Milbank Area evened their season record to 4-4 with a 58-44 loss to Castlewood in non-conference girls basketball action Tuesday, January 16, at the Milbank Armory. Gabbi Cummins led the Lady Bulldogs with a double-double. She scored 14 points, grabbed 10 rebounds, and made four steals and two assists. Molly... Read more

Six of the eight wrestlers from Milbank who competed in the Harrisburg Invitational secured a top six finish in their respective weight classes on Saturday, January 13. Leading the way for the Bulldogs, was Eli Fischer with a first place finish. Isaac Fischer and Tanner Kettwig each earned a third... Read more

The Milbank School District Board of Education gave their approval for the position of an instructional coach which will be paid for by the Personnel Development Grant the district recently received. Approval was given during the regular meeting of the board Monday, January 8. The district was awarded the Personnel... Read more

The Grant County Public Library was voted the winner of the 26th Annual Festival of Christmas Trees in the Grant County Courthouse. Kountry Kids 4-H Club took second place, and the Milbank Kiwanis Club notched third place. This year, the judging was done by public vote. “There were 19 beautifully... Read more

Harvey Schaefer, former basketball coach at MHS, will be inducted into the South Dakota High School Basketball Hall of Fame on Saturday, March 24, in Sioux Falls. The Hall of Fame Class of 2018 includes such greats as NFL veteran Chad Greenway of Mount Vernon who spent 11 years with... Read more

The Milbank High School gymnastics team won first place at the Sisseton Invitational Meet on January 5. The Lady Bulldogs scored 127.00 points. “We rebounded nicely from last week’s low team score to finish with our second highest team score of the season,” stated Coach Amber Fraasch. “With all of... Read more

The public is invited to a What Matters Most Survey lunch and discussion on Wednesday, January 17, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Seehafer Building located at 219 Main Street Milbank. The special event is hosted by the Grant County Development Corporation (GCDC). The purpose for the lunch... Read more

David Liang Tie Oey, M.D., 85, of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, passed away peacefully on January 6, 2018, at his home, surrounded by his family. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, January 9, 2018, at 2:00 p.m. at Wilmot Lutheran Church.  Rev. Sheila Pohl will officiate and burial will... Read more

The Grant County Public Library will host Movie and Munchies every Wednesday beginning January 10 at 12:30 p.m. The PBS Masterpiece mystery Grantchester will be featured each week. Goodies will be served. Grantchester is set in 1953 in Grantchester, England. The story explores faith, love, and murder. “Join us each... Read more

Maddie Gustafson, sophomore gymnast for Milbank High School, earned her third state qualifying score on the vault, sending her to the state Class A gymnastics meet in February. She did so with a score of 8.60 during the Winter Wonderland Invitational in Vermillion on Thursday, December 28. Milbank finished third... Read more