According to Callie Curley, communications coordinator for Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Valley Queen has closed their Heritage Center until further notice. Operations at the factory continue. Curley says the plant continues to act with an abundance of caution including implementing these preventative measures to protect our employees and ensure the... Read more

Great Western Bank announced Wednesday, March 18, all branches will be drive thru only. Access to inside the bank will be available by appointment. In addition to the drive-thru service, Great Western suggests using these tools to support your everyday banking needs: Download the Great Western ebanking app. The Great... Read more

The Whetstone Valley Electric Cooperative has canceled their 2020 annual membership meeting set for March 26 in Wilmot. No elections were scheduled as there are no contested director positions or bylaw changes to consider. The decision was made in consideration of recommendations from the Center for Disease Control (CDC) and... Read more

Governor Krisit Noem announced today at her media conference in Sioux Falls that all schools in South Dakota will be closed for one more week, March 23-27. Read more

Starting Tuesday, March 17, the Milbank School District will be providing sack breakfasts and lunches. All meals will be free to children under 18. Meals will be available Monday through Friday while the school remains closed due to the Cornavirus pandemic. Pickup and Delivery Schedule: Front door of the Milbank... Read more

Football season is over, but you can bet Bill Belichick, coach for the New England Patriots, continues to keep his team in top shape. Love him or hate him, the man knows what he’s doing. He’s the NFL’s longest-tenured active head coach. At 261 regular season wins, he stands at... Read more

National Geographic named Harley Zemlicka, a fifth grader at St. Lawrence School in Milbank, as one of the semifinalists eligible to compete in the 2020 National Geographic GeoBee State Competition. The test will be administered online on Friday, March 27. Harley is the son of Shane and Jessi Zemlicka. This... Read more

These wrestlers from the Milbank Youth Wrestling program placed in the top eight of the District 7 AAU wrestling tournament in Hayti on Saturday, March 7, and advance to the Region 4 tournament slated for Saturday, March 14, in Brookings: Top eight finishers at the district tournament include: Tots 1 st place... Read more

The Lady Bulldogs gymnastics team concluded their 2019-2020 season with an awards banquet on Thursday, February 27. The varsity team had a 42-28 record and was 16-4 in the Northeast Conference. They achieved the second-highest team score and second-highest average team score in MHS history with 132.525 and 128.171, respectively.... Read more

Junior Varsity Girls Basketball Team Members – Isabella Anderson, Tatum Berry, Tyra Berry, Hallie Schulte, Emily Wollschlager, Camryn Wiese, Jenna Dexter, Hillary Morton, Josie Adolph, Elsie Seffrood, Ellie Neugebauer, and Madi Loeschke February 25 – Milbank 7, Madison 37 February 27 – Milbank 19, Tiospa Zina 12 C Team Girls... Read more