Robert “Bob” Dybvig, age 88, of Ortonville, died Wednesday, April 13, 2016, at Northridge Residence. Funeral services will be Friday, April 22, 2016, at 2:00 p.m. at First English Lutheran Church with Rev. David Tonn officiating. Burial will follow in Mound Cemetery. Visitation will be held for one hour prior... Read more

Thrivent Financial of Milbank recently donated $500 to the Milbank Youth Missions Group as matching funds for the groups baked potato feed held March 20. The profits, along with this donation, totaled just over $1,500 towards the groups fundraising goals. “The kids did an awesome job working this event together,”... Read more

The Milbank Middle School sixth grade students completed their fourth quarter community service project by constructing wood duck houses. The houses were donated to the local Game, Fish and Parks Department (GFP). The sixth grade homeroom classes, with instructors Brad Olson, Eric Townsend, and Jackson Graf, presented GFP Conservation Officer, Jamie... Read more

The VFW Auxiliary Post 3486 of Milbank held an election of officers for the 2016-2017 year during its regular meeting Tuesday, April 5. Myrna Bell will remain in her role as President of the organization. Rhonda Preller was elected Senior Vice President and Mary DeVaal was named Junior Vice President.... Read more

Over 90 princesses along with their dads, uncles, grandpas or other male figure in their lives were treated to a night of magic at the third annual Knight for a Princess Saturday, April 2, at Speedway in Milbank. The event was hosted by the Parenting Exceptional Children group of Grant... Read more

The Babbel-Ons Toastmasters Club met Thursday, April 7, in the State Auto cafeteria with Kim Veen serving as Toastmaster. The word of the day was “pronk”, which refers to a weak or foolish individual. Natalie Remund was the speaker of the day. She is a four-year member of Toastmasters and... Read more

The Milbank Bulldogs boys tennis team started its 2016 season with a 6-3 victory over Pipestone, MN, Tuesday, April 5. Beautiful spring weather made for favorable conditions for both teams and fans. “I’m very pleased to open our season with a ‘W’,” stated Bulldog head tennis coach Jim Dahl. “Having... Read more

The South Dakota Department of Health revised its administrative rules and now requires both the Tdap (Tetanus, Diphtheria, Pertussis) and MCV4 (Meningococcal ACYW) vaccines for 6th grade students beginning with the 2016-17 school year. Vaccine requirements for kindergarten entry have been in place for many years, but this will be... Read more

In a closely contested race, challenger Joel Adler was elected to the District 7 position on the Whetstone Valley Electric Board of Directors during the cooperative’s annual meeting Thursday, March 31. “I knew it was going to be really close and I thank everyone who voted for me,” said Adler.... Read more

Whetstone Valley Electric announced their 2016 scholarship winners during its annual meeting Thursday, March 31. Senior Chris Loutsch was awarded a $1,000 scholarship from Basin Electric Power Cooperative as a dependent of an employee in the Basin Cooperative network. Fellow classmate Heidi Bergquist was selected as the winner of the... Read more