Merik Junker blasted off three homeruns in the Firechiefs’ game on the road against Castlewood on Sunday, July 2. Junker, the youngest player on the Milbank team, went 4-7 with 6 RBIs, but the Firechiefs were edged out by the Monarchs 17-16 in a match-up full of fireworks. Mitch Quade... Read more

Hey, kids, it’s time to rock out at the Big Stone Library! Hans Sacrison and his fascinating collection of fossils will be featured at the Big Stone Branch Library on Wednesday, July 12, from 1:30 – 2 p.m.  The event is free and part of the Summer Reading Program weekly... Read more

Sydney Johnson, age 78, of Milbank, SD, passed away on Saturday, July 8, 2023, at St. William’s Care Center. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, July 13, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. at Emanuel Lutheran Church in Milbank. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, July 12, 2023, from 5:00 p.m.... Read more

Francisca O’Donnell-Larmer, age 46, of Big Stone City, SD, passed away on July 5, 2023, in Milbank. Private family services will be held at a later date. Francisca Kathryn O’Donnell-Larmer was born on June 27, 1977, at David Grant USAF Medical Center, Travis AFB, in Fairfield, CA. She was the... Read more

Arlene Lindner, age 77, of Ortonville, MN, passed away on Tuesday, July 4, 2023, at Fairway View Neighborhoods in Ortonville. Private family services are to be held at a later date. Arlene Lucille (Kanthak) Lindner was born on August 30, 1945, in Milbank, SD, to William and Cora (Nelson) Kanthak.... Read more

In the early morning hours of July 2, 2023, MariAnne Elizabeth (Rabe, Wiese) Young went to be in the loving arms of her Lord. She battled multiple ailments like a warrior, but ultimately her body wasn’t as strong as her heart and mind.  Funeral services for MariAnne Young, age 75,... Read more

Linda Mary (Wise) Stengel, 77, was born to Marwood & Jean Wise on March 27, 1946, in Canandaigua, NY, and passed away in Sioux Falls, SD, on June 30,2023. As a young girl, she was a gifted pianist and organist. Linda graduated from the Milbank High School in 1964 and... Read more

Harold Binde, 91, of Summit, SD, passed away on June 30, 2023, in Milbank, SD. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, July 6, 2023, at 2:00 p.m. at Hope Lutheran Church in Summit. Rev. Janet Miller will officiate. Visitation will be held at the church on Wednesday, from 5:00... Read more

The American Legion Post 9 baseball team and their rival, the Big Stone Badgers, met across the border for a doubleheader in Ortonville. It was Post 9’s last game of their regular season. Milbank won game one15-5 and game two 7-4 to even the season series at two apiece. Joe... Read more

The Milbank 14U Junior Teeners hosted Britton in a doubleheader at Pribyl Park on Tuesday night, June 27. The locals swept Britton. Milbank won the first game 9-8 and the second game 8-6. Britton scored a run in the top of the first, but Milbank answered with one of their... Read more