The Bulldog grapplers traveled to Webster to take on Dell Rapids and Lennox on February 1. MHS head wrestling coach, Josh Schmeichel, said, “Because we had a dual with Webster the week before we didn’t face them again.” Milbank 61 vs. Dell Rapids 18“First up was Dell Rapids,” Schmeichel said.... Read more

Have you ever counted how many choices you make in a day? There isn’t an app on your phone to keep track of that, but researchers estimate the average person makes around 122 informed choices each day.  If you count the teensy-weensy decisions –including all the subconscious ones – that... Read more

The Lady Bulldogs have come against some fierce competition lately. One of those buzz saws was Sisseton (currently 16-1). The Lady Redmen rank in the top five in Class A and the top 10 in South Dakota, Milbank took the loss at 63-34 on February 6 in Sisseton. It was... Read more

The MHS forensics team won the second-place Class A sweepstakes trophy at the Third Annual Jefferson Cavalier Tournament held Friday and Saturday, February 2-3, at Sioux Falls Jefferson High School. Five of the eight Bulldog debaters who competed made the stage. Debaters who had a winning record after five rounds... Read more

The Milbank Fire and Rescue Department responded to a call at 7:43 a.m. on Monday, February 5. The call came in from First Bank & Trust on Highway 12 at 215 W. 4th Avenue. Assistant Fire Chief Justin Mathiason reported that when firefighters arrived, they determined a furnace had malfunctioned... Read more

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