Clark S. Haliburton, age 69, of Watertown, SD, passed away on Sunday, March 9, 2025, at the Prairie Lakes Hospital. Memorial Services will be at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 29, 2025, at Crawford-Osthus Funeral Chapel in Watertown. Pastor Carlene Rhody will officiate. The family encourages attendees to dress casual... Read more

Betty Anderson, age 74, of LaBolt, SD, passed away on Wednesday, March 19, 2025, at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD. Memorial services will be held on Tuesday, March 25, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. at Countryside Covenant Church in rural Milbank, SD. Visitation will be held one hour prior... Read more

Milbank FFA members competed in CDE contests at Tri-Valley on March 17 and Northwestern on March 18. At Tri-Valley, the Ag Mechanics team composed of Isaak Weston, Cody Wiik, Sebastian Vogel, Sam Shelstad, and Lane Johnson brought home first place. The same team took third at Northwestern. Also at Northwestern,... Read more

Dean Hayward, age 58, of Beardsley, MN, passed away on Sunday, March 23, 2025, at his home. No services will be held at this time. Read more

Sam Rick, a 6-foot, sophomore, point guard for the Bulldogs, was named to the 2025 Northeast Conference All-Conference teams. Rick was the only sophomore to make the first or second team. Easton Neuendorf of Hamlin was named the NEC Player of the Year for the second straight year.  Rick was... Read more

The Milbank Area Retired Teachers and Personnel Association (MARTA) will meet at Pizza Ranch at 11 a.m. on Thursday, March 20. Kristy Liebe, owner of The Flower Shoppe, will be the guest speaker. A short business meeting will follow the presentation. Spring door prizes will be given away. Read more

Alice “Toni” Bernard, 78, of Milbank, SD, passed away on Tuesday, March 18, 2025, at Avantara in Milbank, SD. A joint Mass of Christian Burial will be held to honor and celebrate the lives of Alice “Toni” Bernard and her brother, John Bernard, who passed away on February 28, 2020,... Read more

Keira Steffen earned her place at the 2025 National Speech and Debate Tournament by taking third place in Congressional Debate at South Dakota’s Congress and Big Question Qualifier. The qualifying event was held Friday, March 14, at Sioux Falls Roosevelt High School. The national contest to be held in Des... Read more

Elaine Hallberg, age 94, of Milbank, SD, passed away on Sunday, March 16, 2025, at Avantara-Milbank Nursing Home. Funeral services will be held on Friday, March 21, 2025, 1:00 p.m. at Living Word Lutheran Church in Milbank, SD. Visitation will be held on Thursday, March 20, 2025, from 5:00 p.m. to... Read more

James “Jim” Strege, 90, of Ortonville, MN, passed away on Monday, March 17, 2025, at Ortonville Area Health Services in Ortonville.  Memorial Services will be held on Monday, April 7, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church in Ortonville. Visitation will be held on Sunday, April 6, 2025, from... Read more