Evan Grong has resigned from the Milbank City Council. His last meeting as a councilman was on April 13. Grong was elected to a two-year term in 2018. He had also been appointed to a one-year term from 2014-2015. According to Grong, his focus as a councilman was as the... Read more

The Grant County Christian Service Council is coordinating with Feeding South Dakota to hold a food giveaway in Milbank on Wednesday, May 6. The giveaway will be held in the main parking lot of Milbank High School from 3 – 4 p.m. Anyone in need is welcome to pick up... Read more

The Milbank High School Educational Foundation will host a virtual scholarship banquet on May 7 at 7 p.m. The foundation plans to award 45 scholarships to 33 seniors and present over $187,000. The broadcast will also showcase the donors and the stories behind the scholarships. The event will be available... Read more

Jon Rogers, Marketing and Communications Specialist at Ortonville Area Health Services confirmed the first case of COVID-19 at Fairway View Neighborhoods, a skilled nursing home located in Ortonville, Minnesota. Rogers said, “For all of us here at Fairway View Senior Communities, providing the best possible care and protecting the health... Read more

Brady Femling, an MHS senior, has signed a letter of intent to run cross country and track at Valley City State University in Valley City, North Dakota, next fall. Brady is the son of Anne and Travis Lester and Bob and Amanda Femling. “I’m very excited to meet a completely... Read more

Youth and their families can pick up a brown bag activity from the Grant County 4-H office. Totes are available outside the courthouse on the east side of the building near the extension office door. The bag includes all the supplies and instructions to complete each activity. The programs are... Read more

Kevin Schuelke, head of Grant County Emergency Management, reminds people this is National Severe Weather Awareness Week — the time for people to review their weather safety plans before severe weather strikes. According to Schuelke, this year, it will not include a tornado siren alert test as the state has... Read more

The Milbank Area Backpack Program is continuing to serve children despite school closures. Families currently enrolled in the program can pick up their weekly food bags on Thursdays from 5 – 7 p.m. at Central United Methodist Church. (Entry is through the Fellowship Hall doors on the south side of... Read more

Ryan Scoular has been named the activities director for Milbank High School. He will begin his duties starting the 20-21 school year. The announcement was made during the school board’s regular meeting tonight, Monday, April 13. Scoular takes over the duties of Adolph Shepardson after Shepardson resigned from the former... Read more

Private family services for Vicky Smith will be held on Thursday, April 16, and burial will be at Osceola Cemetery #2 in Marvin. Friends and neighbors are invited to line their vehicles as the funeral procession leaves Hope Lutheran Church in Summit, or at the cemetery in Marvin, at 11:00... Read more