The fourth  food giveaway of 2025, sponsored by the Grant County Christian Service Council and Feeding South Dakota, will be held on Wednesday, September 10, from 4-5 p.m.  The event will again be held in the Living Word Church parking lot on the north end of Milbank on Hwy.15.  This... Read more

The Bulldogs traveled to the Madison Invitational on August 21. Jonathan DeBoer brought home sixth place for Milbank. He shot a 79. Finn Anderson of Aberdeen Roncalli was the medalist at 75 – just four over par. Harper Schnabel, also from Roncalli, carded 76 for second place. Schnabel, a sophomore who... Read more

Sanford Health announced today, August 28, that it will be taking over Lewis Drug, a family-owned pharmacy and retail store chain with 60 locations throughout South Dakota, Iowa and Minnesota. The deal also includes the 11 pharmacies already located in Sanford Health clinics. Sanford says it expects the merger to... Read more

Ben Hogan said, “The most important shot in golf is the next one,” and the Bulldogs golf team is already focused on getting better during the 2025 season. Mark Keeton, head coach at MHS, said, “We are a very young team. We lost four starters from last year. Many of... Read more

David “Hooper” Gruenwald, 61, of Ortonville, MN, passed away on Friday, August 22, 2025, at Ortonville Area Health Services in Ortonville.  A Memorial Mass will be held on Friday, August 29, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. at St. Charles Catholic Church in Big Stone City, SD. Fr. John Helmueller will celebrate... Read more

Violet Roberts, 94, of Milbank, SD, passed away on Monday, August 18, 2025, at Avantara in Milbank. Private graveside services were held at LaBolt Cemetery near LaBolt, SD. Violet Bernice Roberts was born on February 11, 1931, to Danish immigrants Julius and Ester (Jepsen) Christensen in Odessa, Minnesota. She was... Read more

Peter Nelson, age 60 of Revillo, died in a house fire in Revillo on Thursday, August 14. Emergency services responded to a call of a structure fire at 8:45 a.m. Upon arrival, fire crews were able to extinguish the blaze, but Nelson was pronounced deceased. The Revillo Fire Department, the... Read more

The University of South Dakota announced it will move the state’s only medical school from Vermillion to Sioux Falls.  According to the announcement made by USD President Sheila Gestring on August 14, the change will take place in time for the Fall 2027 semester.  The university will then temporarily use... Read more

Landon David Plaga, was born peacefully sleeping in the arms of Jesus on August 1, 2025, in Sioux Falls, SD. Private family services were held, and burial was at the Milbank City Cemetery. Landon David Plaga was born sleeping in the arms of Jesus on August 1, 2025, in Sioux... Read more

Brandon Peery, a member of the 203 Realty team in Milbank, was named as the 2025 Rising Star by the Northeast South Dakota Association of REALTORS®. The award was announced at a luncheon on August 5. The association covers an eight-county area that includes Codington, Clark, Day, Deuel, Hamlin, Grant,... Read more