Milbank Middle School has named students to the first nine weeks honor roll of the 2023-2024 school year. Students named to the list are as follows:Grade 8Distinction 3.800 or higher GPABianca BerryKaitlyn BrandenburgerAddison BrownArmando ChanLydia GallDarin HagenBrooke HendricksKeaton JohnsonAndrew KarelsPierce MathiasonWill MuellenbachGage NewstrandAdison PauliBelle PauliTate PewAvery SchunemanEmmett SnazaBree TownsendRaina UntalanMacie... Read more

Bri Hicks and Tanen Schnieg, Lincoln-Douglas teammates and members of the MHS novice debate team, tied for third place at the Brookings Novice Tournament on October 30. Hicks and Schmieg each won two of their three rounds.  The public forum teams also opened their season at the Brookings tourney. Preston Laskowski... Read more

The 71st Annual South Dakota High School All-State Chorus and Orchestra Concert was presented on Saturday, October 28, at The Monument in Rapid City.  Milbank High School was represented by 10 students, including two mixed-vocal quartets and two violinists.   The violinists, Joe and Rachel Schulte, were each presented with a plaque... Read more

The Mystery Snowman will be an important part of the 60th Milbank Snow Queen Festival and is a prominent person in the Milbank community. Daily clues will be published on The Valley Express to help you unravel the identity. The first person to correctly guess the Mystery Snowman’s identity wins... Read more

Milbank High School released the first quarter honor roll for the 2023-2024 school year. Students receiving honors include the following:PERFECTION 4.0FRESHMEN:Mason Allen, Thomas Bass, Ivy Dreis, Morgean French, Debrianna Hicks, Mack Koplin, Perla Martinez Ayala, Jeter Scoular, Liam Street, Cody Wiik.SOPHOMORES:Alex Baugh, Jonathan DeBoer, Jacy Dexter, Olivia Foell, Carter Gloe,... Read more

Senior Hope Karels, the daughter of Jason and Susan Karels, has been chosen as the October Student of the Month at MHS.  Hope is active in choir, band, color guard, girls tennis, theater, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, and National Honor Society.  She serves as the student manager for the boys... Read more

Have you ‘herd”? The Milbank FFA Dairy Cattle Team left Milbank this morning. They are headed to the 2023 National FFA Convention and Expo in Indianapolis. You might have noticed their departure as members of the Milbank Fire Department turned out to give them a warm send off.  Although pigs... Read more

Students in second through fifth grade attended Science Saturday on October 28 at the Milbank Hospital. The students learned about the heart by viewing an actual cow heart and making slime to simulate blood to learn about its components. They also learned how to stop bleeding and the effects of sugary foods on... Read more

Robert “Bob” Beumer, age 95, of Browns Valley, MN, passed away on Wednesday, October 25, 2023, at Browns Valley Health Center. Funeral services will be held on Friday, November 3, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. at First Presbyterian Church in Wilmot, SD. Reverend Doctor DeVern Schwenn will officiate. Visitation and sharing... Read more

Amelia Pederson, a senior at Milbank High School, has been chosen as the September Student of the Month. Amelia is the daughter of Dan and Ellie Pederson. Amelia takes part in tennis, track, band, choir, and theater. She also enjoys spending time outdoors and making music and art. She says her... Read more