Helen Tritz, age 91, of Ortonville, MN, passed away on August 17, 2025, in Ortonville. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Wednesday, September 10, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. at St. John’s Catholic Church in Ortonville. Visitation will be held at the church, one hour prior to the Mass.... Read more

Morris Tietjen, 93, of Wilmot, SD, passed away on August 17, 2025, in Fridley, MN. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, August 23, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church in Ortonville. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Burial will be at Mound Cemetery,... Read more

Harold Bohn, 78, of Twin Brooks, SD, passed away peacefully on Friday evening, August 15, 2025, at Avantara nursing home surrounded by family. A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, September 20th, 2025, from 3:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. at the residence of Larry Bohn in Twin Brooks,... Read more

MHS senior Jonathan DeBoer has signed a letter of intent to play for the men’s golf team at Northwestern College in Orange City, Iowa. Jonathan Beaver, head golf coach at Northwestern, was present at the signing to welcome DeBoer into the Raider family. DeBoer has been a member of the... Read more

The  Heroes Fire Truck Pull set for today along with National Night Out have both  been postponed due to weather. Abbey Trapp of the Milbank Special Olympics says, “We will reschedule. We are working with law enforcement to  find another date, and we will let you know when that is... Read more

Fourteen new staff members will officially ring in the 2025-26 Milbank school year at 8:15 a.m. on Tuesday, August 19. Dismissal will be at 3:15 p.m. The newest personnel will help greet 1,017 students, although the total number continues to increase. The final tally is expected to be announced on... Read more

The Milbank School District Board of Education convened for its regular meeting on Monday, August 11, to finalize preparations for the 2025-26 school year. President Dick Schwandt, vice president Amy Thue, and  Annelies Seffrood, Jeremy Steffensen, and Jon Christensen were present.   Minutes from the July meetings were approved. Superintendent Justin... Read more

Sandra Rose (Barlund) Smit, 82, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, passed away peacefully on August 11, 2025, four months to the day after the passing of her beloved husband, Cornelius “Corny” Smit in Aberdeen, SD. Private burial was held at the Wilmot Cemetery in Wilmot, SD.  Sandy was born... Read more

Cruz Prasnicki, a fifth-grade wrestler from Milbank, was named champion at the 2025 Rumble National Tournament held July 9-13 in Sandusky, Ohio. The 11-year-old then turned around and won the Cowboy Rumble held August 1-2 in Branson, Missouri. The tournament in Ohio featured over 4,000 wrestlers from 36 states and... Read more

Milbank FFA members Isaak Weston, Kalli Moser, Cody Wiik, Kayla Schweer, Ashlynn Lamp, and Megan Wiese attended the annual leadership retreat put on by the South Dakota FFA Association at Storm Mountain Christian Camp in Rapid City from July 22-25.  Sara Colombe and Hannah Schrader, the Milbank chapter’s co-advisers, accompanied... Read more