Funeral services for Shirley Marie Voeltz, age 74 of Big Stone City, will be held Monday, August 1, 2016 at 10:30 a.m. at Tabor United Methodist Church in Big Stone City, SD. Visitation will be held at the Mundwiler Funeral Home on Sunday, July 31, from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m.... Read more

The Valley Express is committed to keeping you informed on everything happening in our community. Continue to check back for live updates as Milbank Legion Post #9 takes on Humboldt/Hartford for the State B Championship in Webster. Tweets by MilbankVESports Read more

They say an elephant drinks a bathtub full of water every day. That’s a lot of suds! Last week at the Republican National Convention, another kind of elephant enjoyed another kind of suds. Fernson Brewing Company of Sioux Falls was selected to exclusively serve its beer at the House Of Blues... Read more

Children and families from Central United Methodist Church, Living Word Lutheran Church and American Lutheran Church in Milbank joined together and celebrated “In It, Not Of It” as its theme for Vacation Bible School. The theme’s meaning is we live IN the world, but are not OF the world. The... Read more

“It was hot; it was muggy; but the cattle worked nicely,” said Kathy Tyler of the Whetstone Valley Rodeo Association’s fourth team penning event of the season on July 23. Fourteen of the 28 teams penned their cattle in the allotted time. First place money went to Shannon Schuchard, Joanie... Read more

Five Milbank High School students attended a marching band camp July 15-16 in Minneapolis. Musicians participating were: seniors, Allison Grear and Korinne Roggenbuck; juniors, Christina Lusk and Brittany Preller; and sophomore Kylie Roggenbuck. The students were accompanied by Susan Karels, band instructor for grades 6-12 at MHS. A leadership and... Read more

The Milbank School District Board of Education decided school lunch meal prices will remain the same as last year. Breakfast will remain $1.65 for K-12 students, $2.10 for adults and $.35 for milk. Lunch meal prices will stay at $2.65 for K-5, $2.90 for 6-12, and $3.50 for adults. “Meal... Read more

Unity Square conducted its annual Park Carnival July 14, at the Courthouse Park in Milbank. The carnival has become a tradition for the community. Young and old alike continued to enjoy the cake walk, duck pond, ring toss, plinko, soccer kick, and fire trucks rides. New features included horse and... Read more

Just released to The Valley Express by Ray Trankle, Valley Queen Cheese Executive Chairman of the Board. Mark Leddy has resigned his position as CEO of Valley Queen Cheese.  Mark has been an important part of Valley Queen Cheese for over 26 years and we thank him for everything he has... Read more