Ryan Bakeberg of the Milbank Police Department was one of 21 law enforcement officers from five states recognized by South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley at their DARE instructor graduation on Friday, June 21. The two-week Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) training was held at the George S. Mickelson Criminal... Read more

Lillian Dexter, age 95, of Milbank, SD, passed away on Friday, June 21, 2024, at Ortonville Area Health Services Hospital. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, June 27, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. at Mundwiler Funeral Home Chapel in Milbank, SD. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the... Read more

Milbank swimmers participated in either the Brookings Meet or the West Fargo Summer Explosion Meet during the weekend of June 7-9.  At the Brookings meet, Thomas Bass placed first in all eight of his events to claim the High Point trophy for boys 13-14 years old. Crosby Bass placed second... Read more

Over 500 firefighters were offered over 30 classes during the South Dakota Firefighters Association annual state fire school in Watertown. The training sessions were held June 13-15 at the LATI campus, Performance Towing, and the Watertown Fire and Rescue – West Station training facility. Firefighters who serve Grant County attended... Read more

Eric Townsend, head coach for the MHS Track and Field teams announced the end-of-the-season award winners for 2024. The awards were tabulated by placing- scores throughout the entire season. GIRLSMOST VALUABLE TRACK AND FIELD GIRL ATHLETE – Siera Wenzl, Zayda Townsend, and Jacy DexterSPRINTER OF THE YEAR—Siera Wenzl HURDLER OF THE... Read more

The Milbank Fire and Rescue Department was dispatched to a call on Sunday, June 16, at 10 a.m. According to Milbank Fire Chief, David Giesen, Merlin Fields had been digging holes to install fence posts on his property at 1517 Elmwood Avenue and had struck an underground gas line. “Firefighters... Read more

Jayden Johnson and Garrett Mertens, alumni of the Milbank Bulldogs 2023 football team, played in the South Dakota Football Coaches Association’s 2024 All-Star game on Saturday, June 8.  Players were nominated by their coaches and came from schools across the state for the three-day event held at Dana J. Dykhouse... Read more

Agricultural producers and private landowners can now sign up for the Grassland Conservation Reserve Program (Grassland CRP). The signup runs from today through June 28. Grassland CRP, offered by the USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA), is a voluntary working lands conservation program that enables participants to conserve grasslands and provide... Read more

The Milbank 10U baseball team was declared the champion of the First Bank & Trust Tournament held at Pribyl Park in Milbank on June 15-16. The tournament fielded five teams from around the region on Saturday and eight teams on Sunday. Organizer Heidi Wellnitz commented, “It was a great weekend.... Read more

The 2024 Walleye Classic provided perfect weather to be out walleye fishing. “The fishing was so phenomenal that the winners of the tournament, T.J. Albrecht and Chris Parsons, came in to weigh their fish at noon because they already had their limit,” commented Nicolle Berkner, president of the Big Stone... Read more