Milbank High School has issued the third quarter honor rolls for the 2020-2021 school year. Students named to the list include the following: PERFECTION: 4.0 Freshmen: Trey Gloe, Jayden Johnson, Hope Karels, Josh Keeton, Kaitlyn Krause, Maggie Kruger, Aiden Quintanilla, Kadence Rausch-Frank, Rylee Schell, Brooke Schwagel, Lydia Street, Nadia Thue,... Read more

Want to get your kids outside more this spring. They’ll have a ball with the Grant County Soccer Association.  Online registration is open, but ends March 31. Sign up today at www.grant county soccer.com. Registration fees are $25 per child, but larger families pay a family maximum of just $60.... Read more

The Little Lions’ Learning Center made history on March 18 by breaking ground on their new facility. The building will be the permanent home of The Little Lions’ Learning Center, a non-profit childcare and education center owned and operated by the Big Stone City School. Big Stone City mayor, Deb Wiik, was... Read more

Senior Allison Leddy has been chosen as the March Student of the Month. Allison participates in cross country, track, FCA, HOSA, student council, and choir. She also served as a student manager for the basketball team. Outside of school, she enjoys dance and is an active 4-H member.Allison says, “My... Read more

Milbank Middle School has announced the honor roll and improvement honor roll for the third quarter of the 2020-2021 school year. Grade 8 Distinction 3.800 or higher GPA Jason Aburto Isabella Anderson Tyra Berry Jacob Erickson Veronica Fonder Joe French Qualon Grant Emmett Hanson Ty Kettwig Katie Kruger Graham Lightfield... Read more

Marcia Sandro, age 84, of Ortonville, died March 13 at the Ortonville Area Hospital. Marcia Dawn Sandro was born on March 19, 1936, in Sisseton, SD, Gustav and Rosy (Moen) Sandro. She grew up in New Effington, SD, and moved with her family to Big Stone City, SD, and lived... Read more

Sr. Jone Karels, age 88, of Milbank, SD, passed away on Friday, March 19, 2020, at St. William’s Care Center. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Wednesday, March 24, 2021, at 11:00 a.m. at St. Lawrence Catholic Church in Milbank. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, March 23,... Read more

Logan Meyer, a Bulldog wrestler and MHS senior, doesn’t always take the direct road to where he’s going, but his detours have taken him to some interesting places. Take wrestling, for example, kids typically begin wrestling in the youth wrestling program at a young age. Not Logan. Logan started wrestling in... Read more

Will Cummins, a senior at MHS, and Bennett Schwenn, a junior, were named to the Northeast Conference All-Conference boys basketball team for the 2020-2021 season.   Schwenn, who was named to the first team, averaged 15.4 points, 6.1 rebounds, and 2.4 assists per game this season. He also earned a field goal... Read more

St. Lawrence Catholic School students raised $15,615 between January 15 and February 28 during the annual Catholic Schools Raffle. Although many Catholic churches were closed and door-to-door fundraising methods weren’t available everywhere, St. Lawrence, along with 81 other schools in the Dakotas and Minnesota, raised a combined total of $1.49 million — a new record for the program. The fundraising program has been sponsored free of charge by Catholic United... Read more