Boys Scout Troop 45 will celebrate 80 chartered years in Milbank. Troop 45 kicked off National Boy Scout Week, held February 4-10, by announcing 80 candles will light the top of their cake on May 1. The milestone has been reached with aid from the American Lutheran Church for 79... Read more

That loud noise you heard at the Milbank versus Roncalli basketball game on Friday, February 2, was just the snapping of Roncalli’s three-game winning streak. The Bulldogs traveled to Aberdeen to get the job done. Milbank could not contain the Cavaliers’ 6’ 3” senior forward Keegan Stewart, and Stewart dumped... Read more

Claire Snaza put up 10 points and Belle Pauli brought down 10 rebounds to lead the Lady Bulldogs in their game against Dakota Valley during the Dakota XII/NEC Clash in Madison on February 3. Tyra Berry scored eight points. Berry also added five boards and three steals. Averie Schuneman dropped... Read more

Curtis Victor Anderson of rural Big Stone City passed away at St. William’s Nursing Home in Milbank, SD, on February 2, 2024. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, February 7, 2024, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Ortonville, MN. Rev. Zachary Voss will officiate. Burial will be... Read more

Francis Murphy, age 93, of Milbank, SD, passed away on Friday, February 2, 2024, at Milbank Area Hospital – Avera Health. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Wednesday, February 7, 2024, at 10:30 a.m. at St. Lawrence Catholic Church in Milbank, SD. Visitation will be held on Tuesday,... Read more

The Lady Bulldogs hosted the Aberdeen Lady Cavaliers (12-2) on Thursday, February 1. Roncalli returned their top-five players from last year to their roster this season, and they proved to be a pesky opponent despite their diminutive size. They created a glitch in Milbank’s rhythm and strategy like gremlins in... Read more

Floradeen Drewelow, age 91, of Graceville, MN, passed away on Thursday, February 1, 2024, at Essentia Health – Grace Home. Funeral services will be on Monday, February 5, 2024, at 1:00 p.m. at Mundwiler and Larson Funeral Home in Graceville. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service... Read more

Producers can now enroll in the Farm Service Agency’s (FSA) Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs for the 2024 crop year. The deadline to complete enrollment and any election change is March 15, 2024. The ARC-CO program provides income support tied to historical base acres, not... Read more

Once you pop you can’t stop! Enjoy an evening of your favorites at the annual MHS Pops Concert on Monday, February 5. The concert starts at 7:30 p.m. in the Milbank High School Theater. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for students. Activity passes... Read more

The Bulldogs brawled with Dell Rapids during the 2024 Dakota XII/NEC Conference Clash hosted by Madison on Saturday, January 27. Both gyms at Madison High were thrumming all day as matching seeds vied for each title and the nightcap games finally settled things between the top-two seeds – Groton fell... Read more