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

The Milbank School District Board of Education approved the hiring of Billie Jo Giesel as an English Language Learning paraprofessional during its regular meeting Monday, January 9. Giesel was hired for the joint position with the Deuel School District. “We continue to enroll additional ELL students all the time, so... Read more

Ernest “Red” Heinje, age 103 of Wilmot died January 6, 2017, at the Wilmot Care Center. Funeral services will be Saturday, January 14, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. at Wilmot Lutheran Church. Rev. Sheila Pohl will officiate and burial will be in the Wilmot Cemetery. Visitation will be at the church... Read more

The 69th Annual Grant County Farm and Home Show starts Friday, January 13, and runs through Saturday, January 14. Vendors and exhibits will be open Friday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Milbank High School Armory. “Over 80 vendors are... Read more

The 2017 Grant County Farm and Home Show runs Friday and Saturday, January 13 and January 14, at Milbank High School. “The Farm and Home Show is for friends, neighbors, business owners, and vendors to connect and it’s a social event for everyone,” stated Grant County 4-H Youth Program Advisor... Read more