The It Only Takes A Spark Cancer Walk raised $130,000 for the greater Grant County area during its 19th annual event Friday, June 10. Nearly 2,600 luminaries were sold in honor or in memory of someone affected by cancer, resulting in over 1,100 names being read during the walk. “Much... Read more

Kathleen Kamp of Ortonville, Minnesota, formally of Sun City, Arizona, died due to complications of Alzheimer’s on June 10, 2016. She was born November 7, 1930 in Detroit, Michigan. She is the youngest daughter of Edith Doris Kamp. Other siblings include: Doris Bursheim of Ortonville, Minnesota, and Edith Fraser of... Read more

The 2016 Milbank Bulldog track and field season was one of the most successful in recent years, according to head coach Eric Townsend. “The team had nearly all of its best times at the last meets of the season,” he said. “They battled through injuries, illnesses, and themselves.” Townsend announced... Read more

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Wayde Fraasch has been named the honorary chairman for the 2016 It Only Takes A Spark Cancer Walk which is scheduled to take place Friday, June 10, at Farley Park. Wayde was diagnosed with a brain tumor and has been getting regular treatments of chemotherapy and radiation since October of... Read more

Donald “Donnie” Hiler, age 69, of Milbank, SD, died on Thursday, May 26, 2016, at the Sioux Falls VA Medical Center. Memorial services will be held on Thursday, June 2, 2016, at 4:00 p.m. at Mundwiler Funeral Home in Milbank with Rev. Penny Tower officiating. Visitation will be held for... Read more

The Milbank Bulldogs battled for wins during the state tennis tournament this past weekend, but came up empty despite a valiant effort. “It was a rough few days for our team in the sense of getting shut out, but the effort was there,” explained head tennis coach Jim Dahl. “It... Read more

Dr. Crispin Webb and his wife Nancy will be leaving Milbank in June. Dr. Webb will join a family practice clinic in Edina, MN. Webb has been a physician in family medicine in Milbank for 14 years. “It’s hard to leave,” he said. “We made a lot of good friends... Read more

POET Biorefining of Big Stone City was awarded the 2015 Environmental Health and Safety Excellence Award. The award is given each year to the top plant within the POET system for its environmental health and safety (EHS) performance. “Safety is our main goal in everything we do – everything,” expressed... Read more

Records were broken, a region title was captured, additional athletes qualified for the state track meet and seasons best times were achieved during a highly successful Region 1A meet for the Milbank Area Bulldogs track and field teams Thursday, May 19, in Groton. The boys team secured the Region 1A... Read more