The Second Annual Doug Tschetter Novice Debate Championship Tournament was held at Milbank High School on Saturday, January 6. Over 50 students from Sioux Falls Jefferson, Sioux Falls Washington, Aberdeen Central, Brookings, Harrisburg, Lennox, Beresford, and Vermillion attended the tournament. They segregated into 28 Public Forum teams and 16 Lincoln-Douglas debaters.... Read more

Amalia “Malie” Quade, age 91, of rural Corona, SD, peacefully passed away on January 7, 2024, at Wilmot Care Center. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday, January 20, 2024, at 11:30 a.m. at St. Lawrence Catholic Church in Milbank. Padre David Garza will celebrate the Mass. Visitation... Read more

The Lady Bulldogs earned a 57-31 victory in their “corntest” with the lady Wildcats of Custer. Milbank reaped the win during the Fifth Annual Sacred Hoops Classic at the World’s Only Corn Palace in Mitchell on Saturday, January 6. Sun Gold Sports, the tournament organizers, tout the event as “an... Read more

MHS hosted the 2024 Big Stone Therapies Dual Wrestling Tournament on Saturday, January 6 – an annual event that pits the Bulldogs against a variety of Minnesota teams. Milbank suffered just one loss to Dawson-Boyd-Lac qui Parle-Montevideo United to finish at 3-1. Their one loss was softened by the fact... Read more

Becky Joan Campbell, age 61, of South Shore, SD, died on January 5, 2024, at her residence.   Funeral services will be held on Friday, January 12, 2024, at 1:00 p.m. at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in South Shore, SD. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the funeral. Pastor... Read more

Milbank School District will conduct a kindergarten screening for any child that will be five years old before September 1, 2024. The screening will be held on Friday, January 26, 2024, at Milbank Elementary School from 8 a.m. – 3 p.m. Screenings take half an hour to an hour and... Read more

Robert Crist, age 66 of Milbank, passed away at his residence on December 31, 2023. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, January 4, 2024, at 2:00 p.m. at Mundwiler Funeral Home in Milbank. Rev. Thom Bowsher and Levi Wadell will officiate. Visitation will be held at the funeral home... Read more

George Heustess, 66, of South Shore, SD, passed away on Thursday, December 28, 2023, at Avantara in Milbank. A celebration of life will be held on Sunday, February 4, 2024, at 3:00 p.m. at Scotty’s Black Lab Tavern in South Shore. George Jesse Heustess was born on August 25, 1957,... Read more

Mary Sherod, 91, of Ortonville, MN, passed away on Saturday, December 30, 2023, at Ortonville Area Hospital in Ortonville. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Wednesday, January 3, 2024, at 10:30 a.m. at Church of St. Mary in Willmar, MN. Visitation will be held at the church,... Read more

Grant-Roberts Area Disability Supports (GRADS) held a pick-a-prize raffle to benefit the Milbank Food Pantry. The group raised over $800, which they used to purchase groceries from Berens Market. Winners of the raffle included Jodi Dale, JoAnn Tillman, Sarah Weinberg, Mary Bjordahl, Gloria Boos, Merna Howard, Natasha Karels, Cindy Pillatzki,... Read more