The Junior Busy Bees 4-H Club of Grant County presented a $75 donation to the Southern Hospitality Kitchen. The non-profit charity, operated by Brianna Hermans, provides complimentary meals to area families. Hermans and her twin daughters, Chloe and Jade, received the check from William Karels from the Junior Busy Bees... Read more

The Grant County Republican Party will host a Lincoln Day Dinner Wednesday, May 10, at the Speedway Event Center. “This event is to bring Republicans together for a great dinner to meet great people on the ballot in the 2018 election,” stated Senator John Wiik, emcee of the event. “South... Read more

Ronald Van Hoorn Sr., age 66 of Milbank died May 6, 2017, in Roberts County, SD. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, May 11 at 2:00 p.m. at American Lutheran Church in Milbank. Rev. Carl Larson will officiate. Visitation will be at the church on Wednesday, from 5 –... Read more

A major road construction project by the City of Milbank began last week on South Viola Street. According to City Administrator Jason Kettwig, the total reconstruction of Viola Street from Highway 12 to East 7th Avenue will take most of the summer to complete. “We hope the project will be... Read more

Ninety couples promenaded through the cityscape of Paris during the Milbank High School junior-senior prom Grand March Saturday, April 29. Boyd and Annette VanVooren announced each couple as they began their walk around the cobblestone path through the city. Leading the march were prom co-chairpersons Allison Pillatzki, Chase Pinkert, and... Read more

The Milbank High School FFA Chapter competed at the 89th South Dakota FFA Convention in Brookings April 23-25. Thirty students took part in Career Development Events and individual FFA recognition. Senior Kadon Leddy placed first in Beef Entrepreneurialship, second in AgriScience Experience, and third in Veterinary Placement. His Beef Entrepreneurialship... Read more

Dave Schaack, a member of the Babbel-Ons Toastmasters Club, received his Advanced Communication Gold Award, the highest within Toastmasters International. Schaack previously completed the first two levels and received the Advanced Communicator Bronze and Silver Awards. “Dave is a valued member of the Milbank Babbel-Ons Toastmaster Club,” stated Jessica Roggenbuck,... Read more

Virginia M. Bunting, age 84, of Milbank died Tuesday, May 2, 2017, at Milbank Care and Rehabilitation Center. Mass of Christian Burial will be Monday, May 8, at 10:30 a.m. at St. Charles Catholic Church in Big Stone City. Visitation will be Sunday, May 7, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00... Read more

The Lady Bulldogs golf team battled tough weather conditions at the Redfield-Doland Pheasant Invitational on April 27. According to Bulldog Head Coach Mark Keeton, each golfer played 10 holes instead of the normal 18. “When we arrived there was still ice on the greens, and we had to wait for... Read more

A food drive challenge, led by Milbank Middle School seventh-grader Korbin Leddy, produced over 1,500 items that will be donated to the Grant County Food Pantry. The drive ran from April 3 to April 20 in conjunction with 2017 Global Youth Service Day. Leddy’s project was called Feed the Need... Read more