The Shopko Foundation presented a $1000 grant to the Northeast South Dakota Healthcare Foundation. The money will be used to purchase additional equipment for the new Milbank Area Hospital and Clinic campus. Jim Gesswein, chairman of the Northeast South Dakota Healthcare Foundation Board, said, “We welcome Shopko to the Milbank... Read more

Al’s Body Shop won the People’s Choice Award and $500 in Ol’ Mill Bucks at the Light Parade during the Winter Wonderland Festival. The Grand Prize was donated by Denice Hooth of Exit Realty. Top float winners were: Al’s Body Shop, business category; The City of Milbank, public category; and... Read more

Tim Brown has been hired as Milbank Shopko Hometown’s new manager. Brown, a native of Milbank, graduated from MHS in 1994. His retail experience includes 16 years as a manager for Walmart. Brown and his family moved back to Milbank nine years ago. His wife, Jennifer, is employed at Great... Read more

The Shopko Foundation recently provided a $200 donation for the 4-H Bike Rodeo which took place May 26 at the Grant County 4-H grounds. The funds were used to purchase a bike that was given away during the event. The winner of the bike was Mackenzie Mueller. Several bike accessories... Read more

The public is invited to attend the annual Milbank High School Woodshop, Agriculture and Art Show in the high school lobby Tuesday, May 17, from noon to 7:30 p.m. “Projects made by the students throughout the school year will be on display all afternoon through the start of the spring... Read more

Jeremy Steffensen, Boyd VanVooren, Kevin Owen and Jake Folk The Grant County Fraternal Order of Police, Inter-lakes Community Action, and the Grant County Child Protection Team will sponsor their annual “Christmas With a Cop” to help local children buy presents for their families. Thirty-two children will go shopping at Lewis... Read more

The Grant County Christian Service Council was presented a check for $500 from Milbank Hometown Shopko team members recently. The money received was used during the council’s back-to-school event. Money for the project was obtained through the Shopko Foundation Community Charitable Grant and was used to provide 120 children with... Read more

The Valley Express gives you an exclusive sneak peak inside Milbank’s new Shopko Hometown store. Click to play to see the video. Read more

Dawn Hoeke, formerly of Milbank, has been selected as the new principal at O’Gorman HIgh School in Sioux Falls. O’Gorman, a Catholic high school with approximately 700 students in grades 9-12, is part of Bishop O’Gorman Catholic Schools. Hoeke’s appointment will begin at the onset of the 2026-27 school year.... Read more

Richard “Dick” Berens, age 91, of Milbank, SD, passed away on Friday, February 27, 2026, at St. William’s Care Center. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Wednesday, March 4, 2026, at 10:30 a.m. at St. Lawrence Catholic Church in Milbank, SD. Visitation will be held on Tuesday,... Read more