Karen Layher Grant County Auditor reports voter turnout at the June 6 primary was 25 percent – a few points higher than the 22 percent predicted. In Grant County, 4638 residents were eligible to vote; 1161 voted. Layher said, ” Procedurally, everything went great. All precincts had reported in by... Read more

The Grant County Christian Service Council partners with Feeding South Dakota for a food giveaway Wednesday, June 13. The free food will be distributed at the Grant Co. 4-H Exhibit Building. The giveaway begins at 4:30 p.m. and continues until 6:00 p.m. or until the food is gone. Doors open... Read more

MALST competed in the first long course meet of the season at Brookings High Point Meet, June 8-10. “They had some rainy conditions on day two but the swimmers handled it well and ended the meet with great success,” stated head coach Jodi Street. Maurina Street was the top high... Read more

The 2018 Elite Alliance Summer Volleyball Camp in Watertown features Tiara Gibson, Marcelina (Glab) Gilbertson, Haley Smith, and Rayleigh Petersen. Gibson and Gilbertson are considered two of the best volleyball players to come out of South Dakota. Tiara Gibson is a middle hitter who played two years for the SDSU... Read more

Today is June 4, and Jimmy Gesswein’s birthday! What’s Jimmy’s favorite thing to eat with birthday cake and ice cream? Fish! Especially a big whopper he has caught himself. Catch up with Jimmy and wish him a big Happy Birthday to go with this monster he caught on Big Stone... Read more

Vivian Darlene (Jacobson) Mitzel, age 77, of Milbank, SD, died June 3, 2018, at St. William’s Care Center. Mass of Christian Burial will be on Friday, June 8, 2018, at 11:00 a.m. at St. Lawrence Catholic Church. Father Gary DeRouchey will celebrate the Mass. Visitation will be held on Thursday,... Read more

Violinists presented a recital on May 19, at Valley Baptist Church. The musicians all study under Elizabeth Schulte. The performers included: (Front ) Karen Esh, Zoë Schwenn, and Michael Verheul. (Middle) Veronica and Nicholas Fonder, Krista Gingerich, and Annabelle Schwenn. (Back) Mrs. Schulte, Rachel Schulte, Timon Esh, and Joe Schulte. Read more

A vandalism spree of spray painted graffiti over the weekend has victims and law enforcement adding up the damage. Milbank Police Chief Boyd Van Vooren calculates thousands of dollars in repairs are needed and he says, “We take this very seriously. We are proud of our community and won’t let... Read more

The Milbank School Board met on Monday, May 14, in regular session. Several items made up the agenda, but staff changes remained the focus. Natasha (Hartman) Karels was hired as an English-Language Arts teacher. Karels is an MHS graduate and former employee, who has been working in Harrisburg the past... Read more

Milbank High School awards day was staged Wednesday, May 9, in the high school theatre where $906,130 in scholarships were awarded to numerous seniors to help further their education. The list of recipients and the name and amount of each scholarship received include: Derrick Aho MEF: Dr. Norm & Carol... Read more