The employees of Great Western Bank in Milbank presented a check to the Grant County Combined Appeal for $3,813.75 on November 4. Each employee made a donation to the campaign which was matched by Great Western Bank. In addition, the employees hosted a chili feed which raised another $443.75. On... Read more

Russell Vreim, age 71, of Milbank, died Sunday, November 6, 2016, at the Milbank Area Hospital – Avera Health. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, November 10, 2016 at 11a.m. at Emanuel Lutheran Church. Visitation will be held Wednesday evening from 5 – 7 p.m. at the church and... Read more

  On November 6, 2001, Destiny Marie was born to Josh and Jen Karpinen in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. As their first born, Destiny was such a welcome addition to her parents and her grandparents (Barb and Roger Siem, Barb and Allen Bucholz, and Sharon and Wayne Karpinen) As Destiny,... Read more

The Milbank Area Lady Bulldog volleyball team has secured the number nine seed in the newly designed Sweet 16 tournament. The locals will face the number eight seeded Miller. The game will be played in the Deubrook Area gymnasium in White at 7 p.m Thursday, November 10. Following are the... Read more

The Valley Express and the Milbank Community Transit are your ticket to the 2016 Election. They are teaming up on November 8 to give you a free ride to the polls. Rides are available from Community Transit from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. and The Valley Express will pay for... Read more

The 2016 General Election is here! The polls open at 7 a.m. on Tuesday, November 8. Absentee voting remains open until Monday, November 7, at 5 p.m. at the Grant County Auditor’s office in the Grant County Courthouse. Despite the focus on the presidential race, South Dakotans also have important... Read more

The Milbank Area Lady Bulldogs are headed to the Sweet 16! The girls volleyball team defeated Aberdeen Roncalli in the first semi-final game of the Region 1A high school volleyball tournament November 3, in Sisseton. Class A implemented a Sweet 16 tournament this year. Thus, no region champion is named... Read more

The Edge of Seventeen is a highly anticipated film which will be released in theaters on November 18. Milbank Native Sean Zimny received tickets to a pre-screening of this movie and offers you his take on the film. It is directed by Kelly Fermon Craig and stars Hailee Steinfeld, Woody... Read more

On November 8, voters will cast their ballots to choose two members of the South Dakota House of Representatives. The four candidates met and shared their views during a public forum October 29, at the Milbank Visitor Center. Vying for the two seats, are Republicans John Mills of Volga and... Read more

Dale Prisinger was honored by Valley Queen Cheese Factory, Inc. in Milbank on his last day of employment. He retired after 38 and a half years of service with the company. Prisinger started his career with Valley Queen on March 3, 1978, in the Packaging Room. He later moved to... Read more