A total of 181 hours of reading was logged by 23 children during 2020 Summer Reading at the Big Stone City Branch Library. Children earned prizes by reading and doing activity pages as well as art projects and sending pictures of their finished work to the library by email or by putting... Read more

Hildred Issendorf, age 87, of Graceville, MN, passed away on Saturday, July 25, 2020. A private family burial will be held at the Graceville Cemetery in the upcoming weeks. Hildred Genivive (Raddatz) Issendorf was born on October 18, 1932, on the family farm near Norcross, MN, to Theodore and Esther... Read more

Patricia (Mrs. Vince) Meyer, age 72, of rural Milbank, passed away at her residence on July 25, 2020. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Thursday, July 30, 2020, at 10:30 a.m. at St. Lawrence Catholic Church in Milbank. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, July 29, from... Read more

The Milbank Firechiefs ended their regular season with a 7-3 victory over Lake Norden on Friday, July 17, at the Milbank Baseball Field at Pribyl Park. The win gave the Chiefs a perfect 9-0 regular season. Milbank now heads to the 2020 District 1B Amateur Tournament as the No. 1... Read more

The South Dakota High School Activities Association Board of Directors voted unanimously Wednesday, July 22, in favor of a proposal to allow all sanctioned high school fall sports and activities to start in August. South Dakota joins Iowa, Nebraska, and North Dakota in deciding to proceed with a fall sports and... Read more

Linda Marie Schwagel, age 66, of Browns Valley, MN, passed away on January 3, 2020, at Browns Valley Heath Center. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday, August 1, 2020, at 10:00 a.m. at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church in Browns Valley. Visitation will be one hour prior... Read more

Josh Karels was sworn in as the newest member of the Milbank City Council on July 13. Karels was appointed by Milbank Mayor Pat Raffety to fill in a one-year vacancy created when Evan Grong resigned in April. Mayor Raffety says, “I chose Josh because I have worked with him... Read more

A new book walk in the park entitled, Nice Try, Tooth Fairy, just went up at the Grant County Library in Milbank. The story begins by the library’s front door and continues into the park surrounding the library. It’s all part of the 2020 Summer Reading Program. This summer, the... Read more

Barbara (Mrs. Larry) Bohn, age 74, of Twin Brooks, SD passed away on Monday, July 20, 2020, at home surrounded by her loving family. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, August 1, 2020, at 10:30 a.m. at Central United Methodist Church in Milbank. Pastor Thom Bowsher and Pastor... Read more

Gene Lauritz Johnsen, age 80 of Milbank, passed away on July 20, 2020, at his residence. Services are pending. Gene Lauritz Johnsen was born on October 15, 1939, in Browns Valley, MN. He was the son of Lauritz and Phyllis (Howell) Johnsen. Gene grew up on the family farm near... Read more