One of the top speakers in America, V.J. Smith will present The Richest Man in Town on Thursday, May 4, at noon and 6:30 p.m. at Speedway Event Center. Smith is often referred to as the speaker who makes people think, laugh, reflect and be emotionally moved by a message.... Read more

Third through fifth grade students at Koch Elementary School attended the assembly Every Hero Has a Story: Theodore Roosevelt on April 21. The event was brought to Milbank by the Dakota Assemblies group and paid for by the Koch Elementary PPE group. According to fourth grade teacher Sara VanMeter, “The... Read more

Arlo Levison of the Grant County Historical Society will highlight Grant County Historical Buildings on Tuesday, April 25, at 6:30 p.m. at the Grant County Public Library. His talk complements the South Dakota Properties of History display currently set up at the library. The display remains on view through May... Read more

The Milbank Bulldog boys tennis team battled Benson, Minnesota on April 17, in Benson. The Dawgs were defeated 5-2. “It was a good matchup for our squad,” said Coach Jim Dahl. “There were several competitive sets.” The number two doubles pair of Jose Chen and Caden Ebsen and the number... Read more

The Grant County Courthouse is getting a face lift by Mid-Continental Restoration Company of Parkston, South Dakota. The company is using a tuck pointing method to update the facade. “Work is being done to remove the caulking that is bad between the seams of the brick and re-caulk it to... Read more

The Milbank High School Student Council received the 2017 South Dakota Outstanding Student Council award during the 30th Annual State Convention of the South Dakota Student Council Association (SDSCA) in Rapid City April 9-11. The convention took place at the Rushmore Plaza Civic Center with over 1,000 students and advisors... Read more

Violet (Vi) Wohlleber, age 86, of rural Summit/South Shore died Saturday, April 15, 2017, at Sanford Medical Center in Sioux Falls, SD. She was the widow of Ervin O. Wohlleber. Funeral services will be Friday, April 21, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. at St. John’s Lutheran Church of Mazeppa Township. Pastor... Read more

The Milbank High School boys tennis team suffered a 9-0 loss to a veteran Watertown team April 11, at Cantine Courts in Milbank.“Watertown hit the ball with very good pace and has a variety of strokes they execute well,” stated Bulldog Head Coach Jim Dahl. “Our players had moments where... Read more

Milbank High School tracksters Jonny Ash and Taylor Thue received the First Annual Arlen Conrad Memorial MVP Award at the conclusion of the South Dakota National Guard track and field meet in Milbank on April 11. Ash won first place finishes in the boys triple jump and 1,600-meter sprint medley... Read more

Milbank Middle School seventh grader, Korbin Leddy, has been awarded a Sodexo Stop Hunger Foundation Youth Grant through Youth Service America (YSA). The grant will support Leddy in heading a community service project to address the issue of childhood hunger. Grant funds will be used to reward the Milbank Middle... Read more