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

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