The Firechiefs were back in action on Friday, June 10, against Lake Norden. Milbank defeated the Lakers 3-1 in a pitchers’ duel that included a combined total of 31 strikeouts. The two teams were scoreless in a defensive match until the sixth inning. Milbank got the offense going when Taylor Boerger... Read more

Helen Heller, age 84, of Revillo, SD, passed away on Monday, June 13, 2022, at St. Williams Care Center.  A Memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, June 17 at the Mundwiler Funeral Home in Milbank. Visitation will be 1:00 -2:00 p.m. at the funeral home in... Read more

Daniel “Dan” Schmieg, age 89, of Ortonville, MN, passed away on Saturday, June 11, 2022, at Fairway View Neighborhoods. A Memorial Mass will be held on Saturday, June 18, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. at St. John’s Catholic Church in Ortonville, MN. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the... Read more

John David Schultz was born June 20, 1960, in Ortonville, MN, to parents Richard and Joyce (Dahlgren) Schultz. Both parents were very active community members with his father a co-owner and founder of local radio station KDIO, while his mother owned and operated The Yardstick Fabric Shop in Ortonville. Growing... Read more

Henry James Domine, age 36, of Ortonville, MN passed away on June 9, 2022, following a courageous battle with cancer. A Celebration of Henry’s Life will be held on Friday, June 24, 2022, at 3:00 p.m. at the Big Stone American Legion, Big Stone City, SD. Inurnment, with military honors, will be... Read more

Today marks five decades since the Rapid City flood took 238 lives on June 9, 1972. Its anniversary is a grim reminder of the worst natural disaster in South Dakota history in terms of death toll. It is also a reminder of the heroes who risked their lives and those... Read more

The Milbank 8 and Under baseball team claimed second place in the Watertown Pizza Ranch Tournament on Saturday, June 4. The event was held at the Koch Complex in Watertown.  Milbank opened the tournament with wins over Dell Rapids Red, 15-4; Watertown Flamethrowers Yellow, 22-6; Watertown Flamethrowers Red, 15-4, and Watertown Flamethrowers White, 19-5. They fell 5-1 to... Read more

The Milbank Area Lions Swim Team (MALST) competed at the Too Cool for the Outdoor Pool Meet on Saturday and Sunday in Watertown. Katie Sinner, one of the coaches for the Milbank squad, said “This was the first meet of the year, and our swimmers did great. There were 11... Read more

Cooper Allen O’Bray, age 33 days, passed away in his parent’s arms at home in Herington, Kansas, on May 18, 2022. He lived his life with full trisomy 18 and hypoplastic left heart syndrome. Cooper passed peacefully into the arms of Jesus at 10:41 p.m. A funeral service will be held... Read more

Steph Sauder of Bryant and Fred Deutsch of Florence defeated challengers Val Rausch of Big Stone City and Adam Grimm of Wallace. Sauder and Deutsch will receive the Republican nomination and face Democrat challenger Travis Paulson of Wallace in November. The top two vote-getters will serve District 4 in the... Read more