Verna E. Stoehr, age 101, of Ortonville, MN, died on December 16, 2019, at Fairway View Neighborhoods. Funeral services will be held on Friday, December 20, 2019, at 11:00 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church in Ortonville. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service on Friday. Burial will... Read more

U.S. Senator Mike Rounds today named Valley Queen Cheese Factory of Milbank as the United States Senate Small Business of the Week. Rounds was invited by Small Business Committee Chairman Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) to select a South Dakota small business to be highlighted by the committee. Valley Queen Cheese Factory... Read more

Ronald “Ronnie” Vold, age 77, of Dumont, MN, died on December 14, 2019, at his home. Funeral services will be held on Friday, December 20, at 10:30 a.m. at Mt. Olive Lutheran Church in Graceville. Visitation will be held from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 19, at Mundwiler... Read more

8th Grade Girls Basketball  Team Members – Nadia Thue, Kynlee Speidel, Kaitlyn Huber, Abby Pillatzki, Rachel Schulte, Anna Dean, Shaylee Schuchard, Hope Karels, Lydia Street, Cailey Sime, Ivy Lewno December 3 – Milbank 10, Tiospa Zina 13 December 5 – Milbank 4, Hamlin 32 7th Grade Girls Basketball No scores... Read more

Milbank Area gymnasts took fifth place at the Fargo Invitational on December 6. This was a new meet on the team’s schedule, and according to Milbank’s head coach, Amber Fraasch, “Each state has mainly the same competitive rules, but the format can vary. It was a long night,” she said,... Read more

Don’t Forget! Today is the last day to vote for your favorite float in the Parade of Lights. Voting ends tonight at 11:59 p.m. and is only available on The Valley Express. The People’s Choice Award winner receives $200 courtesy of Whetstone Valley Electric, sponsor of the parade. The Parade... Read more

Verizon customers in the Milbank area have been experiencing service interruptions today. Verizon Wireless confirmed they are aware of the issue. An on site service technician has been working on the Verizon tower that serves their Milbank area customers. Read more

Senior Brady Femling has been selected as the November Student of the Month at Milbank High School. He is the son of Travis and Anne Lester. Brady is involved in Educators Rising and band, has helped coordinate school blood drives, and is a member of the cross country and wrestling... Read more

Jaecy Engebretson, a member of the MHS volleyball team, submitted a National Letter of Intent to attend Presentation College in Aberdeen and play volleyball next year. Engebretson signed the letter on December 2 as her family and coaches looked on. Engebretson is a four-year starter for the Lady Bulldogs. She... Read more

The MHS Oral Interp team received the Team Excellence Award at the State Oral Interp Festival on December 6-7 at Yankton High School. Landon Brown and Peyten Wiese earned a superior in the duet division. Brown also garnered a superior in storytelling. According to Natasha Karels, head coach for Milbank,... Read more