The Lady Bulldogs girls’ tennis team has started off their 2020 season great, according to head coach Abbey Trapp. Milbank took on Brookings and Yankton on Thursday, August 13, and ended the day at 1-1. The team traveled to Harrisburg on Saturday, August 15, and came away with another 1-1 day.... Read more

Alfred Simonson, age 98, of Graceville, MN, passed away on August 18, 2020, at Essentia Health – Holy Trinity Hospital in Graceville. A graveside service will be held on Friday, August 28, 2020, at 11:00 a.m. at Wildwood Cemetery in Wheaton, MN. Visitation will be held on Friday from 9:00... Read more

The USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) reminds  farm owners they have a one-time opportunity to update PLC yields of covered commodities on the farm, regardless of Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC)program election. The deadline to request a PLC yield update is September 30.  The updated yield... Read more

Whetstone Valley Strings will bring music to the Farmers’ Market on Tuesday, August 18 at 5:30 p.m.  Grab your lawn chair or a blanket and head to the grass at the park gazebo near the Grant County Library. Relax and listen as violins and cellos send folk and classical music from... Read more

Brian K. Sandberg, age 58, of Clara City, MN, passed away on August 15, in Willmar, MN. A private, immediate family only, graveside service will be held at the Clinton City Cemetery. Pastor Jim Rach will officiate. Brian Sandberg was born on February 10, 1962, in Ortonville, MN, to Richard... Read more

Adam Jones, owner of Insurance Plus in Milbank, donated over 70 shirts to Bulldogs Helping Bulldogs.  According to Heidi Wellnitz, a counselor in the Milbank School District, the shirts will be given to students in the district.    Read more

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