Dale Tollakson, age 65, of Odessa, MN, died Monday, August 29, 2016, at Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, SD. Funeral service will be held on Saturday, September 3, 2016, at 3:00 p.m. at Faith Lutheran Church in Madison, MN with Rev. Kirk Meseck officiating. A private family burial... Read more

Lance and Melissa O’Farrell, owners of Milbank Area Homes, are pleased to announce Elli Grabow has joined their business as a licensed realtor/broker associate. “Elli purchased her home through me and we got to chatting,” explained Melissa. “I believe the combination of her retail experience and knowledge of business will... Read more

The Lantern Inn/Milbank Winwater/Tech One team captured first place at the Milbank Area Chamber of Commerce golf scramble August 25, at Pine Hills Golf Course. Team members were: Scott Jackson, Dave Wagner, Scott Niedert, and Kiel Zinter. Second place went to the United Hardware team. Players included: Darryl Lee, Nathan... Read more

Bobby Patton, age 75 of Browns Valley died August 23, 2016, at his residence. Services will be held on Saturday, August 27, at the Mundwiler and Larson Funeral Home in Browns Valley. Visitation will begin at 2:00 p.m. followed by a prayer service at 4:00 p.m. Rev. Paul Warnier will... Read more

The South Dakota State Fair is just around the corner! It runs from September 1-5 in Huron. Grant County Achievement Days marked the last stop for all 4-H’ers on their journey to the Fair. During the State Fair, the local winners will compete in the livestock and static events and... Read more

It’s harvest time across South Dakota. Fields and backyard gardens are loaded with fresh produce. Korbin Leddy, 12, and his family are avid gardeners and often have more produce than they can eat. The Leddy’s can some for the winter and also donate tomatoes, cucumbers, and green beans to friends,... Read more

Arlen Conrad, age 70, of Milbank, died Tuesday, August 9, 2016, at his home. Funeral services will be held on Friday, August 12, 2016, at 2:00 p.m. at Central United Methodist Church in Milbank with Rev. Dr. DeVern Schwann officiating. Burial will follow in the Milbank City Cemetery, with full... Read more

Most of us curse gravity every time we add a candle to our birthday cake, but not Cody Seehafer. Cody, who recently celebrated his twenty-second birthday, says he owes gravity. It gave him back his life. Cody was born with spina bifida and recently doctors discovered the cerebellum section of his... Read more

It’s time to be thinking “SCHOOL” again. The first day of school for students at Milbank Middle and High Schools and Koch Elementary is Wednesday, August 24, at 8:15 a.m. Due to staff meetings on the first day, school will be dismissed at 2 p.m. Milbank public school offices will... Read more

“You have to want to work hard and win just as much as you want to take each breath. To be the best at something, you have to work hard, commit 100% to what you are doing, and sacrifice your time to work toward those goals.” These words came from... Read more