The fourth of five food giveaways in 2024, sponsored by the Grant County Christian Service Council and Feeding South Dakota, will be held on Wednesday, September 11, from 4-5 p.m. in the Living Word Church parking lot north on Hwy.15 in Milbank. The event will be similar to the one... Read more

Muriel Von Eschen passed away on September 6, 2024, at her home in Chaska, MN, following a brief illness.  Burial was at Mound Cemetery in Ortonville following a private family service. Muriel Mae Giese was born on June 27, 1931, to Arthur C. and Esther (Mielitz) Giese. Growing up on... Read more

It’s been nearly 200 years since the first United States Senate page was appointed in 1829 by Daniel Webster, a senator from Massachusetts who supported John Quincy Adams. Fast forward to 2024, and you find Graham Lightfield, now a senior at MHS, who served as a page for two weeks... Read more

The Bulldogs hosted the annual POET Golf Invitational at Whetstone Creek Golf Course on Thursday, August 22. Milbank’s Jonathan DeBoer landed in a three-way tie for first place, but after the playoff, he finished third.  DeBoer carded an 81 – just nine over par – Finn Anderson from Roncalli and... Read more

Orville Hilbrands, 100, of Milbank, SD, passed away on Monday, August 26, 2024, at Milbank Area Hospital – Avera Health in Milbank.  Funeral Services will be held on Friday, September 6, 2024, at 10:30 a.m. at Emanuel Lutheran Church in Milbank. Pastor Chris Davis will officiate. Visitation will be held... Read more

Stephen “Steve” Nielsen, 84, of Wilmot, SD, passed away on Wednesday, August 21, 2024, at Wilmot Care Center in Wilmot.  Funeral services will be held on Monday, August 26, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. at Wilmot Lutheran Church. Visitation will be held on Sunday, August 25, from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00... Read more

Jonathan DeBoer, a junior on the MHS golf team, “was slow out of the gate but came back strong,” according to Milbank’s head coach, Mark Keeton. DeBoer scored an even-par 72 to secure the second-place finish at the Sioux Valley Invitational at Meadow Creek Golf Course in Volga on Monday,... Read more

Somebody’s planning to pull a fast one on Main Street in Milbank this Sunday! But don’t worry the police, firefighters, and ambulance crew will be there, too. It’s all part of Milbank’s first-ever fire truck pull to benefit the Special Olympics.  The tournament will be run bracket style with the... Read more

Steve Hicks has purchased 1st Choice Real Estate in Milbank from Trudi Niedert. The sale was completed on Friday, August 2. Steve, a 2009 graduate of MHS, is happy to call Milbank home again after living and working in Fargo for 15 years. “We’ve got a lot going on,” Steve... Read more

Yvonne Swanson, 87, of Milbank, SD, passed away on Wednesday, August 7, 2024, at St. William Care Center in Milbank. A private family service will be held at a later date. Yvonne Kathleen Meyer was born on July 24, 1937, in New Ulm, Minnesota, to Paul and Rebecca (Mehlhop) Meyer.... Read more