The 29th Annual Milbank Piano Festival takes place Sunday, February 25, at the Milbank High School theatre with sessions at 1:30 and 3:15 p.m. Lunch is served between sessions. The festival is free and open to all. The festival, sponsored by the Milbank area piano teachers, showcases the talents of... Read more

“V” is for Valentine Storytime starts at 10 am on Saturday, February 10, at the Big Stone Library. Children age two through six are invited. Register at the library during regular hours or by email at bsclibrary12@hotmail.com. The library is located at 400 Washington Street in the corner of the... Read more

The Milbank Bulldogs wrestled to a 50-22 victory over the Webster Area Bearcats. The meet took place Thursday, February 1, on the road. The wrestling team finished their dual season with a 7-7 record Securing wins for Milbank were: Barrett Schneck, Kaden Krause, JD Lusk, Breyden Miller, Layton Rafferty, Nick Trevett,... Read more

Eighth grade student, Marshall Voeltz, secured the top spot in the local National Geographic Bee at Milbank Middle School. He finished in the top position out of all the sixth, seventh and eighth grade students. Marshall has taken the qualifying test to determine if he will advance to the State... Read more

Avera Medical Group Milbank announces James Bailey, MD, a family medicine physician, will join the clinic in February. In addition, his wife, Wendy Bailey, PhD, will also join the staff as a psychologist in summer 2018. Their five children also will relocate to the Milbank area this summer. Dr. Bailey... Read more

Sara and Ryan VanMeter of Milbank are the parents of the first baby born in 2018 at the Milbank Area Hospital Avera. Millicent Jeannette VanMeter was delivered by Dr. Nanci Van Peursem on Wednesday, January 24, at 10:53 p.m. The little bundle of joy weighed 7 pounds and 3 ounces and... Read more

Grant County Combined Appeal gives to the community through the generosity of its many donors. The organization donated $1,546.85 each to the Salvation Army and the Grant County Food Pantry on Thursday, January 25. The 2017 drive exceeded the goal of $185,000, and the excess dollars are also being distributed.... Read more

The Whetstone Valley Electric Cooperative 77th Annual Meeting will be held Thursday, March 22, at 6:30 p.m. in the Milbank High School Gym. Three members will be elected to the board of directors. All three will serve three-year terms. Candidate petitions must have at least six (6) member signatures, and... Read more

The Milbank Lady Bulldogs got back in the win column with a 51-46 victory over strong rival, the Ortonville Trojans. The locals moved their record to 5-6 with the win that was part of doubleheader high school basketball action in Ortonville Tuesday, January 23. “​It is nice to get a... Read more

Sixth-grader Mia Van Lith claimed the top spot in the local National Geographic Bee at St. Lawrence School on January 23. Van Lith outlasted Layten Osowski in the tie breaker round to win the competition. Siera Wenzl finished third. Mia now takes the South Dakota State Bee Qualifying Test and... Read more