Greetings from Pierre, Once again we have Legislators that evidently think that you voters aren’t smart enough to know what you are voting for when you pass an Initiated Measure. We Legislators are receiving many e-mails from Sanford employees asking us to repeal IM 17, the measure that would allow... Read more

Alvina Grosenick, age 100, of New London, MN, and formerly of Browns Valley, died on Friday, February 5, 2016, at Glen Oaks Living Center in New London. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, February 11, 2016, at 2:00 p.m. at Zion Lutheran Church in Browns Valley with Rev. Paul... Read more

“God got his way with me, but it has been nothing but rewarding and fulfilling.” Those are the words Pastor DeVern Schwenn says with his heart overflowing and a smile on his face. Pastor Schwenn of Central United Methodist Church in Milbank is nearing the end of following God’s calling... Read more

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) today issued a statement in today’s Senate Indian Affairs Committee hearing, entitled “Reexamining the Substandard Quality of Indian Health Care in the Great Plains.” Rounds asked to participate in today’s hearing after leading a number of his colleagues in a letter requesting the hearing in... Read more

The Milbank debate team traveled to Yankton Friday and Saturday, January 29 and 30, and took part in the Lewis and Clark tournament. With an unusually small team, just five students represented Milbank. Senior Rebekah Tuchscherer led the team with a fourth place finish in Drama and a 3-2 record... Read more

WASHINGTON— U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), a member of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, today participated in a forum with VA Secretary Robert McDonald entitled, “Preventing Veteran Suicide: A Call to Action.” “As a member of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee and a Senator from a state that has more... Read more

PIERRE, S.D. – The South Dakota Legislative Research Council has officially filed Gov. Dennis Daugaard’s education reform bills which are now online for the public to view. “South Dakotans want us to be bold,” said Gov. Daugaard. “They are tired of hearing how South Dakota is 51st in teacher pay. They... Read more

The Grant County Library in Milbank has a full schedule for the month of February with Reading Adventures added to its lineup. The new program is for children ages six and under and will take place the third Wednesday of the month through April at 11:30 a.m. Upcoming dates include February... Read more

The Milbank Bulldogs sent five grapplers to the awards stand at the Lee Wolf Invitational wrestling tournament in Aberdeen Saturday, January 30. Jake Anderson set the pace for the locals with a second place finish. Cole Dockter and Taran Mogard landed in sixth place while Tyler Krause and Isaac Fischer... Read more

The Milbank Area Lady Bulldogs turned things around and came up with two big high school girls basketball victories this past weekend to improve to 5-10 on the season. Milbank Area edged out Aberdeen Roncalli 53-46 in a Northeast Conference showdown Friday night at the Milbank Armory. The locals came... Read more