“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

Say “Hola” to Kevin Schnaser. Schnaser has been hired as the new Spanish instructor at MHS. Schnaser lives in rural Revillo and served as a substitute teacher at Milbank High School for the past six years. He has also provided interpreter services for the Milbank Avera clinic and hospital. “I am... Read more

With just one week remaining, area youth continue to battle for the top spots in the Milbank youth tennis league. “Final week 7 ends Saturday,” mentioned MHS head tennis coach Jim Dahl. “All matches not made up from previous weeks will turn to forfeits against non-responding players.” Following are this... Read more

“Nationwide there is less than a five day supply of blood on hand,” stated local blood drive chairman Margaret Skoog. In the Minneapolis-St. Paul area, which is the blood bank the Milbank area uses, they currently need more blood than they are taking in. In response, the Milbank Bloodmobile will... Read more