Milbank Boy Scout Troop 45, Cub Scout Pack 38, and their families collected over 1,000 items for the Milbank Food Pantry during their annual Scouting for Food event on October 27. The scouts also gathered 14 pairs of eyeglasses to give to the South Dakota Lions Foundation. Scoutmaster Jeff Loutsch... Read more

The Milbank girls volleyball team went on the road to Tiospa Zina to play the final game of their regular season on October 23. The Lady Bulldogs team defeated the Wambdi in three sets at: 25-11, 25-23, and 25-16. MHS Coach Nancy Hoeke said, “We were able to get the... Read more

The Grant County Christian Service Council received 4,739 pounds of food from Feeding South Dakota and distributed it to 180 families on October 17. Forty-six volunteers representing 11 different churches in Grant County, along with volunteers from the Kiwanis Club and Wells Fargo Bank kept everything running smoothly at the... Read more

The Lady Bulldogs played the final home match of their regular volleyball season on Friday, October 19. Their opponent, Groton, came to play and played to win. The Tigers defeated Milbank in three of four sets; 25-22, 17-25, 16-25, 24-26. Coach Nancy Hoeke said, “The first set we got off... Read more

The Bulldogs faced the 0-8 Tri-Valley Mustangs on October 18 on the football field in Colton. Each team was looking to end their regular season on a winning note. Both squads put two touchdowns on the board before the end of the first quarter. Milbank’s first was a two-yard run... Read more

This Saturday, like he has done every third Saturday in October since he was 16, Keith donned his dun-colored jacket, laced up his boots, and pulled on a blaze-orange vest. He loaded up his best friends – human and canine – and spent the afternoon in a cornfield beneath glittering... Read more

The Milbank Volleyball team traveled to Waverly on October 16, to take on the Waverly-South Shore Lady Coyotes. The Lady Bulldogs took the loss in four. “In the first set, we found WSS’s weaknesses – defensive passing. They seemed to struggle with our hits. We earned 17 of our 25... Read more

The annual food drive sponsored by Milbank Boy Scouts Troop 45 and Cub Scouts Pack 38 is October 27. Get your food bags ready. The scouts will do the rest! This Saturday, October 20, the scouts will hang reminder messages on your doorknob. The following Saturday, October 27, they will... Read more

Tye Schaffer, a third-grader at Koch School who was recently diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia, made it to school today. But he didn’t walk or even take the bus. He arrived with lights flashing and sirens blaring! Tye astonished all his fellow third-graders by rolling up in a shiny red... Read more

Fourteen Milbank Middle School band students were selected to participate in the Eastern Dakota Junior High Music Festival. Seventh-graders included: Rachel Schulte (clarinet), Hope Karels (bass clarinet), Aubrey Fraasch (alto sax), Joe Schulte (euphonium). Eighth-graders included: Ashlyn O’Farrell (flute), Avery Whitesitt (flute), Addie Farrell (clarinet), Laney Forrette (clarinet), Elizabeth Neugebauer... Read more