The Student Council from St. Lawrence School with help from the Grant County Food Pantry is providing a Thanksgiving meal to two families. “The families are ones we identified that could use a little help, but may not have asked for it,” said Heather Rise of the Food Pantry. The... Read more

Milbank High School band students attended the 71st Northern State University (NSU) Band Clinic in Aberdeen on November 8. Established in 1947, the Northern State University (NSU) Band Clinic is the longest running band directors and student workshop in South Dakota.  Milbank students participating included: (Back l. to r.) Ethan Bohn... Read more

Hank Prasnicki, age 85 of rural Big Stone City died November 12, 2017, at Milbank Area Hospital – Avera Health. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Wednesday, November 15 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Lawrence Catholic Church in Milbank. Father Gary DeRouchey will officiate and burial will be... Read more

Madison (Maddy) Liebe, a senior at Milbank High School, is the October Student of the Month. Maddy is a member of the band and choir, FFA, and TATU. She is also active in dance, piano, and church activities. She says her favorite class is art because, “you get to express... Read more

The Milbank Area Chamber of Commerce hosted its annual meeting September 28. They adopted the theme Do Great Things for the coming year. Three awards were given to chamber businesses for their dedication and commitment. Valley Office Products was named the Small Business of the Year. Valley Queen Cheese was... Read more

Alex Farrell, a sophomore at MHS and a member of Boy Scout Troop 45, completed his Eagle Scout project on September 17. Alex helped plan and build a Gaga Ball Pit on the Koch School playground. Ms. Clarice Buhler, Koch School fifth grade teacher, approached the Boy Scouts with the... Read more

Beth and Mark St. Martin, owners of Street Graphex on Main Street in Milbank, invite people to shop locally while checking out their newly transformed store. The couple’s remodeling project began with renovations to their home upstairs and the exterior of their building. In the process, they decided to revamp... Read more

Seventeen new staff members began the 2017-2018 school year today. New to the Milbank district, are: (Back l. to r.) Jeff Trapp, middle school science; Adolph Shepardson, athletic director; Jade Miller, high school and C team boys basketball coach; and Jason Karels, woodshop. (Middle) Melanie Schwandt, special education at Koch;... Read more

The hail storm Friday, August 18, wreaked havoc in the Milbank area. According to Justin Mathiason of Al’s Body Shop, they have a list of over 200 people with damaged cars. “We have been overwhelmed with customers coming in for estimates,” he said. “We have been working with almost all... Read more

The Grant County Christian Service Council is providing a needed service within the local community by hosting a food giveaway drive every other month in cooperation with Feeding South Dakota. The most recent giveaway took place Wednesday, August 16, where 9,242 pounds of food was disbursed to 221 families. “This... Read more