Rodey Ewald, age 86, of Browns Valley, MN, passed away on July 19, 2020. Memorial services for Rodey are currently pending. Read more

Trudy Anderson, age 71, of Clinton, MN, died on July 18, 2020, at Sanford Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD. A small funeral service will be held for Trudy with her immediate family at 11 a.m. on Saturday, July 25, 2020, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Clinton. There will be a... Read more

A private family prayer service will be held for Kara Oppegard, infant daughter of Erica and Tony Oppegard, on Saturday, July 18, at the Mundwiler and Larson Funeral Home in Ortonville. Burial will be in Mound Cemetery, Ortonville. Read more

The Milbank Firechiefs ended the game early by virtue of the 10-run rule as they downed the Clear Lake Slough Sharks 15-5 on Sunday, July 12, on the road. The Chiefs’ season record now stands at 8-0. Milbank started the game on fire with six runs. They added a lone... Read more

The online auction for It Takes a Spark is going on now through Friday, July 17. Place your bid on 118 items. Proceeds go to benefit cancer patients in all areas of Grant County. Choose from: Picnic supplies, food and drink gift certificates, lottery tickets, and Ol’ Mill Bucks. Handcrafted... Read more

Lois Kanne, 89, formerly of Ortonville, MN and Milbank, SD, passed away May 14, 2020. She was born August 15, 1930, in Chadron, NE., to Charles and Luella (Andrews) Wertz. Lois graduated from Chadron High School in 1947. On September 1, 1949, Lois married Wayne Kanne. Lois grew up in... Read more

Rose Wittnebel, age 83, of Ortonville, MN, passed away on July 12, 2020, at Ortonville Area Health Services Hospital. A private graveside service will be held for Rose with her immediate family. The graveside service will be held on Thursday, July 16, at 10:00 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran Cemetery –... Read more

The Milbank Firechiefs defeated the Castlewood Monarchs 4-2 on Wednesday, July 8, at the Milbank Baseball Field at Pribyl Park. The win preserved Milbank’s unbeaten record, which now sits at 7-0. Milbank got things moving in the first inning, when Tristan Hall doubled on the opening pitch to score one... Read more

The Milbank 14U Junior Teeners hosted the South Dakota VFW 14U Class A Region 2 Baseball Tournament. Milbank lost 11-1 to Madison White in their opening game of the tournament and 11-0 to Warner-Ipswich-Northwestern (W.I.N.) in the consolation bracket. Milbank – 1 vs. Madison White – 11 Milbank opened the... Read more

Francis Gene “Mac” McKernan, age 83, of rural Twin Brooks, SD died at his residence on July 10, 2020. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Friday, July 17, 2020, at 10:30 a.m. at St. Lawrence Catholic Church in Milbank. Father Gary DeRouchey will celebrate the Mass, and burial... Read more