The Milbank Firechiefs were handed a very tough first round draw in the 2020 South Dakota Class B Amateur State Baseball Tournament. The locals were matched with Dell Rapids PBR in the opening round on Saturday, August 8. Milbank suffered a 4-1 loss to be eliminated from the tournament. Milbank... Read more

LeOnn Klug, age 66, of Clinton, MN, passed away at his home, with his son, Travis, at his side, on August 13, 2020. A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, August 29, at the Clinton Memorial Building from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. While maintaining social distancing guidelines,... Read more

The Milbank American Legion Post 9 baseball team was stopped short of their goal and was eliminated from the Cactus League region tournament in Redfield Wednesday, July 29, following two losses which kept them short of advancing to the state tournament.Milbank fell in their opening game to Warner-Ipswich-Northwestern. The locals... Read more

A graveside service for James “Jim” Pinkert, age 67, of Strandburg will be held on Saturday, August 15, at 11:00 a.m. at St. John’s Lutheran Cemetery, Alban Township, SD. Rev. Timothy Koch will officiate.  While maintaining social distancing guidelines, we are now able to gather for services. The use of... Read more

Henry Nelson, age 95, of Ortonville, MN, passed away on August 12, 2020. A graveside service for Henry will be held on Wednesday, August 19, 2020, at 11:00 a.m. at Eidskog Lutheran Cemetery in Otrey Township of Big Stone County, MN. Pastor Richard Larson will officiate the service. While maintaining... Read more

James Angerhofer Jr., age 66, of Milbank, died on August 8, 2020, in Sioux Falls, SD.  Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, August 18, at 10:30 a.m. at Emanuel Lutheran Church in Milbank.  Rev. Nathan Neugebauer will officiate, and burial will be at Milbank City Cemetery.  Visitation will be held at... Read more

Ethel Benshoof, age 99, of Ortonville, MN, passed away on August 9, 2020, at Fairway View Neighborhoods in Ortonville, MN. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, August 15, 2020, at 2:00 p.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church in Ortonville, MN. Visitation will be held one hour prior to services at... Read more

Mike Moldenhauer, age 66, of Wilmot, SD,  passed away on Wednesday, August 5, 2020, in Sioux Falls, SD, after a short battle with cancer. A memorial service will be held on Monday, August 10, 2020, at 2:00 p.m. at Central United Methodist Church in Milbank. Visitation will be on Monday... Read more

The Chiefs are on Fire! The Milbank Firechiefs take a perfect 12-0 season record as they head into the 2020 South Dakota Class B State Amateur Baseball Tournament which begins Wednesday, August 5, in Mitchell.In the opening round, Milbank will face Dell Rapids PBR. The game is scheduled for Saturday,... Read more

Lance Nielsen, age 78 of Watertown, SD, passed away on July 30, 2020, at his residence.  A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, August 22, 2020, at 11:00 a.m. at the Wilmot City Park. All friends and family are invited. Lance was born January 16, 1942, at the... Read more