Three Bulldog grapplers earned wins during the opening day of the 2020 South Dakota State Class A wrestling tournament in Sioux Falls Thursday, February 27. Eli Fischer, Toby Schneck, and Brodie Holtquist each won their first match of the tournament. They all wrestled in the quarterfinal round this afternoon. Fischer... Read more

Eli Fischer is a senior at MHS and a wrestler. You might even say Eli is all about wrestling. Eli, son of Charles and Johanna Fischer, has been on the Bulldog varsity squad since eighth grade. He qualified for the state tournament four out of his five years on the... Read more

Robert Wiegman, age 90, of Graceville, MN, died on February 26, 2020, at Essentia Health Grace Home. A Memorial Mass will be held on Tuesday, April 7, 2020, at 11:00 a.m. at Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Graceville, MN. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the Mass on... Read more

Seven Milbank Bulldogs will vie for a place on the podium this weekend at the 2020 South Dakota State Class A Wrestling Tournament at the Denny Sanford Premiere Center in Sioux Falls. Representing Milbank are: senior Eli Fischer at 126 pounds, freshman Barrett Schneck at 132 pounds, senior Brady Femling... Read more

The Lady Bulldogs fell to Madison in the Battle of the Bulldogs Tuesday, February 25, at the Milbank Armory. The final score was 47-39. “It was kind of the same thing as a lot of our games,” said Milbank’s head coach Brian Pauli. “We played well for the first half,... Read more

Milbank 49 – Madison 71 Milbank suffered a 49-71 loss in the Battle of the Bulldogs Monday, February 24, in Madison. Madison’s ability to execute on both ends of the floor caused Milbank to trail 10-15 at the end of the first quarter. Madison also poured in 23 points in... Read more

The kindergarten class from the Big Stone School visited the Big Stone City Branch Public Library on February 19. The youngsters learned about author Theodore Geisel — aka Dr. Seuss— and joined libraries across the country in the annual celebration of his birthday on March 2. The seven students and... Read more

Five Milbank swimmers qualified for the South Dakota State A Championship Meet set for February 27 – March 1 in Watertown. The swimmers include: Amaya Street, Savanna Osowski, Will Karels, Avery Schuneman, and Logan Dexter. According to Coach Jodi Street, “Amaya and Savanna have competed in all 15 events available... Read more

Shirley (Mrs. Ron) Lundborg, age 74 of Milbank, passed away on February 25, 2020, at Milbank Area Hospital – Avera Health. Funeral services will be held on Monday, March 2, at 10:30 a.m. at Emanuel Lutheran Church in Milbank. Visitation will be held on Sunday, March 1, from 5:00-7:00 p.m.... Read more

Mrs. Beth Wagner, a third grade teacher at Koch School, was selected as Milbank School District Teacher of the Year for 2020 by parents and staff. Dave Graf, principal of Koch School, made the announcement today at the school. Mrs. Wagner’s husband, Dan, her son, Ben, Superintendent Justin Downes, and... Read more