Ortonville Area Health Services will host Motherhood and More on April 6, at the Ortonville Armory. The event is free and everyone is invited. Kathryn Vigness, a motivational speaker and life coach, presents the evening’s entertainment at 7:30 p.m. Doors open at 5:30 for refreshments and shopping motherhood-inspired vendor booths.... Read more

“It’s just like a wishbone, you’re getting pulled in two directions, and one of them is going to win. Both are important,” said Pastor Nathan Zastrow of Peace Lutheran Church in Milbank and St. John’s Lutheran Church in Summit. Zastrow will soon be leaving the congregations he has led since... Read more

The 77th Annual Membership Meeting of Whetstone Valley Electric Cooperative, Inc., was held on Thursday, March 22, in Milbank. President Bill Tostenson conducted the meeting. Tostenson confirmed the presence of 225 voting members and declared a quorum. Treasurer Krista Atyeo-Gortmaker reviewed the 2017 operating statement, balance sheet, auditor’s letter, statistical... Read more

Valley Queen today announced the establishment of the Valley Queen company stock profit sharing plan and trust. Valley Queen was founded in 1929 by Alfred Nef and Alfred Gonzenbach and had remained a family owned and operated business. Ray Trankle, Valley Queen’s chairman of the board, told employees that the... Read more

Arvid Whiting, age 88, of Milbank peacefully passed away on Friday, March 16, 2018. Funeral services celebrating Arvid’s life will be held on Thursday, March 22, 2018, at 10:30 a.m. at Emanuel Lutheran Church in Milbank. Rev. Tim Rynearson will officiate and burial will be in the Milbank Cemetery. Visitation... Read more

Women who are veterans of the US armed forces are now eligible for special license plates on their motor vehicles registered in South Dakota. Governor Daugaard signed the bill March 9. State senators had voted 33-0 to approve the measure, and Senate Bill 97 also passed in the South Dakota... Read more

Joseph Van Hout, age 76, of Milbank, SD, died Monday, March 12, 2018, at Sanford Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD. Funeral services will be held on Friday, March 16 at 2:00 p.m. at Mundwiler Funeral Home in Milbank. Father Gary DeRouchey will officiate and burial will be in the St.... Read more

Evelyn Ahlers Schwebach of Graceville, MN, age 91, passed away on March 11, 2018, at Grace Home in Graceville, MN, surrounded by family. She will be greatly missed. A great-grandson voiced, “God will be happy!” Mass of Christian Burial will be on Saturday, March 17, 2018, at 10:00 a.m. at... Read more

Do you ever feel like you’re walking a tightrope between big career dreams and little humans? Audrey Jo Rider, author of Uniquely You, takes you on a journey from comparison to confidence, imperfection to uniqueness, and panic to planning! The Grant County Public Library, in conjunction with their adult reading... Read more

Forty vocal soloists and 16 vocal ensemble members from the Milbank High School Choir performed at the Region III solo and ensemble music contest February 28, at Watertown High School. The vocalists from Milbank received 30 Superiors (I), and 11 Excellents (II). Solo performances were based on: tone, intonation, accuracy,... Read more