The Whetstone Valley Rodeo Association hosted their annual Ranch Rodeo Saturday, August 13, with perfect weather for the cowboys and cowgirls. Twelve teams competed for a chance at buckles and prize money in branding, doctoring, sorting, a relay race and trailer loading. Jorgenson J-Heart Ranch of Waubay finished first in three events... Read more

It’s harvest time across South Dakota. Fields and backyard gardens are loaded with fresh produce. Korbin Leddy, 12, and his family are avid gardeners and often have more produce than they can eat. The Leddy’s can some for the winter and also donate tomatoes, cucumbers, and green beans to friends,... Read more

The Junior Busy Bees 4-H Club hosted their annual tour of the Grant County 4-H grounds to 44 of the summer OST students on August 2, during Achievement Days. First, second and third grade students received tours of the animal barn and the static building. The fourth to sixth grade guests completed a scavenger... Read more

The Grant County Christian Service Council provided 157 children with school supplies on Monday, August 8 at The Milbank Visitors Center. Heather Rise of Interlakes Community Action said, “This represents an increase of 20 children from last year.” The council also partnered with Feeding South Dakota and distributed 6,000 pounds of food to the... Read more

Kevin Kouba of Otter Tail Power presented a check for $2,500 to Milbank Community Transit and Co-Bank matched that amount, for a total of $5,000. “We thank Otter Tail and Co-Bank for their generous donation,” stated Bill Tostenson, driver for Community Transit. “We are near $30,000 and close to being... Read more

Round up the neighbors, wrangle the kids, and head to the Ranch Valley Rodeo this Saturday. Hosted by the Whetstone Valley Rodeo Association (WVRA), the rodeo starts at 6:30 p.m. at the WVRA Rodeo Arena. The arena is located one mile south and two miles east of the junction of... Read more

The Milbank High School Lady Bulldogs volleyball season will get underway Thursday, August 11, with its first practice. The following schedule has been set for athletes in grades 9 through 12 by head coach Nancy Hoeke. Thursday, August 11: ImPact testing for grades 9 and 11 at 10 a.m.; 9th... Read more

A cast of 29 children put their own spin on Sleeping Beauty in the debut production of the Whimsy Kids Theatre Company. The company, created by Whimsy on Main, brought Sleeping Beauty to life before a packed house on July 28, at the Central United Methodist Church. Emma DeBoer played... Read more

4-H youth from Grant County are ready to rock as the annual Achievement Days event gets underway Friday, July 29. The theme for 2016 is “Grant County 4-H Rocks.” All youth will receive a t-shirt with the theme as designed by Hope Karels. All activities will take place at the... Read more

The Milbank School District’s Board of Education reviewed the 2016-2017 budget at a public hearing before the regular July School Board Meeting.. No action on the proposed budget was taken, but the board will continue to review it and give its approval at a later date. The new funding formula,... Read more