Milbank Koch Elementary, Middle and High School offices are open. Principals, secretaries and teachers are busy getting ready to start the 2015-2016 school term. The first day of school for students begins on August 24, at 8:15 am.  Due to staff meetings on the first day, school will be... Read more

Judith Wachter, age 72, of Ortonville, died on July 17, 2015, as the result of a vehicular accident. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, July 23, at 2 p.m. at Zion Lutheran Church in Ortonville with Rev. John Ragan officiating. Visitation will be held on Wednesday from 5 –... Read more

Ethel Phalen, age 76, of Graceville, died Tuesday, June 30, 2015, at Essentia Health in Graceville. A garden prayer service will be held on Saturday, August 8th , 2015 at 2:30 p.m. at her home 417 W 2nd street in Graceville, MN. Ethel Phalen was born January 25, 1939 in... Read more

  Leonard Hoppe, age 93, of Graceville, died on Monday, June 15, 2015, at Grace Home. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, June 20, at 10:30 a.m. at Mount Olive Lutheran Church in Graceville with Rev. Eugene Andrus officiating. Burial will follow in the Graceville Consolidated Cemetery. Visitation will... Read more

CHICAGO (AP) — The Stanley Cup Final is back in Chicago. And it brought along all sorts of questions. It is unclear who will start in goal for the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 3 on Monday night. The Blackhawks could make a couple of changes to their lines and... Read more

HEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Interior Secretary Sally Jewell revealed plans Thursday to preserve habitat in 10 Western states for an imperiled ground-dwelling bird, the federal government’s biggest land-planning effort to date for conservation of a single species. The proposal would affect energy development. The regulations would require oil and gas... Read more

Vernice Szymanski, age 91, of Milbank died Monday, May 25, 2015, at St. William’s Care Center in Milbank. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday, May 30, 2015, at 10:30 a.m. at St. Lawrence Catholic Church in Milbank with Father Gary DeRouchey celebrating the Mass. Burial will follow... Read more

NEW YORK (AP) — Scoring goals made the Tampa Bay Lightning one of the NHL’s most entertaining teams this season. Playing defense for the first time in three games has them within a victory of the Stanley Cup finals for the second time in franchise history. Steven Stamkos set up... Read more

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Henrik Lundqvist and a couple of other old standbys picked a nice time to reassert themselves for the New York Rangers. New York’s star goalie reverted to his reliable ways after two subpar performances, and Rick Nash and Martin St. Louis emerged from playoff scoring droughts... Read more

Georgia Krieg, age 95 died May 20, 2015, at Holy Trinity Hospital in Graceville. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, May 23, 2015, at 11:00 a.m. at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, Johnson, MN. Rev. Eugene Andrus will officiate and music will be provided by Ruth Hoffman. Honorary bearers will... Read more