The local Boy Scouts of America will conduct their annual Scouting for Food Drive starting on Saturday, October 19. Boy Scout Troop 45, Girl Scout Troop 38, Cub Scout Pack 38, and their families begin the drive on October 19 by placing a door hanger or grocery sack on your... Read more

The MHS Vocal Music Department will present their annual fall concert on Monday, October 21, at 7:30 pm. in the MHS theater. Special guest Ty Stephany, a 14-year-old virtuoso from the Sioux Falls area, will be the first solo artist to play the school’s new nine-foot Yamaha grand piano in... Read more

The Milbank Area Retired Teachers Association (MARTA) will host their monthly meeting on Thursday, October 17, at 11 a.m. in the fellowship hall at Peace Lutheran Church at 1501 Aspen Drive in Milbank. The move is temporary and prompted by the street construction on Main Street and near the back... Read more

Arlo Levisen is the President of the Grant County Historical Society. He has extensive knowledge on the history of the area, including: Grant County History, Big Stone Lake History, the History of the Holland Grist Mill, the History of the Milbank Congregational Church and much more! Send in your questions.... Read more

Avantara held a ribbon cutting in conjunction with the Milbank Area Chamber Thursday, October 10. Avantara administrator, Celina Lohre, addressed the crowd and presented future goals for the facility. She stated that the Avantara Company works very closely with their employees to ensure the residents are receiving quality care. Avantara Milbank is... Read more

Eric Van Sambeek is a 16-year-old junior at MHS and the son of Brendan and Lynn Van Sambeek. He has been a member of the golf team for four years. Eric sounds like an avid golfer when he says he regrets not starting as a seventh grader, because it would... Read more

The volleyball match between Milbank and Redfield-Doland slated for tonight, Thursday, October 10, at the Milbank Armory has been postponed. Redfield released school at 1:00 p.m. today because of the winter storm. The match will now be scheduled for Thursday, October 24, at the Milbank Armory. Read more

The Milbank Middle School Student Council collected undergarments and socks for students affected by flooding in the Madison area. Heidi Wellnitz, Middle School Counselor, reached out to counselors across the state, and Madison School  replied that they had a need for undergarments and socks as a number of students and families... Read more

The Grant County Christian Service Council partners again with Feeding South Dakota on Wednesday, October 9. The free food giveaway will be held at the Grant County 4-H exhibit building from 4:30 – 6 p.m or until the food is gone. Food is given to any family in need. Guests... Read more

Junior Jake Trevett, Milbank’s lone participant in South Dakota’s boys State Class A golf tournament was just one stroke shy of 25th place. The tournament, which included 101 golfers, concluded today in Vermillion. “Jake had a great tournament,” stated head coach Mark Keeton. “He had only one big hole, but... Read more