decorate Valentine’s Day cookies to share with local nursing home and hospital patients. Will Karels will lead participants with the decorating beginning at 3:30 p.m. Junior Makers is for children ages 6-12. The Bill of... Read more

Trevett’s Cafe, one of Milbank’s most treasured eateries, is closing its doors after 48 years of dishing out classic home cooking and more than 4 million cups of coffee. Trevett’s last day is Tuesday, January 31. If you spent time in Milbank in the last five decades, you probably ended... Read more

Vernon “Jack” Montony, 86, died on January 25, 2017, after a brief illness. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, January 30, at Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Graceville. Visitation will be held at the church Sunday evening from 5 – 7 p.m. with a... Read more

Milbank High School announced the list of honor roll students for the second quarter of the 2016-2017 school year. The students named to the list are: Perfection – 4.0 Freshmen – Amy Nelson, Tracy Pillatzki and Alex Schuelke. Sophomores – Sara Capp, Nathan Loutsch, Tonya Meyer, Jordan Riley, Jacob Sandvig, Elisabeth Schwenn,... Read more

Every high school senior anticipates flying from the nest, but Brooke Fraasch, daughter of Wayde and Amber Fraasch, plans to be flying higher than most. Fraasch received an appointment to the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado. “I was bouncing off the walls with excitement when I... Read more