Milbank’s U8 baseball team took home the title in the First Bank & Trust Tournament on Sunday, June 26, in Milbank. The tournament was held at Pribyl Park, and was the first in what is designed to be an annual event. Ortonville ended up in sixth place. Milbank won by... Read more

John Forman, administrator for the City of Milbank, released a water restriction plan today from Don Settje, water manager for the City of Milbank:  The Milbank City Water Manager respectfully requests the citizens of Milbank to follow the following watering restrictions effective immediately and until further notice. It is the homeowner’s responsibility... Read more

Donald “Dick” Tritz, age 97, of Graceville, MN, passed away on June 28, 2022. Visitation for Dick will be held on Thursday, June 30, from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at Mundwiler and Larson Funeral Home in Graceville. Dick will be cremated and a Mass of Christian Burial will be held... Read more

The Milbank Area Lions Swim Team (MALST) competed at the 2022 Splash Central Invitational in Huron from June 24-26. TyLynn Wellnitz competed in the female 9-10 division. She earned first place in the 200-meter freestyle, first place in the 400-meter freestyle, first place in the100-meter backstroke, second place in the 200-meter IM, second place in the 50-meter backstroke, fifth... Read more

Post 9 battled with Castlewood Post 250 on Thursday evening, June 23, at Pribyl Park in Milbank. Castlewood won the first game at 6-4 in nine innings and the second game at 11-7. Game One Post 9 was trailing 3-0 going into the bottom of the sixth, but their offense finally came... Read more

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced commodity and specialty crop producers impacted by natural disaster events in 2020 and 2021 will soon begin receiving emergency relief payments totaling approximately $6 billion. The payments will become available through the Farm Service Agency’s (FSA) new Emergency Relief Program (ERP) to offset crop yield... Read more

Linda Schmidt, age 71, of Correll, MN, was called to her Heavenly Home on Thursday, June 23, 2022, after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Memorial services will be held on Wednesday, June 29, 2022, at 2:00 p.m. at Abiding Faith Lutheran Church in Ortonville. Linda was laid to... Read more

The 14U Junior Teeners were back in action in Clark on Thursday, June 23. Milbank lost the first game 10-9 and the second game 12-2. Game One Jackson Wiese, Jeter Scoular, and Mack Koplin started the first game. They all drew walks to load the bases for Tyler Henje. Henje blasted... Read more

South Dakota’s Fire Marshal, Paul Merriman, urges people to be careful this Independence Day holiday. Fireworks sales began across the state yesterday, June 27, and continue through July 5. The final day it is legal to discharge fireworks is July 10. Merriman said, “People should make sure they know their local... Read more

Lowell Arthur Gess, age 100, passed away June 21, 2022 in his Alexandria, Minnesota home. Dr. Gess was preceded in death by wife Ruth Adabelle (Bradley) Gess, parents Arthur and Frances Gess and sister, June Malin. He is survived by children Tim (Joanne) Gess, Mary (Steve) Boehlke, Elizabeth (Robert) Hopkins,... Read more