Pastor Melanie Reiners of Parkview, Tabor, and First United Methodist churches in Milbank, Big Stone, and Ortonville delivered her last sermons on June 30. She is not only leaving her appointment at the three churches, a position she has held since August 2014, but she is also retiring from the... Read more

Feeding South Dakota and the Grant County Christian Service Council served 177 families at the food giveaway on June 12. Over 9272 pounds of food was distributed. The majority of the food was purchased from Feeding South Dakota, but turkeys donated by the Montevideo Legion Riders, and cheese, donated by... Read more

Services will be held at Sunny Lane United Methodist Church, 2020 South Sunnylane Road, Del City, OK, 73115, on Tuesday, June 25, 2019, at 2:00 pm. Burial will be in the Milbank City Cemetery. Sherrill Colette Johns (née Sherrill Colette Jacotel) was born in Grand Forks, ND, on Aug. 23,... Read more

Douglas Tschetter of Sioux Falls, formerly of Milbank, died on June 16, 2019, at the Sanford Hospital in Sioux Falls. Douglas Tschetter was born in Huron on July 28, 1954. He was the second of four children of Rueben and Delores (Gross) Tschetter. He attended Doland Schools and graduated in... Read more

Do you want homemade treats, but not the long hours in the kitchen? The Milbank Farmer’s Market has done the work for you. They make all your dreams of homemade goodies just a walk in the park. The market opens for the season this Tuesday evening from 4 – 7... Read more

This summer marks the 24th year the Fraasch family has volunteered at Farley Fest. Doug and LaVonne started the tradition which now spans three generations. Doug says, “I signed up back in 1996 because I had served as Chamber of Commerce president for both the Ortonville and Milbank chambers, and... Read more

Remember when you were a child and your Mom made everything go? From your toy trucks, to the oven, to the sprinkler, Mom was on the job 24/7. Today, Deb Wiik’s boys are all grown up, but she still makes a lot of things go. She has worked in the... Read more

The Milbank Fire Department, Grant County Emergency Management, the Grant County Highway Department, Justin Layher, and Al’s Body Shop mounted a daring rescue during last Thursday’s spring snowstorm. A mother with two children – one three years old and one six years old- ran out of gas on the highway... Read more

Robert LeRoy Jorschumb, age 81, of Ortonville, MN, died on April 6, 2019, at Grace Home in Graceville, MN. A private family graveside service will be held at a later date at St. John’s Cemetery in Wheaton, MN. Robert LeRoy Jorschumb was born on January 20, 1938, to Emil and... Read more

Ten year old, Kalli Grong of Milbank won the championship title in the Bowhunter Freestyle event in the Cub division of South Dakota’s National Field Archery Association Competition. Kalli began practicing archery in January 2018 by enrolling in the Grant County 4-H shooting sports program. Mark Veen of Bent Arrow... Read more