Everything about Milbank’s Cinco de Mayo Fiesta will stay the same EXCEPT the location.  The Cinco de Mayo Fiesta on Saturday, May 6, will have a change of venue, but not a change of heart. The free family-friendly fiesta is moving into the Milbank Elementary School due to the forecasted... Read more

The first food giveaway of 2023 sponsored by the Grant County Christian Service Council (GCCSC) and offered in cooperation with Feeding South Dakota, is set for Wednesday, May 10, from 4-5 p.m. Brenda Maass, of GCCSC  and coordinator for Milbank’s event, says, “The giveaway will again be held in the... Read more

Whetstone Valley Strings students presented a recital on Sunday, April 23, at Living Word Lutheran Church. Elizabeth Schulte, their strings teacher, directed the musicians. Students performed sacred selections and classical solos from Suzuki Books 1-3. The Tschetter and Olson families played “All Glory Laud and Honor.” The Fonder and Schulte... Read more

David Dean Ulrich, age 78, passed away on Monday, April 24, 2023, at Appleton Area Health Hospital. A Celebration of Life will be held on Friday, May 12, 2023, from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Mundwiler and Larson Funeral Home in Ortonville, MN. Interment will be on Sunday, May... Read more

Milbank’s FFA Dairy Cattle Team is headed to Nationals! Team members Keara Van Hoorn and Cassidy, Bailey, and Brooke Schwagel advance to the 2023 National FFA Convention and Expo in Indianapolis from November 1-4. The team punched their ticket when they earned first place at the state convention held April... Read more

The MHS tennis team traveled to Aberdeen to take on Roncalli and Huron on Tuesday, April 18. At No. 4, Charles Whitesitt earned two wins for Milbank. He took down Sawyer Henrich and Ian Dohsoe -both at 10-5. Abbey Trapp, head coach for the Bulldogs said. “Congratulations to Charles Whitesitt... Read more

Kiera Steffen, Stella Wendland, Skyler Skoog, and Jaclyn and Julia Wiik — Milbank Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA) placed in the top three of their categories during South Dakota’s 2023 State Leadership Conference at the Pentagon in Sioux Falls on March 30-31.  Nearly 1000 students vied for a spot in... Read more

Linda Lu Veen, age 82, of Milbank, SD, passed away on Monday, April 10, 2023, at Avantara in Milbank. Memorial services will be held on Monday, April 17, 2023, at 1:30 p.m. at Emanuel Lutheran Church in Milbank, SD. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at... Read more

David Larsen, age 67, of Stockholm, SD, passed away on Sunday, April 9, 2023, at his family farm where he was raised and where his parents farmed. Memorial services for David are currently pending. David Wayne Larsen was born on October 30, 1955, in Ortonville, MN, to Anton and Helga... Read more

The Bulldogs track and field teams participated in the Vermillion Booster Club Invitational on Thursday, April 6. “It was probably only the second outdoor Class A meet of the season in the state,” commented Eric Townsend, head coach for Milbank. “We have been pretty limited to even being able to practice... Read more