Jim Gesswein and Daryl Halvorson presented checks from the Milbank Hospital Foundation and Milbank Kiwanis to help defray the travel expenses of five MHS students who plan to attend HOSA’s International Leadership Conference in Nashville, Tennessee, from June 21-26. Gesswein represented the hospital foundation board in presenting their donation of $2500, and Halvorson,... Read more

The Milbank Area Retired Teachers and Personnel Association (MARTA) will meet on Thursday, May 19, at 11 a.m. at the Pizza Ranch in Milbank. MARTA members have invited the local teachers and personnel who plan to retire this year to join them for the buffet. There will be no business meeting this... Read more

Gerald A. Doschadis, age 86, of Wilmot, SD, passed away on May 11 2022, at Milbank Area Hospital – Avera Health. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, May 17, 2022, at Wilmot Lutheran Church in Wilmot, SD. Visitation will be held on Monday, May 16, 2022,... Read more

On Friday, May 6, the Bulldogs’ tennis team traveled to the Pierre Invitational. Eight teams competed.  In the consolation championship, Will Snaza claimed fifth place, and Charles Whitesitt took sixth place. In doubles play, Isaiah Korstjens and Snaza earned fourth place and Whitsitt and Gregory Grabow took sixth. Rapid City Christian... Read more

The Milbank High School graduation ceremony will be held on Sunday, May 15, at 2 p.m. in the Milbank National Guard Armory. The class of 2022 has chosen the calla lily as the class flower and maroon and gold as their colors. The motto is “There’s not much I can... Read more

The Milbank Educational Foundation held its annual awards banquet on Thursday, May 5, at the American Lutheran Church. Susan Leddy,  president of the foundation, and Jeff Jones, vice president, served as emcees. The foundation was started in 1986, and it has awarded over 700 scholarships and disbursed $2,910,250. Other members of... Read more

The 94th Annual South Dakota FFA Convention was held April 24-26 at South Dakota State University in Brookings. The Milbank FFA Chapter sent 30 FFA members to compete. Natalie Meyer was awarded a $500 FFA Washington Leadership Conference Scholarship.Isaac Sousa received a $500 Northland Ford Scholarship, and Korbin Leddy earned a $750 Wosje... Read more

The MHS track and field teams took advantage of a break in the weather to compete at the Rob Luecke Invitational in Groton on April 26. The Bulldogs ran away with many of the top-place finishes.  Eric Townsend, head coach for Milbank, said, “The Rob Luecke Invite was a great... Read more

The Milbank Middle School and Milbank High School bands and choirs will each present their 2022 Spring Concert next week in the MHS theater. The sixth, seventh, and eighth graders present on Monday, May 9.  The high school musicians share their music on Tuesday, May 10. Both concerts begin at 7:30 p.m.    Senior... Read more

Today, May 4, is International Firefighters Day. It is a day to honor every person brave enough to have ever called themselves a firefighter. As the saying goes, “All men are created equal.Then a few become firemen.” International Firefighters Day awards special honor to firefighters who were lost in the... Read more