Even in the face of challenging winter weather, the people of Milbank again stepped up at the Milbank Community Blood Drive on Thursday, December 11. Forty-three people registered to donate, and 41 units of blood were successfully collected. LifeServe Blood Center supplies blood to hospitals across South Dakota, Iowa, and... Read more

Milbank dug in their heels to defeat the Quarriers of Dell Rapids at home on Saturday December 13. It was a nail-biting start to their 2025-26 basketball season. The game, like the Energizer Bunny, kept going and going. The Bulldogs finally emerged victorious 74-72 at the end of the second... Read more

Bulldog wrestlers traveled to Faulkton on Saturday, December 12, for an invitational that featured grapplers from 17 schools. At 285 pounds, Lawson Novy brought home third place for Milbank. Oakes, North Dakota, won the tournament. Sisseton took second. Clark-Willow Lake was third.  Faulkton was fourth and Sioux Valley captured fifth... Read more

Keira Steffen, a senior at MHS, received a perfect score – Superior with Distinction– in the Non-Original Oratory competition at the 2025 SDHSAA State Oral Interp Festival. The tournament was held Friday and Saturday, December 5-6, at  Watertown High School. Bulldog Colton Roark received a Superior rating in Humor. Milbank... Read more

Fairway View Neighborhoods in Ortonville, Minnesota, was endorsed by U.S. News & World Report in the recently released 2026 Best Nursing Homes ratings. It marks the second consecutive year that Fairway View has been acknowledged for this achievement. Nearly 15,000 nursing homes nationwide were evaluated using 17 quality measures. Fewer... Read more

Orville Dauwen, age 81, of Milbank, SD, passed away on Saturday, December 13, 2025, at St. William’s Care Center. Funeral services will be held on Friday, December 19, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. at Emanuel Lutheran Church in Milbank, SD. Visitation will be held on Thursday, December 18, 2025, from 5:00... Read more

First English Lutheran  –  9 Third Street NW  – Ortonville Saturday, December 20  –  4 p.m. The congregations of Zion Lutheran and First English Lutheran churches in Ortonville invite everyone to a Blue Christmas service at 4 p.m. on  Saturday, December 20. The service will be held at First English Lutheran... Read more

If you think you can drink alcohol this holiday season and drive. Think again! “Buzzed driving is drunk driving,” says the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign includes high-visibility enforcement that starts today, December 12, and continues through New Year’s Day.  The... Read more

The Milbank boys and girls wrestling teams competed in the Watertown Civic Arena on  Saturday, December 6. In the Marv Sherrill Dual Tournament, Lawson Novy secured three wins for the Bulldogs. As a team, the Bulldogs dropped all three of their duals to Yankton, Aberdeen Central, and Watertown, but several... Read more

“We had a wonderful weekend spreading holiday cheer during Milbank Hometown Christmas and are so thankful for our sponsors, businesses, volunteers, and the community for their continued support,” stated Jamie Henderson, executive director of the Milbank Area Chamber of Commerce (MACC).  The weekend of December 5-6 was filled with holiday... Read more