Sunday, February 19, is the first day to make your camping reservation at a South Dakota State Park. Friday, May 19, is the first available date and also the State Parks’ open house weekend and kick-off for the summer season. Reservations for summer dates become available 90 days before arrival... Read more

Genevieve H. Strube, age 95, resident of Ortonville, died on February 14, 2017, at Prairie Lakes Hospital in Watertown, SD. Funeral services will take place Saturday, February 18, 2017, at 2:00 p.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church, Ortonville, MN. Rev. Dennis O’Neill will officiate and burial will be in St. John’s... Read more

Nick Mears, a South Dakota State University senior safety, ended his collegiate football career on a high note. He received the Scholar-Athlete Award during the February 11, Jackrabbit awards banquet. Mears was also selected for the Football Championship Subdivision Athletic Directors Association Academic All-Star team. He majors in economics and... Read more

Milbank seventh grade student, Bennett Schwenn, advances to the state Math Counts Contest on Saturday, March 11, in Pierre. Schwenn punched his ticket at the chapter competition at Northern State University in Aberdeen on February 8. He ranked ninth overall with a final score of 34. “The top two teams... Read more

The Milbank Area Bulldogs defeated the Britton-Hecla Braves February 10, at home. Senior Nate Bien gave a standout performance. Bien poured in 23 points to propel Milbank Area to a 66-43 victory. Milbank Area held a 7-1 lead early, but Britton-Hecla came back to take the advantage at 11-9 at... Read more

The 28th Annual Piano Festival is Sunday, February 26, at the Milbank High School theatre. The festival is free and open to the public. Guest artist is Rebecca Wieting. Wieting is a 2014 graduate of MHS and the daughter of Paula and Daryl Wieting of Milbank. She is in her... Read more

The Milbank Area Lady Bulldogs used the overtime period to put away the Britton-Hecla Braves 68-62 in a Northeast Conference win on February 9. The game was the third consecutive road trip for the team. Milbank Area held a 14-10 lead at the end of the opening period. The Lady... Read more

The Babbel-Ons Toastmasters Club met Thursday, February 2, at State Auto. Dana Junker served as the Toastmaster. Dave Schaack was Speaker of the Day. Schaack presented Project 4, Communication Change with the speech, Contests – Is it for us? Chelsy Baugh was the table topics master. The next meeting will... Read more

The Milbank Fire and Rescue Department extinguished a vehicle fire Monday, January 30, behind Quick Pro Lube on Highway 15. No one was injured. “When we arrived on the scene, a 2007 Chevrolet Tahoe was burning,” stated Fire Chief Kevin Schuelke. “The vehicle was located in a parking area north... Read more