Has summer beet down your garden? Is it a little rough around the hedges?  Well, you can just leaf it be or dill with it! The Whetstone Valley Garden Club is rootin’ for you.  The garden club will be at the Milbank Farmers Market selling plants at rock bottom prices... Read more

Two teams of Milbank golfers took top place honors at the ladies scramble hosted by Whetstone Creek Golf Course on June 30. Grip It and Sip It attracted 14 teams of three golfers each from around the area.  Lori Rheingans, Peggy Thompson, and Pat Swenson from Appleton, Minnesota clinched first... Read more

The Battle of the Burgers, sponsored by the Grant County SD Historical Society and the Buggy Museum of Stockholm, put a fork in it on June 30. Customers, who had relished the chance to sample specialty burgers created by local eateries, selected their favorites and cast their ballots by QR code. According... Read more

Milbank traveled to Clark on Friday, June 30, to take on the Clark Traders in EDL action. The Firechiefs fell 8-6 in league play to move their season record to 7-3. Kaden Krause led off with a walk and proceeded to steal second. Kellen Hoeke singled to left to score... Read more

Darcie’s Home Care was welcomed into the Milbank business community with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Tuesday, July 11. Milbank Chamber members, friends, and family attended the event and senior residents joined the group for cupcakes, kabobs, and conversation. Darcie and Matt O’Farrell of Marvin purchased Valley View Home Care from Angela... Read more

The  Firechiefs were back in action on Sunday after being rained out Friday night. Milbank hosted Volga in a doubleheader at Pribyl Park on July 9. The locals defeated the Cormorants in game one 9-6 and in game two 5-4. The Firechiefs wasted no time in getting on the board.... Read more

At 10:48 a.m. on  Saturday, July 8, the Milbank Fire Department was dispatched to a grease fire in the kitchen at the Millstone Restaurant. Upon arrival, firefighters learned that officer Adam Leins of the Milbank Police Department had put out the flames with a dry chemical extinguisher. The fire had... Read more

Shayne Linngren, age 55, of Milbank, SD, passed away on Monday, July 10, 2023, at the Avera Milbank Area Hospital. A celebration of life will be held at a later date. Shayne Michael Linngren was born on September 8, 1967, in Milbank, SD, to Michael and Anita (Hamblin) Linngren. Shayne... Read more

Teresa Nelson, age 61, of Ortonville, MN, passed away on Monday, July 10, 2023, at the Sanford Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD, after a courageous battle with cancer. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, July 15, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. at New Life Community Baptist Church in Ortonville, MN.... Read more

Post 9 traveled to Clark for their annual weekend Rotary tournament. The event attracts teams from North and South Dakota for competitive baseball. Milbank lost their first game to Clark 11-5. They won game two 10-2 against Lidgerwood and capped off the weekend with a shutout victory against the Faulkton-Highmore... Read more