Joel Foster, executive director of the Grant County Farm Service Agency (FSA) reminds area farmers and ranchers, “The USDA Farm Service Agency can help livestock producers that suffered excessive livestock death losses and grazing or feed losses due to eligible natural disasters. The Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP) provides assistance for... Read more

The absence of spring has not stopped the Bulldogs and Lady Bulldogs from smashing seven indoor track and field school records. The teams traveled to the campus of South Dakota State University (SDSU) on Monday, April 3. The boys broke two indoor records for Milbank and the girls broke five indoor... Read more

Governor Kristi Noem has ordered executive branch offices of state government in several counties to remain closed on Wednesday, April 5, due to winter storm and blizzard conditions in South Dakota. Winds in excess of 40 m.p.h. are expected to cause whiteout conditions across much of the state, and additional snowfall is anticipated. State offices in these counties will be closed all day Wednesday: Beadle, Bennett, Brown, Brule,... Read more

MHS student council members attended the 2023 state convention March 27- 29 in Rapid City. Senior Camryn Wiese served as the state reporter and senior Max Lighfield served as vice president of the Northern Lakes Region Council. Both were elected to their positions during the 2022 convention.  Gemma Street earned... Read more

What could be better than a Girls Day Out with your mom? Nothing! But Kylynn Schwandt has a special souvenir to remember one of her mother-daughter dates. While Kylynn, a sixth-grader at Milbank Middle School, and her mother, Bre Schwandt, were in Watertown pampering themselves with manicures, they noticed South Dakota... Read more

Whetstone Valley Electric Cooperative held its 81st Annual Membership Meeting on Thursday, March 23 at Milbank High School. The meeting also included an election for district manager positions.  The winner of the $500 cash drawing was Diane Berkner of Milbank.  Macy Mueller won the $100 drawing held for attendees between the ages... Read more

The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust has awarded Ortonville Area Health Services (OAHS) $102,614 in grant funds to purchase ultrasound machines as part of a $26.4 million ultrasound initiative in Minnesota. The initiative includes nearly $18.3 million to help Minnesota hospitals and health centers purchase ultrasound imaging... Read more

The  2023 South Dakota Special Olympics Northeast Spring Track and Field Day hosted by Milbank has set a new date. The event will now be held on Friday, May 5. An organizational meeting for volunteers is set for April 20 at 6:30 p.m. in the high school lunchroom. Anyone who... Read more

Joel Foster, executive director of the Grant County Farm Service Agency (FSA), reminds agricultural producers and private landowners that the deadline for applying for the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) General signup is April 7. There are currently 23 million acres enrolled in CRP, with 1.9 million set to expire this year.... Read more

Tired of people complaining about being tired of winter? Has your March Madness bracket been busted? You’ll just laugh at winter when you vote in the South Dakota Department of Transportation (SDDOT) Snowplow Naming Contest.  The 2023 SDDOT Named Snowplows Blizzard Bracket involves 36 snowplows (named by the public over... Read more