The Milbank FFA Chapter held their 86th annual banquet at MHS on Tuesday. May 6. Special awards, chapter degrees, and an honorary degree were presented. New chapter officers were also named. Sara Colombe and Hannah Schraeder serve as the agriculture instructors at Milbank and the FFA advisers. Awards and Recognition:... Read more

Jaime (Berkner) Borchert, age 48, of Sioux Falls, SD, formerly of Stockholm, SD, passed away on Monday, May 12, 2025. Private services are to be held at a later date. Jaime Lynn (Berkner) Borchert was born on June 3, 1976, in Watertown, SD, to David and Donna (Lundquist) Berkner. She... Read more

Marguretta “Gretta” Yaeger, 94, of Ortonville, MN, passed away on Monday, May 12, 2025, at Ortonville Area Health Services in Ortonville. Funeral services will be held on Friday, May 16, 2025, at 1:30 p.m. at Living Word Lutheran Church in Milbank, SD. Visitation will be held on Thursday, May 15,... Read more

Susan (Thompson) Weber, age 84, of Milbank, SD, passed away on Tuesday, May 13, 2025, at Wellshire Park Place in Milbank. A Funeral Mass will be held on Friday, May 23, 2025, at 10:30 a.m. at St. Lawrence Catholic Church in Milbank, SD. Visitation will be held on Thursday, May... Read more

On Thursday, May 8, the Bulldogs tennis team traveled to Pierre for a regular season match and a trial run of the state tourney.  According to Abbey Trapp, head coach for Milbank, the varsity boys fought hard, but could not get a win in the regular season matchup. The varsity... Read more

Milbank’s Willow Bender took first place,when she carded 57 at the girls junior high golf meet in Sisseton on Thursday, May 8. Zora Henrich was right behind her in second place at 60. Avigail Howard counted 62 strokes to bring home third place for the young Lady Bulldogs. Kylynn Schwandt... Read more

The Black team, made up of players from the 2001-2009 era, won the Sixth Annual MHS Alumni Basketball tournament.  Players on the Black  team included Jason Bear, Matt Paulson, Lance Frogner, Kevin Hagen, Travis Lester, Jeff Fish, Grant Kuper, Clayton Conroy, Kyle Reedstrom, and Craig Barlund. According to Logan Diede,... Read more

Registration is now open for the 2025 Summer Reading program at the Big Stone City Library –part of the Grant County library system.  This year’s theme is Color My World. Children ages kindergarten through fifth grade are invited to attend the Wednesday activity days from June 4 through July 16.... Read more

The Milbank Area Retired Teachers and Personnel Association (MARTA) will meet on Thursday, May 15, at 11 a.m. in the Milbank Pizza Ranch.  The  South Dakota Retired School Personnel convention was held May 5-7 in Sioux Falls. A memorial presentation was given in honor of state members who passed away... Read more

Milbank area Scouting America Troop 45 gathered with other scouts for their annual Spring Rendezvous at Camp Iyataka on Big Stone Lake from  May 2-4.  Scouts were offered the opportunity to pursue merit badges in automotive maintenance or veterinary medicine while enjoying a weekend of camping, hiking, and playing games.... Read more