Several offices in the Grant County Courthouse will be closed from 10:30 a.m. until 2 p.m. on Wednesday May 19. The closures will allow staff to attend the funeral of Charles Layher. Mr. Layher is the husband of long-time Grant County Auditor Karen Layher.The courthouse will remain open, but some... Read more

Jerry Janisch, FFA adviser for MHS, announced Isaac Sousa was selected as the 2021-2022 Milbank FFA Chapter President. Sousa was chosen at the annual FFA member and parent banquet on May 3. Other FFA senior chapter officers will include: vice president Hattie Muellenbach; secretary, Marion Mischel; treasurer, Wylie Mursu; reporter, Keara Van Hoorn; sentinel, Tice Muru; student adviser, Natalie Meyer; parliamentarian, Luis Berrones; and community/student relations, Korbin Leddy and Raul Berrones. These FFA... Read more

The MHS boys 1,600-meter sprint medley relay team, consisting of Dustin Gertsema, Sawyer Gauer, Bennett Schwenn, and Nick Batchelor, broke a school record with a time of 3:36.67 at the Howard Wood Relays in Sioux Falls on April 30 and May 1. The previous record, set in 1963, was broken by nearly two... Read more

The Milbank Bulldogs boys’ tennis team is battling it out in the 2021 State Class A Tennis Tournament in Sioux Falls on Monday and Tuesday, May 17-18. MHS senior Mason Riley checks in at No. 1 singles and No. 1 doubles; junior Benett Street at No. 2 singles and No. 2 doubles;... Read more

The weather is finally cooperating with the MHS girls golf team and scores are dropping accordingly.  “The girls were able to knock 32 strokes off their team score in less than a week,” stated coach Mark Keeton. The team traveled to Groton on Monday, May 10, where Marion Mischel tied her... Read more

John Rothi, age 87, passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by loved ones, on May 12, 2021, in Elk River, MN. A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, May 22, 2021, at 3:00 p.m. at First United Methodist Church in Ortonville with Rev. Melanie Reiners and Rev. Barb... Read more

Robert J. Huber, Sr., age 78, of Milbank, SD, passed away on May 11, 2021. Visitation will be held on Monday, May 17, 2021, from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at Mundwiler Funeral Home in Milbank. Other services will be private. Read more

Charlene “Char” (Ritter) Kane,  age 53, of Graceville, MN, passed away on May 12, 2021, at Essentia Health-Grace Home in Graceville. A graveside service be held on Saturday, May 22, at 2:00 p.m. at Graceville Consolidated Cemetery in Graceville. Fr. Brian Oestreich will officiate.  Charlene Renae Ritter was born on September... Read more

The Milbank City Council held its regular meeting on Monday, May 10, at the Milbank Visitor Center. Koch School During the public input segment of the meeting, Bobbie Bohlen, representing HME Properties of Brookings, discussed the company’s proposed senior living center project. The company has selected the Koch School property site... Read more

It’s time! Sign up at the Grant County Public Library for the summer reading program. This year’s Tails and Tales program is designed for ages four (completed one year of preschool) through fifth graders. Fifth graders also have the option of participating in the teen program instead. Participants receive a book... Read more