The MHS wrestling team celebrated the end of their successful 2022-2023 season with an awards banquet. Barrett Schneck won the MVP award and Owen Fischer earned the Pinners award. Fischer was also named Most Improved. Evan Folk and Reese Rabe were named the Rookies of the Year. Jesse Schneck was selected... Read more

Youth wrestlers participated in the 2023 South Dakota Wrestling Coaches Association (SDWCA) State Tournament March 24-26 in Aberdeen. Landon Krause brought home first place, Reed Trapp took second, and Weston Trapp came in third in their respective divisions. Complete results for the Milbank wrestlers includes: Tots 37 Landon Krause placed... Read more

Did your child miss the October screening? The Milbank School District will hold an additional screening for those who missed the October evaluation. The screening is for children who will be three years old by March 31, 2023.  Sessions begin at 8:30 a.m. and end at 2 p.m. at Milbank Middle... Read more

Milbank’s Special Olympics basketball teams competed in the state Special Olympics basketball tournament at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls on Saturday and Sunday, March 25-26. Over 60 teams and 900 athletes participated. The Milbank schoolers team brought home third place and the adult team took fourth place. In addition, Reese Schuneman received... Read more

Michael (Mike) Lee Adelman, 43, passed away in Seattle, WA, on March 24, 2023, after suffering a heart attack in his home. A celebration of life is scheduled for 3pm on Sunday, April 2, at the Sunset Bay Lodge at the Ballard Elks in Seattle. Another celebration will be planned... Read more

South Dakota’s 73rd  Annual High School All-State Band Grand Concert was held at O’Gorman High School in Sioux Falls on March 25. Lewis Band, under the direction of Robert Sheldon, performed  ‘Aegean Festival Overture”, “Elsa’s Procession to the Cathedral”, “Pacific Crest”, and “Pas Redouble”.  Ellie Neugebauer, a senior at MHS, played the clarinet.Clark Band,... Read more

Mayor Pat Raffety released this letter to the residents of Milbank. Raffety addressed the questions people have been asking the members of the city council; City of Milbank Water System The Milbank City Council has recently had several meetings to discuss the City water supply and rate structure. As a... Read more

Seventeen juniors and four seniors from MHS were inducted into the National Honor Society on Monday, March 27. The honorees included: Raul Berrones Pedraza, Jenna Dexter (Sr.), Nicholas Fonder, Aubrey Fraasch, Jayden Johnson, Hope Karels, Isaiah Korstjens (Sr.), Maggie Kruger, Amelia Pederson, Kadence Rausch Frank, Joseph Schulte, Brooke Schwagel, Will... Read more

According to Principal Brenda Anderson of St. Lawrence Catholic School in Milbank, when you achieve a goal 10 years in a row, that achievement isn’t a fluke or luck. It’s a habit.  Anderson said, “Students and staff at St. Lawrence School put in the extra effort this year by raising $16,785 in... Read more

The Big Stone City Fire Department was dispatched at 4:23 a.m. on Thursday, March 23, to the POET Bioprocessing ethanol plant at 48416 144th Street in Big Stone City for a dryer fire. The Milbank Fire Department was also paged to provide mutual aid in the form of a ladder... Read more