The 2026 South Dakota State Wrestling Individual Tournaments will be held February 26-28 in Sioux Falls at the Denny Sanford PREMIER Center. Tickets for the state tournament are available now.  To guarantee your tickets, completed order forms and payment must be returned to the Milbank High School office no later... Read more

World Snowman Day is celebrated annually on January 18. Milbank doesn’t have much snow these days, but that doesn’t mean we don’t have a great snowman! John Trevett brought Frosty to life at the 62nd Annual Snow Queen Festival in November. Frosty made everyone feel warm and fuzzy. We pay... Read more

Olivia Foell, Miss Milbank 2026, is competing in the 80th Annual South Dakota Snow Queen Festival along with 26 other candidates from across the state. The Festival began Thursday, January 8, with receptions, banquets, workshops, a skating party, rehearsals, and local visits. Olivia was escorted into the banquet by her... Read more

JV Milbank vs. JV Sisseton  The Milbank junior varsity gymnastics team competed at the Sisseton Invitational on Saturday, January 3.  Several members of the team were missing from the roster, but the Lady Bulldogs who made the trip, stepped up to produce some great scores. Britton-Hecla won the meet with 103.55... Read more

A bouncing baby girl – the first baby of 2026 – arrived at Milbank Hospital Avera on January 2. Merry Rose Loza Fuentes checked in at 8:28 p.m. She weighed 8 pounds and 1 ounce and measured 20 inches from the top of her head to her tiny toes. Her... Read more

Myla (Mogen) Vander Aarde, age 71, of Big Stone City, SD, passed away on December 31, 2025. Myla was spicy and generous, always eager to help with any activity, whether it was decorating, gardening, or cleaning out cluttered or overgrown areas. No services are planned at this time. Myla Ann... Read more

A new year will soon be here and with it comes a new sheriff for everyone in Grant County. Jeremy Steffensen will take over the position of Grant County Sheriff on January 1. Steffensen will assume the role currently held by Sheriff Kevin Owen who will be transitioning into the... Read more

David Dorsett, 89, of Milbank, SD, passed away on Thursday, December 18, 2025, at St. William’s Care Center in Milbank. Funeral services will be held on Monday, December 29, 2025, at 10:30 a.m. at Central Church in Milbank, SD. Visitation will be held at Mundwiler Funeral Home on Sunday, December... Read more

The Lady Bulldogs hosted their rival from just across the border, the Lady Trojans of Ortonville on Tuesday, December 15. It wasn’t even a horse race. The Trojans stumbled coming out of the starting gate, fell behind 25-3 by the end of the first quarter, and never recovered. Milbank ran... Read more

David Muldoon, 78, of Big Stone City, SD, passed away on Wednesday, December 17, 2025, at his home in Big Stone City, due to prostate cancer. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Monday, December 22, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. at St. Charles Catholic Church in Big Stone City,... Read more