Every girl recalls playing dress-up in her mother’s skirts and high heels, but Monica Pillatzki isn’t a little girl anymore and she is trading in the fancy dresses for another item in her mother’s wardrobe – her white lab coat. Monica graduated from SDSU on May 5 with a Bachelor... Read more

Over 200 guests were served at the Feeding South Dakota food giveaway on May 9, according to LeAnn Kuper of the Grant County Christian Service Council. She says, “Sixty-three volunteers helped distribute 5,500 pounds of food. The volunteers included confirmation students from Central United Methodist Church and Calvary Church. The... Read more

The Milbank Middle School Student Council held a food drive as their fourth quarter community service project. Over 1,370 items were donated to the Grant County Food Pantry. Miss Caitlyn Oien’s seventh grade homeroom donated the most items for the second year in a row. The class won a pizza... Read more

The Grant County Christian Service Council partners with Feeding South Dakota for a food giveaway Wednesday, May 9. 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

Revitalize Spa hosted a ribbon cutting sponsored by the Chamber on Friday, May 4. “We are happy to welcome Revitalize Spa as a chamber member and celebrate with them,” said Chelcie Eischens, director of the Chamber. Revitalize Spa is owned by Tammi Westfield. Visit the spa at 102 W. 4th... Read more

The Grant County Commissioners met Tuesday, May 1, at the Milbank Courthouse. It was decided and put into effect immediately to move the voting station for Precinct 47 Melrose Township from the community room in the Ottertail building to the community room in the Grant County Library. The switch is... Read more

The 25th Annual Big Stone Health Care Foundation Gala was held on Saturday, April 21, at Sioux Historic Pavilion. Over 430 guests set a record for attendance. “The main goal of the fundraiser has always been and will continue to be physician recruitment,” said Vanessa Lhotka-Meyer, director of the foundation.... Read more

The Orphan Grain Train has earned another four-star rating from Charity Navigator, America’s largest independent charity evaluator. This is the seventh consecutive year the Orphan Grain Train has earned this designation. According to Michael Thatcher, President and CEO of Charity Navigator, “Only a quarter of charities rated by Charity Navigator... Read more

It was a longer than average winter this year and area farmers are finally getting into the field. Whetstone Valley Electric General Manager, Dave Page, says, “Now that spring planting will soon be in full swing, we at WVEC remind everyone of the risks of working near power lines. Take... Read more

Laura Dean might be celebrating her one year anniversary as a real estate agent for EXIT Realty Leading Edge in Milbank, but she is no stranger to Milbank. Laura grew up as Laura Montag in Milbank and graduated from MHS in 1999. She attended school to be a histology technician... Read more