Honey production is an important part of South Dakota’s agriculture economy. In fact, we’re consistently one of the top honey-producing states in the country. While that’s a badge of honor many South Dakotans wear proudly, and rightly so, the United States produces less than half the amount of honey it... Read more

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), a member of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, today at a joint Senate and House Veterans’ Affairs Committee hearing discussed the proposed reconfiguration of the Black Hills Health Care System with American Legion leadership. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is currently holding a public... Read more

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), a member of the tax-writing Senate Finance Committee, issued the following statement after the president signed the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (H.R. 644) conference report into law. The conference report, which included several Thune-led provisions that will benefit South Dakota,... Read more

The Grant County Republicans and Democrats will host a Legislative Cracker Barrel Saturday, February 27, at the Milbank Visitor Center community room from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Senators Jim Peterson and Jason Frerichs along with Representatives Fred Deutsch and John Wiik will be present for questions and feedback about the... Read more

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, today joined U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), Senate EPW Committee Chairman Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-Mich.) and House Energy and Power Subcommittee Chairman Ed Whitfield (R-Ky.),... Read more

PIERRE, S.D. – Gov. Dennis Daugaard today signed into law Senate Bill 13, a bill to establish a new retirement benefit structure for future public employees who are members of the South Dakota Retirement System. “South Dakota’s Retirement System is consistently among the best-funded retirement systems in the nation,” said... Read more

The Milbank Area Lady Bulldogs have secured the number six seed and will face the number three seed, Aberdeen Roncalli, in the opening round of the Region 1A girls basketball tournament slated to begin Tuesday, February 23, in Britton. The matchup is the second game of the evening and will... Read more

Marlene Veen, 60, of Milbank, died on February 21, 2016, at Avera Medical – Milbank. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, February 25, beginning at 10:30 a.m. at Emanuel Lutheran Church with Rev. Keith Bicknase officiating. Organist will be Kristy Tostenson. Burial will be in the Milbank City Cemetery.... Read more

A high school boys basketball victory was within reach Friday night, but slipped away as the Milbank Area Bulldogs dropped to the Deuel Cardinals 55-51 and fell to 5-14 on the season. Milbank Area put together a solid first half of play. The locals trailed by just three points at... Read more

By the time you read this, you will know the outcome of the education funding debate. As I write this, I am cautiously optimistic that we have enough votes to turn around the vote from last week. If you haven’t been following the sales-tax debate to increase teacher pay, there... Read more