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

Due to the tragic death of Craig Morgan’s son, Jerry Greer, the Milbank Area Chamber of Commerce announced a free concert will replace Morgan on Friday, July 15. Forgotten Highway, which was Morgan’s scheduled opening act will take the stage at 7:30 p.m. at Lake Farley Park in Milbank. “The... Read more

The Executive Director position for the Milbank Area Chamber of Commerce has been redesigned. Laura Kelly and Chelcie Eischens have been hired as the new co-directors. Kelly will be the Events Director and Eischens the Director of Membership and Finance. Each will work 30 hours a week. “The board is... Read more

The Cantine Family – Larry and Loretta, along with sons Kevin, Greg and Scott- have been named a United States Tennis Association (USTA) Local Hero. The Cantines were one of just 17 heros selected out of the hundreds of thousands of people in the United States involved with the USTA.”The... Read more

Vacation Bible School 2016 at Valley Baptist Church chose the Beacon Center of Watertown as its mission. The Beacon provides assistance to adults and children experiencing a domestic violence crisis. Pastor Brian McFaden and his wife, Meggan, issued a challenge to the students – donate 50 items. The wish list... Read more

Germain “Jerry” Kunz, age 84, of Ortonville, died Thursday, June 30, 2016, at the Grace Home in Graceville. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Wednesday, July 6, 2016, at 11:00 a.m. at St. John’s Catholic Church in Ortonville. Father Germain Rademacher and Father Brian Oestreich will concelebrate the... Read more

If Taylor Thue seems to be a natural born runner, she probably is. Running- well, it runs in her family. Taylor broke a school record this year in the 300-meter hurdles, so soon her name will be added to the record board in the MHS Armory. The same board where... Read more