Kevin Schuelke, director of Grant County Emergency Management, has spent nearly a week in southeast South Dakota assisting local agencies in flood-ravaged Yankton, Union, and Clay counties. South Dakota Senator Mike Rounds and Dezmond Ward, Rounds’ chief of staff, visited the area on Thursday, June 27, and also spoke with... Read more

Marvel Anderson, age 88, of Ortonville, MN, formerly of Clinton, MN, passed away on Saturday, June 22, 2024, at Fairway View Neighborhoods in Ortonville, MN. Memorial services will be held on Tuesday, July 2, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church in Clinton, MN. Visitation will be held from... Read more

Carmal Tobin of Milbank received the Florence Krieger Award at the 2024 South Dakota Retired School Personnel (SDRSP) Convention held in Watertown. The award, now in its 40th year, annually recognizes a member who has made significant contributions to their profession and the SDRSP organization. Tobin graduated from Northern State... Read more

Read my lips: fun is coming to the Big Stone Library! Comedy ventriloquist James Wedgwood will give a show at the Big Stone Public Library on Wednesday, June 26. The family-friendly show starts at 1:30 p.m. at the library located at 400 Washington Street in Big Stone City. The show... Read more

Northern State University announced the students who earned recognition on the President’s List and Dean’s List for the 2024 spring semester. The President’s List honors full-time students who achieved a perfect 4.00 GPA. The Dean’s List acknowledges students with GPAs ranging from 3.50 to 3.99.  Students on the list from... Read more

Agricultural producers must submit crop acreage reports to the USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) by July 15 to be eligible for most USDA programs. The 2024 acreage report maps are ready to be picked up at the Grant County FSA Office. Call 605.432.6570 – Extension 2. According to Joel Foster,... Read more

The second of five food giveaways this year, sponsored by the Grant County Christian Service Council and Feeding South Dakota, will be held on Wednesday, June 12, from 4-5 p.m. in the Living Word Church parking lot on the north end of Milbank on Hwy. 15. The event will be... Read more

The results are in! Unofficial results from South Dakota’s 2024 Primary Election at 11:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 4, showed Grant County voters overwhelmingly are in favor of building a new jail. Election officials reported 1002 residents or 77% voted to support the issuance of $6 million in general obligation... Read more

The polls will remain open from 7 a.m.until 7 p.m. on Tuesday, June 4, to conduct South Dakota’s Primary Election. The election is the precursor to the Presidential General Election to be held on Tuesday, November 5.  Voters will receive a ballot coinciding with their party registration (except for voters... Read more

Kevin DeVries, age 66 of Milbank, passed away on May 31, 2024. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, June 6, 2024, at 10:30 a.m. at Mundwiler Funeral Home in Milbank. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Burial at a later date will be in the... Read more