After two weeks the legislature is heating up. Hot Topics Two national resolutions were introduced this week. The first expressed support to build a wall along the southern border of the US. The second thanked Senators. John Thune and Mike Rounds for supporting Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh in the... Read more

Kenneth A. Strandvold, age 84, of Milbank, SD, died January 15, 2019, at the Milbank Care and Rehabilitation Center in Milbank. Funeral services will be held on Friday, January 18, 2019, at 10:30 a.m. at Living Word Lutheran Church, Milbank, SD. Visitation will be Thursday, January 17, 2019, from 5:00... Read more

The 94th session of the South Dakota legislature got underway this past week in Pierre. So many things happened that it’s hard to know what to report on. Topping the list, however, has to be the inauguration of a new Governor and all the changes that result. Elected only one... Read more

The first week of the 94th Session of the South Dakota Legislature is now over. I am very grateful to be back and look forward to once again do the people’s work. My roommate during session is my District 4 colleague, Rep. John Mills. Our early mornings have been filled... Read more

Ice conditions on Big Stone Lake are less than favorable after the last few days of warm weather, according to District conservation officer supervisor of Game, Fish, and Parks, Jamie Pekelder, Although the ice was as thick as 11 inches in some areas before Christmas, some spots north of Hartford... Read more

Mark Gastineau has joined Valley Queen Cheese Factory as the new Senior Manager-Supply Chain. His responsibilities include logistics management, procurement of production supplies, and overseeing storage and outbound transportation of finished products. Gastineau brings 19 years of agricultural supply chain management experience to Valley Queen. Most recently, he worked for... Read more

The Grant County Courthouse remained spruced up all during the holidays with 18 trees decorated for the 27th Annual Festival of Christmas Trees. The Grant County Library won first place with its tree The S’more you Read the S’more you Know! Stateline 4-H Club took second place with their We... Read more

Jayce Lee Johnson, son of Jessy and McKenzie Johnson, is Milbank’s first baby of 2019. Jayce came into the world at 9:56 a.m. on January 2. He weighed seven pounds and eight ounces and spanned 19 3/4 inches from the top of his head to his tiny toes. Jayce is... Read more

The Milbank High School Junior Achievement (JA) team placed second in the JA Titan Statewide Competition hosted by Junior Achievement (JA) of South Dakota. Students competed as bosses of global, virtual-reality businesses. To commemorate their second place finish, each of the MHS students received a $150 cash prize. The team... Read more

Funeral services for David Jorgenson have been rescheduled to Tuesday, January 1, 2019, at 11 am due to weather. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. David S. Jorgenson, age 83, resident of Ortonville, MN, died on December 25, 2018, at the Ortonville Hospital. Funeral... Read more