Stanley Lynne, age 84, of Ortonville, MN, passed away on Friday, October 8, 2021, at his home in Ortonville. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, October 16, 2021, at 11:00 a.m. at First English Lutheran Church in Ortonville, MN. Burial will be at Mound Cemetery in Ortonville, MN.... Read more

Roberta Foster, age 96, of Jasper, MN, died peacefully on Wednesday, October 6, 2021 at the Pipestone County Medical Center in Pipestone, MN. Roberta Jean Foster was born on May 30, 1925 in Winnebago Township, Faribault County, MN to Frank and Hazel (Brown) Hemingway. She was the fourth of eight... Read more

Marlene “Molly” Lundin made her journey to our Lord and Savior on Monday, October 11, 2021. Memorial services will be held on Thursday, October 21, 2021, at 11:00 a.m. at First English Lutheran Church in Ortonville, MN. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, October 20, 2021, from 5:00 p.m. to... Read more

Bulldogs Jonathan DeBoer and Owen Fischer competed in the 2021 South Dakota Class A Boys Golf Tournament. The tournament was held October 5-6 in Madison.   DeBoer ended in a two-way tie for 35th place and Fischer in a three-way tie for 70th place.  Head golf coach for Milbank, Mark Keeton, said,... Read more

The Lady Bulldogs varsity volleyball team was defeated by Deubrook on October 5.Set scores were 25-21, 13-25, 19-25, 25-22, and 3-15.Coach Nancy Hoeke said, “We started out strong and had a good game plan that was working. Deubrook made adjustments and played a much better second set, but I didn’t feel... Read more

The Milbank FFA Chapter’s dairy cattle judging team attended the World Dairy Expo and competed in the dairy cattle judging career development event on September 29, in Madison, Wisconsin. MHS team members included Keara Van Hoorn and Cassidy and Brooke Schwagel. Kylene Bowen also participated in the practice round of... Read more

Dylan Sonon-Bohn, Grace Weston, Kynlee Speidel and Luis Berrones — all members of the Milbank Ag Ed-FFA Chapter range team — placed second in the Northeast Range Career Development event on September 29 in Webster. Braedin Stricherz and Isaac Perez Montes also placed in the range event. In the range management event,... Read more

Ross McLaughlin, age 30, of St. Paul, MN, formerly of Ortonville, MN, passed away unexpectedly on October 4, 2021. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, October 12, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church in Ortonville, MN. Visitation will be held on Monday, October 11, 2021, from 5:00... Read more

Today, October 6, is National Coaches Day. Studies have shown coaches are like cars. They come in a variety of sizes, shapes, and colors. Some are loud; some are quiet. They both come with bells and whistles. After you so spend many hours with one, you get to know their personality and quirks... Read more

The Lady Bulldogs were selected for the 2021-2022 Sportsmanship Award at South Dakota’s state tennis tournament in Sioux Falls on October 4-5. Abby Trapp, head coach for the MHS, says, “The girls played hard and it was a great tournament. This year, our team was selected as the 2021-2022 Team Sportsmanship... Read more