A new outdoor archery field league is forming around the newly-constructed range at Hartford Beach State Park. The range officially opens this weekend and the league hosts its first shoot on Monday, June 21, at 6:30 p.m. The league will shoot every Monday evening through August 30. Archers will be... Read more

Carol Bohlman, age 77, of Ortonville, MN, died on June 18, 2021. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, June 26, 2021, at Grace Lutheran Church in Correll, MN. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the church. Burial will be in the... Read more

The American Legion Post 9 baseball team split games in their double header against Castlewood Post 250 on June 14. Milbank was defeated in the first game 4-3 and won the second game 22-15. Post 9’s season record now sits at 7-1.  In game one, Post 9 didn’t waste any... Read more

The Milbank Area Swim Team (MALST) took 29 Sea Lions to compete in the Watertown swim meet at the Prairie Lakes Wellness Center on June 12-13. Two Milbank swimmers were chosen for the Swimmer of the Meet awards. Laura Johnson was selected as the Swimmer of the Meet for the 11-and-over group. MALST head coach, Jodi... Read more

Betty Jane Saeger, age 92, of Ortonville, MN, died on Tuesday, June 15, 2021, at Fairway View Neighborhoods in Ortonville. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 19, at First English Lutheran Church in Ortonville. Visitation will be one-hour prior at the church in Ortonville. Burial... Read more

Robert Hills, age 84 of Summit, SD, passed away on June 14, 2021, at his residence. Private family services will be held. Robert James Hills was born on February 1, 1937, in Faith, SD.  He was the son of Eldon and Harriette Knapp Hills.  He attended rural school and a... Read more

Today, Sunday, June 13, the Milbank 14U VFW Junior Teeners traveled to Lake Norden. Milbank fell 14-1. Milbank scored their lone run in the top of the first when Josh Pederson singled to center. Owen Fischer moved him to second with a sacrifice bunt, and Joe Schulte sent him home on a... Read more

The Milbank 14U Junior Teeners split games during their double header with Webster VFW Post 4690 on Thursday, June 10. Milbank defeated Webster 10-6 in game one and fell 12-2 in the second game.  In the first game, Milbank jumped on top in the first inning led by a single... Read more

Lila Benson, age 86, of Clinton, MN, who passed away peacefully on June 11, 2021, at Essentia Health Grace Home in Graceville, MN, surrounded by her loving family and caregivers. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, June 15, 2021, at 11:00 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church in Clinton, MN.... Read more

The 2021 Milbank Area Chamber Golf Tournament was held on June 4 at Whetstone Creek Golf Course. This year, the18-hole, two-person tournament was not restricted to chamber members, but was open to everyone.  Winners included: First place – Dustin Lester and Jason Ackerman. Second place – Austin Hunt and Lance Frogner. Travis Lester,... Read more