Milbank Middle School has released the honor roll and improvement honor roll for the third quarter of the 2023-2024 school year. Students named are as follows:Grade 8Distinction 3.800 or higher GPABianca BerryKaitlyn BrandenburgerArmando ChanSebastian FloresLydia GallDarin HagenBrooke HendricksKeaton JohnsonCarson JuttingAndrew KarelsWill MuellenbachGage NewstrandAdison PauliBelle PauliTate PewAvery SchunemanMax ScoularLuke TorgersonBree TownsendRaina... Read more

Donald F. Strege, age 94, of Milbank, SD, passed away on Friday, March 15, 2024, at Avantara – Milbank Nursing Home. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, March 23, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in rural Milbank, SD. Visitation will be held on Friday, March 22,... Read more

Robin Schuelke, a math teacher at MHS, has been chosen as Milbank’s 2024 Teacher of the Year. Robin was nonplussed when Principal Dan Snaza declared she was the winner. “To be completely honest, I was shocked when Mr. Snaza announced my name,” she says. “I tell my students that I... Read more

Michael Erdahl, 68, of Milbank, South Dakota, passed away on Sunday, March 10, 2024, at Milbank Area Hospital – Avera Health in Milbank. Memorial Service will be held on Monday, April 15, 2024, at 10:30 a.m. at Mundwiler Funeral Home in Milbank. Pastor Justin Neugebauer will officiate. Inurnment will be... Read more

Logan Diede, head coach of the Bulldogs basketball team, said the 2023-2024 season was a memorable one. “Yes, we had another winning season and accumulated a lot of wins – finishing 17-6– but there was also so much growth from start to finish. This season was one that included a... Read more

Joel Foster, executive director of the Grant County FSA, reminds agricultural producers and private landowners they have until March 29 to sign up for the USDA general Conservation Reserve Program (CRP). Signed into law in 1985, the CRPprogram was originally intended to primarily control soil erosion and potentially stabilize commodity... Read more

James “Jim” Harms, 69, of Milbank, SD, passed away on Wednesday, March 13, 2024, in Milbank. Funeral Services will be held on Monday, March 18, 2024, at 10:30 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church in Corona, SD. Rev. Arthur Drehman will officiate. Burial will be at Kilborn Cemetery near Corona. Visitation... Read more

Senior Stella Wendland has been chosen as the March Student of the Month at MHS. Stella is the daughter of Josh and Susie Wendland. Stella is a member of HOSA and acts as the chapter president, She also serves as the president of the student council. She has been active... Read more

Milbank’s Ag Appreciation Day is March 19. The Milbank Area Chamber Agriculture Committee has a bushel basket of events planned, including the traditional pancake breakfast, during its annual celebration.  Proceeds help support the MACC agriculture scholarships. Applicants are reminded the deadline to apply for this year’s scholarships is Friday, March... Read more

Over 100 Milbank High School band members performed during the 2024 Region III Solo and Ensemble Music Contest hosted by Watertown High School. The 104 Milbank musicians presented 34 solos and 12 ensembles. All performances were based on tone, intonation, rhythm, interpretation and musicianship, technique, and other performance factors. The... Read more