The Milbank Middle School marching band earned first-place honors in their division of the Lake Region Marching Band Festival. The festival was held in Groton on October 10. Seventeen bands competed in three divisions  –middle school, combined high school, and high school. Bands included Warner, Holgate-Simmons Middle School, Milbank Middle... Read more

“It was a great state tournament,” stated Abbey Trapp, head coach for the Milbank girls tennis team. The Lady Bulldogs fought hard and finished with 119.5 points at the 2025 South Dakota Girls State Tennis Tournament held in Sioux Falls on October 6-7.  Sioux Falls Christian was named the champion... Read more

The second Groceries for Vets event on October 7 in Milbank was declared a resounding success. Organizer Bob Frink said, “The handout was amazing.” The event was scheduled to begin at 8 a.m., but Frink said, “We had 30 to 40 vets in line at 7:45 a.m., so we opened... Read more

Pure Desire Ministries in partnership with Central Church in Millbank will present a community-wide event for parents and teens, “From Awkward to Anchored: Faith-Filled Conversations About Sex,” on Wednesday, October 15. Admission is Free.  Do you want porn and social media to be the sex educators of your kids? Take... Read more

The Milbank Middle School Band, under the direction of Susan Karels, will perform in the annual Lake Region Marching Band Festival in Groton on Friday, October 10.  Groton Area High School and Groton Middle School will host fifteen schools from across the region.  The parade of marching bands begins at... Read more

The Milbank cross country boys team brought home sixth place, and the girls team secured 12th place at the  Lennox Invitational at LenKota Golf Course on Thursday, October 2.  Junior Jeter Scoular was the top-finishing Bulldog. He crossed the line at 16:30.77 to take fourth place in the varsity boys... Read more

Grant County veterans are coming together for the second time this year to help their fellow veterans in a program called Groceries for Veterans. Five organizations devoted to veterans have donated the money to purchase boxes of groceries. The boxes will be distributed by representatives from the groups on Tuesday,... Read more

Milbank FFA chapter members Declan Peschong, Isaak Weston, McKenzie Moe, Oliver Erickson, and Taneashea Vogel each received their iconic, blue jacket from the South Dakota FFA Foundation. Peschong was sponsored by The First National Bank in Sioux Falls. Weston was sponsored by BankWest. Moe was sponsored by Gretcehn Sharp, and... Read more

The fifth and final  food giveaway of 2025, sponsored by the Grant County Christian Service Council and Feeding South Dakota, will be held on Wednesday, October 8, from 4-5 p.m. The event will again be held in the Living Word Church parking lot on the north end of Milbank on... Read more

The Bulldogs offense and defense pulled out all the stops to deliver a 29-14 Homecoming victory over Vermillion on Friday, September 26. After the win, Milbank sits at 3-2 for the season and is ready to take on Webster tonight, October 3, on the road. Kickoff time returns to the... Read more