Darlene Marie (Arndt) Colvin was born on May 5, 1930, near Beardsley, Minnesota, and died on December 27, 2019, in St. Anthony, Minnesota, at the age of 89. Darlene grew up on a farm near Beardsley in western Minnesota (Big Stone County) near the South Dakota border. She was the... Read more

Junior Varsity Girls Basketball Team Members – Isabella Anderson, Hallie Schulte, Emily Wollschlager, Camryn Wiese, Jenna Dexter, Hillary Morton, Josie Adolph, Elsie Seffrood, Ellie Neugebauer, and Madi Loeschke December 17 – Milbank 12, Florence-Henry 39 December 19 – Milbank 17, Aberdeen Roncalli 48 Junior Varsity Boys Basketball Team Members –... Read more

According to Brian Pauli, head coach of the Lady Bulldogs basketball team, his young team has struggled with turnovers this season. Pauli says, “In two of the games we played last week, the turnovers really hurt us. They have been our Achilles heel and it is something we plan to... Read more

Milbank High School senior Eli Fischer captured third place at the Madison Invitational wrestling meet on December 21. Fischer took the victory in the 126-pound weight class. Milbank finished 15th in the team standings with 41 points. Rapid City Stevens won the event with 201.5 points and ahead of 19... Read more

The Milbank Bulldogs and the Aberdeen Roncalli Cavaliers took it down to the wire, but the Bulldogs claimed the win at 52-50 on December 19 at the Milbank Armory. The Bulldogs’ season record now sits at 1-2. “I couldn’t be more proud of our young men for fighting, keeping their... Read more

The Lady Bulldogs captured seventh place at the Hub City Invitational meet in Aberdeen on Saturday, December 14. “This was one of our largest meets of the year,” said Milbank’s head coach, Amber Fraasch. The meet included 14 teams – 11 Class AA teams and three Class A teams. The... Read more

Let’s talk turkey! Can you carve one? Can you cook one? Feeling a bit Santa Claustrophobic, but want to make someone’s Christmas happier? The Free Christmas Day Dinner is the perfect place for you! Volunteers to cook a turkey in their home before the dinner and turkey carvers on Christmas... Read more

Callie Curley, formerly of Montrose, Pennsylvania, joined Valley Queen Cheese Factory on December 16. Curley will take on the duties of communications coordinator in the company’s newly created position. Curley is a graduate of Penn State University Bellisario College of Communications, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in print and... Read more

Hot Stuff Pizza opened its first franchise 33 years ago today on December 17, 1986. So, it was a bit of a surprise when representatives from Hot Stuff’s corporate office came into the Milbank store to present Greg Thomas and his staff with an award for the longest continuously running... Read more

The Angel Tree is winging its way to 112 children and 41 families this year. The Angel Tree is sponsored by the Grant County Christian Service Council. The families picked up their gifts on Monday, December 16 at the Milbank Visitor Center, and they also received Hot Stuff gift certificates... Read more