Amy L. Dougherty, age 46, of Andover, SD, passed away December 23, 2020 near Bristol, SD. A public celebration of Amy’s life will be Thursday, February 4, 2021 from 3-7:00 pm at Wight & Comes Funeral Chapel in Watertown. Honorary urnbearers are Amy’s grandchildren. Amy Leigh Dougherty was born February 18,... Read more

On January 29, Central Divers recovered Mrs. Amy Doughtery and her vehicle from a small body of water west of Bristol. The 46-year old Day County woman had disappeared in a snowstorm during the early hours of December 23. According to the Day County Sheriff’s Office, Mrs. Doughtery had been en route to work, but had... Read more

Four MHS musicians will represent Milbank in the 2020-2021 South Dakota All-State Orchestra.  Rachel Schulte was chosen as third chair, first violin; Joe Schulte as 21st chair first violin; Nicholas Fonder-11th chair, second violin; and Merik Junker- third chair, mallets.  The three string students are freshmen and Junker is a... Read more

Twenty nine students from Milbank auditioned for the top high school band in the state. Auditions were recorded the last week in January and results are expected by mid-February. The 2021 South Dakota All-State Band concerts will be held at the Mitchell Performing Arts Center in Mitchell on March 26-27.  Auditioning for the all-state band also qualifies the MHS students for the 2021 North Area Honor Band... Read more

Grapplers from the Milbank Youth Wrestling Booster Club earned top place finishes in several recent tournaments: 1-31-2021 Legends of Gold Tournament – BeresfordKyle Schneck, First place; Cruz Prasnicki; Third place; Knox Prasnicki, Third place; Liam Prasnicki, Fourth place; Denim Fahleen, Fourth place; Blaze Fahleen, Fourth place. 1-23-2021 Deuel Tournament – Clear LakeTots... Read more

The Lady Bulldogs struggled in the second half of their Northeast Conference matchup against the Redfield Pheasants on Friday, January 29, on the road. Milbank was defeated 46-27 and watched their season record fall to 3-11. “We battled through the first half, but could not score in the second,” stated... Read more

The Lady Bulldogs’ gymnastics team ended their regular season with the second highest team score of the season at the Deuel Invitational on Saturday, January 30. Milbank tallied 132.050 points.  “We may not have the school record (yet) but this team can boast four of the top six team scores in school... Read more

Joel Foster, executive director of Grant County FSA, reminds agricultural producers and private landowners that February 12 is the deadline to sign up for the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP). The program, administered by the USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA), provides annual rental payments for land devoted to conservation purpose. During CRP,... Read more

The Milbank wrestling team took part in the Les Tlustos-Brookings Invitational on Saturday, January 30. The Bulldogs placed seventh with 91 points. Harrisburg won the tournament with 225.5 points. Pierre was second with 210.5, and  Madison took third with 142. Other scores included: Brookings, fourth 132; Dell Rapids, fifth, 125.5; West Central,... Read more

MHS wrestlers and brothers, Toby and Barrett Schneck, each captured a Northeast Conference championship title in Redfield on January 28. Toby, a senior, topped the field at 195 pounds. The 2021 title is his second in his high school career as he was also named the NEC champion in 2019. Barrett earned this... Read more