Beverly (Grafsgaard) Devoe, 77, of Strandburg, SD, passed away on Tuesday, November 11, 2025, at Poynette, WI. A celebration of life will be held at Tabor Lutheran Church in Strandburg, SD, on Monday, December 1, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. Vicar Emelia Enquist will officiate. A time of fellowship and coffee... Read more

The Bank coffee shop in downtown Milbank served delicious brunch fare on Sunday, October 26, and donated their tips and a portion of the sales to Grant County Combined Appeal. A check for $2500 was presented to Jolene Rick, director of Combined Appeal on October 30. The Bank has been... Read more

Fall is in the air and Waldner sausages are on the menu. The Milbank Orphan Grain Train Collection Center will host its annual sausage dinner this Sunday, October 19.  Serving will be from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. at the Emanuel Lutheran Church at 701 South First Street.  Don’t miss... Read more

The Milbank Area Chamber’s annual Hometown Christmas will glow even bigger and brighter this year. Two full days —Friday, December 5, and Saturday, December 6– will be packed with  activities for all ages. Check this list twice:  shopping events, the soup walk, Lego contest, free Christmas movie, vendor fair, the... Read more

Richard Lane Arnold, 81, passed away of natural causes in Olathe, KS, on September 25, 2025, surrounded by loved ones. Memorial services will be held on Saturday, October 18, 2025, at 10:30 a.m. and Mundwiler Funeral Home in Milbank. Services will be officiated by his eldest granddaughter, Natasha Arnold. Inurnment... Read more

Have you noticed the Grant County Combined Appeal signs that popped up around Milbank on Monday, September 21? The signs were posted near the Old Mill, First Bank & Trust, and Wells Fargo. Jolene Rick, fundraising chair for Combined Appeal, and Clee Brakke, supporter and former MHS shop teacher who... Read more

Renaissance man could well describe William Karels. So could groundbreaker. At the close of the past school year, the mechanical engineering senior learned he would receive the Duane Hanson Scholarship, becoming the first South Dakota State University student to receive the $5,000 award from the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and... Read more

Edward DeVere Jr., 78, of Marvin, SD, passed away on Wednesday, September 3, 2025, at Prairie Lakes Hospital in Watertown, SD. Memorial services will be held on Wednesday, September 10, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. at Mundwiler Funeral Home in Milbank, SD. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service... Read more

What’s the best part of the South Dakota State Fair? Is it looking down on everything from high up on the Ferris Wheel? Getting nose to nose with a prize pig? Or winning a bear or a blue ribbon?  These are all  thrills, but the spills are just as fun.... Read more

Joel Foster might not be as famous as Marie Kondo, but both have built their careers on keeping other people organized. Marie is a genius when it comes to spiffing up your closet, but Joel has the corner on your farm. He has been the Farm Service Association (FSA) program... Read more