Milbank Native Sean Zimny gives a list of his top five Christmas movies!! If you like this video, you can subscribe to SZ Entertainment to see more reviews. Subscribing is free and easy! Just login with your Google or YouTube Account and click subscribe to support local native, Sean Zimny. Read more

Whetstone Valley Electric Cooperative expects to begin re-energizing their system starting this afternoon. However, to safely restore power, the Cooperative needs the help of its members. Members who are familiar with their breaker panel are asked to please turn off as many breakers as possible. General Manager Dave Page stated, “We ask that... Read more

Genevieve Holme, resident of Ortonville, age 101, who died on December 27, 2016 at Northridge Residence. A private Memorial Service will be held at a later date. Genevieve Rosabelle Holme was born September 19, 1915, at a farm home in Green Meadow Township, Norman County, Minnesota. She was the third... Read more

Gov. Dennis Daugaard has declared a state of emergency for all of South Dakota following a Christmas Day storm that resulted in stranded motorists and electrical power outages. The Governor, in issuing the Executive Order, has ordered that state government technical resources be made available to support county governments in... Read more

Whetstone Valley Electric Cooperative, headquartered in Milbank, South Dakota, and serving members in Grant and Roberts counties report many members remain without power. Poles and transmission lines serving Whetstone Valley Electric and surrounding cooperatives are still down. Nearly 200 broken Whetstone Valley poles have been identified and repairs are in... Read more

Members of the Whetstone Valley Electric Cooperative are without power this evening due to ice precipitation and high winds. East River Electric, which serves WVEC’s six substations, has experienced severe damage to transmission lines and poles. This has caused interruption of electric service to all of WVEC members. The distribution... Read more

David Martinez Ulloa is an exchange student from Spain and a junior at MHS. He resides with Lloyd and Karen Tillma of Milbank and will soon celebrate his first American Christmas. “We celebrate Christmas like you do. We have the same religion,” he said. “But our big celebration is the... Read more

The Grant County commissioners met in regular session December 20. They heard additional information regarding the right-of-way application requested from the Cattle Ridge Wind Farm project. Jay Hess and Melissa Schmidt of Geronimo Energy had addressed the commissioners earlier this month, but the commission had tabled the request to obtain... Read more

Tis the reason to celebrate the season – the birth of Jesus Christ. Churches with holiday services on Christmas Eve, Saturday, December 24, and Christmas Day, Sunday, December 25 include: American Lutheran Church Christmas Eve – 1:30 p.m. family friendly service and 5 p.m. candlelight service Christmas Day – 9... Read more

The Grant County Courthouse was the site of the 25th Annual Festival of Christmas Trees. Northern Lights 4-H Club won the top prize this year with the theme “Head To Toe.” They collected warm hats, gloves, mittens, scarves, and socks to keep others warm from “Head To Toe.” All items... Read more