Marilyn Diane (Dolen) Barnhardt, age 75, of Big Stone City, SD, lost her battle with breast cancer on Saturday, April 9, 2022, at Sanford Medical Center in Fargo, ND. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, April 20, 2022, at 10:30 a.m. at First English Lutheran Church in Ortonville, MN.... Read more

Wesley Bolstad, age 61, of Milbank passed away on April 10, 2022. Funeral services will be held on Friday, April 15, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. at Mundwiler Funeral Home in Milbank. Rev. Justin Neugebauer will officiate and burial will be in the Wilmot City Cemetery at a later date. Visitation... Read more

The beautiful, classy, Donna Marie Johnson of Ortonville, MN, was 75 when she peacefully passed away and was called to Heaven on Monday, April 4, 2022. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Tuesday, April 12, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. at St. John’s Catholic Church in Ortonville. Visitation... Read more

HOSA chapter members Hattie Muellenbach, Savannah Stengel, Stella Wendland, and Julia and Jaclyn Wiik each earned a top-place finish at South Dakota’s HOSA State Leadership Conference. Nearly 1000 students from across the state competed at the Pentagon in Sioux Falls from March 31- April 1.  Because they finished in one of the top... Read more

LeRoy Schliesman, age 87, of Watertown, SD,  passed away on April 4, 2022, at his daughter’s residence in Wolverton, MN. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Friday, April 8, 2022, at 1:00 p.m. at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Watertown. Visitation will be held on Thursday, April 7,... Read more

Gary “Butch” Knutson, died on Sunday, April 3, at his home in Ortonville. Funeral services for Butch Knutson will be at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, April 8, at Zion Lutheran Church in Ortonville. Visitation will be from 5:00-7:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 7 at Zion Lutheran Church in Ortonville and one... Read more

It’s that time of the year again. You’ve probably been watching the Final Four basketball game and munching your way through a couple of boxes of Girl Scout Thin Mints or Samoas. April is also National Deaf History Month. What do the two have in common? Most people don’t realize... Read more

The Farley Fest 2022 Country Concert will feature Ned LeDoux, Spencer Crandall, and Dillon Carmichael. Laurie Folk, head of the Milbank Area Chamber announced the star-studded lineup is set to take the stage on Saturday, July 30, at Lake Farley Park in Milbank. Ned LeDoux is the son of the late... Read more

Kathleen “Kathy” Anderson, age 70, of Wilmot, SD, passed away on Thursday, March 31, 2022, at Sanford Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD. Memorial services will be held on Saturday, April 9, 2022, at 2:30 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church in Wilmot, SD. Visitation will be held one hour prior to... Read more

The 72nd Annual South Dakota All-State Band Grand Concert was held at the Oscar Larson Performing Arts Center on the campus of SDSU on Saturday, March 26.   Dr. Travis Cross directed the Lewis Band. Dr. Cross is currently serving as the UCLA Wind Ensemble Conductor. Milbank musicians included Rachel Schulte, sophomore clarinet; Joe Schulte, sophomore euphonium;... Read more