Stuart Hoekman, 70, of Corona, SD, passed away on Sunday, September 7, 2025, at his residence near Corona. A celebration of Stuart’s life will be held on Saturday, October 18, 2025. Burial will take place at 12:00 p.m. at the Corona Baptist Cemetery, followed by a gathering of family and friends... Read more

Bruce Swigerd, age 89, of Ortonville, MN, passed away on Tuesday, September 2, 2025, surrounded by his loving family. A Memorial Mass will be held on Friday, September 12, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. at St. John’s Catholic Church in Ortonville, MN. Visitation will be held on Thursday, September 11, 2025,... Read more

Craig Brandenburg, 69, of Watertown, SD, passed away on Tuesday, September 2, 2025, at his residence in Watertown. Visitation will be held on Friday, September 26, 2025, from 12:00 p.m. until 2:00 p.m. at Mundwiler Funeral Home in Milbank, SD. We will depart from Mundwiler Funeral Home at 2:00 p.m.... Read more

Marcia “Marcy” Miller, age 82, of Milbank, SD, passed away on Sunday, August 31, 2025, at her home. Funeral services will be held on Friday, September 5, 2025, at 10:30 a.m. at Peace Evangelical Lutheran Church in Milbank, SD. Visitation will be held on Thursday, September 4, 2025, from 5:00... Read more

Gladyce Ammann went to celebrate her 106th birthday with her Lord on August 29, 2025. Funeral services will be held on Friday, September 5, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. at Zion Community Church in Wilmot, SD. Visitation will be held on Thursday, September 4, 2025, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.... Read more

Members of the Milbank Area Chamber of Commerce (MACC) held a ribbon cutting on Wednesday, August 27, at the Abbey of the Hills near Marvin. The ribbon cutting was a celebration of the opening of the Abbey’s new gift shop.  The shop was made possible by a generous donation from... Read more

Jeter Scoular, running for the Bulldogs, and Bianca Berry, running for the Lady Bulldogs,  each took first place in the Breathe Easy Cross Country Meet. The annual race was hosted by Milbank at Whetstone Creek Golf Course on Thursday, August 28.  All five varsity boys took places in the top... Read more

The Milbank boys golf team competed at the Northeast Conference Meet in Aberdeen on August 26. “Jonathan (DeBoer) came away with the title of NEC champ for the second time,” stated Mark Keeton, head coach for MHS. DeBoer previously earned the honor of medalist in Sisseton three years ago as... Read more

Carol Miller, age 82, passed away on August 31, 2025, at St. William’s Care Center in Milbank, SD.  No services will be held at this time. Read more

Jericho Jones, Miss Milbank 2025,  Ella Sandvig, first runner up, and Gemma Street second-runner up packed their scholarship checks from The Valley Express – sponsor of the Snow Queen Festival – to take to their respective colleges. The girls are all freshmen, but attending different schools. Jericho is studying at... Read more