Merla Freng was called home to the heavenly father on April 3, 2023, peacefully in her sleep. Funeral Services will be on May 13th, 2023, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Fergus Falls, MN at 11:00 a.m.  Visitation will be from 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. the same day, at the church... Read more

Lena Marie Gagnon, age 105, of Ortonville, MN, died on Friday, April 14, at Fairway View in Ortonville, MN. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, April 28, 2023, at St. John’s Catholic Church in Ortonville. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service... Read more

Peter Kostiuk, age 89, of Ortonville, MN, passed away on Monday, April 10, 2023, at Ortonville Area Health Services Hospital. Memorial services will be held on Saturday, April 15, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. at St. John’s Catholic Church in Ortonville, MN. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the... Read more

MHS student council members attended the 2023 state convention March 27- 29 in Rapid City. Senior Camryn Wiese served as the state reporter and senior Max Lighfield served as vice president of the Northern Lakes Region Council. Both were elected to their positions during the 2022 convention.  Gemma Street earned... Read more

Everyone is invited to a pancake feed to celebrate National Ag Day on Tuesday, March 21. Pancakes, eggs, sausage, juice, and coffee will be served from 7:30-10 a.m. at the Grant County 4-H complex at 517 Flynn Drive in Milbank. A free will donation will be collected. A portion of the proceeds... Read more

The Milbank City Council met for their regularly-scheduled monthly meeting on Monday, March 13, at the Milbank Visitors Center. They faced a full agenda. Public Comment Marylynne Fields asked the council to ban Milbank merchants from using plastic bags. Fields stated she has been the “bagless lady” for the last... Read more

Lynda Jean Wojahn, of Milbank, SD, passed away after a short illness, on Saturday, March 4, 2023, at the age of 74, at Avantara- Milbank. Per Lynda’s request, there will not be any local services. Her only request was to have a private, family burial in the Revillo, SD Cemetery,... Read more

Superintendent Justin Downes reported on the latest updates regarding the CTE expansion project at the school board meeting held on February 13th. Downes announced that the walls of the building have been erected, and the project is progressing at a rapid pace. However, the project timeline is being impacted by... Read more

Ruth Fish, age 85, of Milbank, SD, passed away on Sunday, February 5, 2023, at St. William’s Care Center in Milbank, SD. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, February 11, 2023, at 10:30 a.m. at Living Word Church in Milbank. Visitation will be held on Friday, February 10, from... Read more

The Milbank Area Chamber hosted a ribbon cutting today, February 1, at Cocktails and Corks-Milbank’s wine and spirit store. The locally-owned shop is celebrating the Grand Reopening at 302 W. 4th Avenue. The retail store officially opened on December 5 in its new location. Dan Sorenson and Scott Hoeke are partners... Read more