Dell Rapids has cancelled all of their high school activities for the weekend due to the weather, according to MHS Athletic Director Adolph Shepardson. “Saturday’s boys basketball game in Milbank with Dell Rapids has been cancelled, and we are looking for potential dates to make the games up,” Shepardson said.... Read more

Korbin Leddy, a sophomore at MHS, is Milbank’s first-place winner in the 2020 The Voice of Democracy Essay Contest sponsored by the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) and the VFW Auxiliary. (Read his essay below.) In The Patriot’s Pen division, eighth-grader Brooke Schwagel was the top winner and Aubrey Fraasch,... Read more

Violinists Joseph and Rachel Schulte and Nicholas and Veronica Fonder were selected by audition for the Fourth Annual South Dakota Middle School All-State Orchestra. Joseph received the highest score of any violinist in the state and will be the concertmaster of the orchestra. Rachel received the second highest score and... Read more

The Milbank Bulldog wrestling team earned a 54-24 Northeast Conference victory in their match against the Sisseton Redmen on January 7 at Koch School. The dual win was the second for the Dawgs this season. “The young guys stepped up, seized the opportunity, and wrestled well,” stated Bulldog head coach... Read more

Junior Varsity Girls Basketball Team Members – Isabella Anderson, Tatum Berry, Emily Wollschlager, Camryn Wiese, Jenna Dexter, Hillary Morton, Josie Adolph, Elsie Seffrood, Ellie Neugebauer, and Madi Loeschke No scores to report Junior Varsity Boys Basketball Team Members – Karson Weber, Sawyer Gauer, Stevie Ash, Justus Osborn, Aiden Foell, Kellen... Read more

At Dakota Country Ag Services, the coffee is always on and there’s cold pop in the fridge. But this Friday and Saturday, if you want to talk shop, you’ll have to head to the Grant County Farm and Home Show. Paul and Dawn Vander Wal, owners of Dakota Country Ag... Read more

The Lady Bulldogs gymnastics team took first place at the lone home meet of their season on December 21 at the Milbank Armory. Milbank topped the field with a team score of 129.85. “This was our best showing this season and in front of our home crowd,” said head coach... Read more

South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem declared December 27, 2019 as Bryan Lambrechts Day in South Dakota. Lambrechts retired that day from his duties at the City of Milbank after 39 years of service. Governor Noem commended him on his dedication, honesty, and work ethic. She also recognized his contribution to... Read more

Jeanne E. Vangsness, age 86, of Glenwood, MN, passed away on December 27, 2019, at Country Manor Health Care in Sartell, MN. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, January 4, 2019, at 11:00 a.m. at the Congregational UCC in Ortonville, MN. Pastor Lynn Thomas will officiate. Visitation will be... Read more

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