Agricultural producers can now change election and enroll in the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs for the 2023 crop year offered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) through March 15, 2023. Producers can elect coverage and enroll in ARC-County (ARC-CO) or PLC, which provide... Read more

Corey Hooth was hired as the new Milbank Chief of Police during the regular meeting of the MIlbank City Council on Monday, January 16. Hooth says, “The timing of my official appointment was remarkable as it fell on the same day as my late father’s birthday. I felt like I... Read more

A journey of 1000 points begins with a single basket, and Milbank senior Maurina Street arrived at her destination in Dell Rapids on January 14. Street earned 18 points against the Lady Quarriers to etch her name in the MHS history book. She became the fifth female basketball player to... Read more

Maxwell Lightfield, a senior at Milbank High School, was one of two South Dakota students and 104 students nationwide to be selected for the 2023 United States Senate Youth Program (USSYP) in Washington, D.C. Lightfield will join Senator John Thune (R) and Senator Mike Rounds (R) in representing South Dakota during... Read more

John E. Roeder, age 63, of Ortonville, MN, passed away on January 16, 2023, at Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, SD. Memorial services for John will be held later in 2023. Please return as John’s life story will be placed here as soon as it becomes available. Read more

The Bulldogs’ varsity basketball team took a loss to Dell Rapids — one of the best teams in the state —  on the road on January 14. Logan Diede, head coach for Milbank, said, “We struggled out of the gate  defensively to get them guarded, and we had a few... Read more

Charles “Chuck” Lindquist of Ortonville, MN. Chuck passed away on January 13, 2023, at Fairway View Neighborhoods in Ortonville. A visitation will be held at Zion Lutheran Church in Ortonville on Friday, January 20, 2023, from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Funeral services will be held at Zion Lutheran Church... Read more

Willard “Willie” Rakow, age 92, of Odessa, MN, passed away on Friday, January 13, 2023, at Ortonville Area Hospital. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, January 19, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church in Odessa, MN. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, January 18, at Mundwiler and... Read more

Lucille “Lucy” Kockx, age 85, of Ortonville, MN, passed away on Friday, January 13, 2023, at Fairway View Senior Communities. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Wednesday, January 18, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. at St. Charles Catholic Church in Big Stone City.  Visitation will be held at Mundwiler... Read more

Cassidy Schwagel, Miss Milbank 2023, will compete at the South Dakota Snow Queen Festival on Saturday, January 14, at the Aberdeen Civic Theatre. This year’s state festival marks the 77th year a  winner has been crowned. Cassidy has been the reigning Miss Milbank since her coronation at The Valley Express... Read more