Virgilia “Jill” Hoxtell, age 74, of Big Stone City, SD, passed away on Tuesday, March 14, 2023, at her home. Memorial services will be held on Saturday, April 15, 2023, at 2:00 p.m. at Tabor United Methodist Church in Big Stone City, SD. Visitation will be held on one hour... Read more

Ann Lundberg, age 87, of Ortonville, MN, passed away on Monday, March 13, 2023, at Cherrywood Advanced Living in Andover, MN. Funeral services will be held on Monday, March 20, 2023, at 10:30 a.m. at First English Lutheran Church in Ortonville, MN. Visitation will be held one hour prior to... Read more

The Milbank School District Board of Education held their regularly-scheduled meeting on Monday, March 13. School Board Election Superintendent Justin Downes noted candidates for the upcoming school board election must file their petitions by Sunday, March 26, at 5 p.m. in order to be eligible for the election on June... Read more

George Folk, age 94, of Milbank, passed away on March 12, 2023, at St. William’s Care Center in Milbank. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Thursday, March 16, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. at St. Lawrence Catholic Church in Milbank. Father Gary DeRouchey will celebrate the Mass. Visitation will... Read more

Eileen Schamber, age 81, of Milbank, passed away on March 12, 2023, at Avantara-Milbank. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, March 15, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. at Emanuel Lutheran Church in Milbank. Rev. Chris Davis will officiate. Visitation will be held at Mundwiler Funeral Home on Tuesday, March 14,... Read more

Jack terDenge, an eighth-grader and french horn player, and Rylan Wendland, a seventh-grade percussionist, represented Milbank Middle School in South Dakota’s 24th Annual Middle School All-State Band. The event was held in Huron on March 3-4.   The Milbank musicians were members of the Honor Band under the direction of Dr. Alan LaFave. LaFave... Read more

RuthAnn Strege, age 88, passed away peacefully on March 6, 2023, due to cardiac complications in Valparaiso, IN. A visitation will be held Wednesday, March 15, 2023, from 1:00 p.m. till 3:00 p.m. at Moeller Funeral Home, 104 Roosevelt Rd., Valparaiso with a funeral service at 3:00 p.m. A homecoming... Read more

Mary Jane Shape, formerly of Summit, SD, passed away on March 8, 2023, in Yankton, SD. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, March 18, 2023, at 2:00 p.m. at Mundwiler Funeral Home in Milbank. Visitation will be held on Friday, March 17, from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. Visitation... Read more

Milbank Area gymnasts hosted an awards banquet to recognize their accomplishments this season and thank their supporters. Hannah Brown, Gemma Street, Macyn Dunnihoo, Mady Sletten, Bianca Berry, and Raina Untalan were all awarded a Major M. Sophomore Hannah Brown was recognized for this year’s highest vault score of 8.850. She was... Read more

Joel Foster, executive director of the Grant County Farm Service Agency (FSA) reminds agricultural producers of the March 15 and March 31 deadlines for several USDA programs.  Agricultural producers can change election and enroll in the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs for the 2023 crop... Read more