Seven Milbank wrestlers punched their tickets to the 2020 South Dakota Class A Wrestling Tournament. The tournament is slated for Thursday, February 27, through Saturday, February 29, at the Denny Sanford Premiere Center in Sioux Falls. The top four regional place winners in each weight class advance to the state... Read more

Ray Westlund, age 55, of Clinton, MN, died on Thursday, February 20, 2020, at Sanford Hospital in Fargo, ND. Funeral services will be held on Friday, February 28, 2020, at 1:00 p.m. at Abiding Faith Free Lutheran Church in Ortonville, MN. Visitation will be held one hour prior to services.... Read more

The 2020 Adult Reading Program is underway at the Grant County Public Library. This year’s theme, A Universe of Stories, inspires readers to not only believe in themselves, but to create their own story. All adults are welcome. Book Bingo challenges readers to try a new genre and Book Bingo... Read more

Doris A. Enquist, age 97, of Milbank, SD, passed away on February 20, 2020, at Avantara in Milbank. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, February 25, 2020, at 11:00 a.m. at Emanuel Lutheran Church in Milbank. Pastor Timothy Koch will officiate. Burial will be in the Tabor Lutheran Cemetery... Read more

Two Milbank gymnasts earned a top-15 finish during the individual competition of the South Dakota State Class A Gymnastics Meet in Aberdeen on February 15. Sophomore Dani Yamaura earned 14th place on the balance beam, and eighth-grader Aubrey Fraasch finished 12th on the uneven parallel bars. Greta Snaza was the... Read more

Donald Schweer, age 87, of Milbank died on February 20, 2020, at Milbank Area Hospital – Avera Health. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, February 26, 2020, at 10:30 a.m. at Emanuel Lutheran Church in Milbank. Rev. Timothy Koch will officiate, and burial will be at Milbank City Cemetery.... Read more

Lawrence Kleindl, age 98, of Graceville, MN, died on February 19, 2020, at Essentia Health Grace Home. A Memorial Mass will be held on Tuesday, February 25, 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

Tye Schaffer, a Milbank fourth-grader, got the best surprise of his life on Wednesday, February 19. Make-A-Wish® South Dakota held a party in Mrs. Beth Wagner’s classroom at Koch School. To make his wish come true, Tye, and a friend along with Tye’s dad, Mike, will go to Sioux Falls,... Read more

Lois Stinson, age 87, passed away on February 19, 2020, at St. William’s Care Center in Milbank. Funeral services will be held on Friday, February 28, at 3:30 p.m. at American Lutheran Church in Milbank. Visitation will be held on Thursday, February 27, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Mundwiler... Read more

The Milbank Fire and Rescue Department was dispatched to 47356 Highway 20 on Monday, February 17 at 3:38 a.m. According to Kevin Schuelke Fire Chief, “Upon arrival, firefighters found a steel barn fully engulfed in flames. The barn was home to goats and chickens, many of which perished in the... Read more