Senior Stewart Loehrer was chosen as the MHS February Student of the Month. He is the son of Dan and Shelly Loehrer. At school, Stewart is involved in FFA, band, choir, and oral interpretation. He is a cadet teacher at Koch Elementary School and a member of the pit crew... Read more

Milbank High School head wrestling coach, Jeremy Tostenson, released the names of the 2019-2020 Bulldog wrestling award winners. The team was unable to have an awards potluck as planned because of the COVID-19 pandemic. MHS senior, and state champion, Eli Fischer was named the team’s Most Valuable Wrestler. He was... Read more

Christine Rach, age 34, died March 28, 2020, at her home in Milbank, SD. Christine was and will forever be a cherished daughter, sister, auntie, Marine, sports fan, and friend. If you’re reading this and wondering who “Christine” is, you also may have known her by her childhood nickname, “Bean-er.”... Read more

Shirley D. Finberg, age 83 of Clinton, MN passed away on March 28, 2020, at Grace Home in Graceville, MN. Services will be held at a later date. Shirley Darlene (Kruse) Finberg was born on February 12, 1937, in Madison, MN. She was the daughter of Harley and Florence (Nelson)... Read more

Peggy Newman, age 65, died on March 26, 2020, at Prairie Lakes Hospital in Watertown, SD. Private family services will be held at Mundwiler Funeral Home on Monday, March 30, 2020, and burial will take place at Sunset Memorial Gardens in Aberdeen, SD. We must adhere to the CDC and... Read more

Bruce Sime, age 80, of Revillo, SD, passed away on March 25, 2020, at Milbank Area Hospital – Avera after a short illness. Private family services will be held at Mundwiler Funeral Home on Saturday, March 28, 2020, and burial will take place at Revillo City Cemetery. A visitation will... Read more

The Milbank School District announced it will roll out its distance education tomorrow, March 26. The school has also boxed up items from the lockers of students in grades 6-12. Locker items can be picked up by going to the front door of the high school tomorrow between 7:30 a.m... Read more

Maja “Jane” Hedman, age 89, of Milbank, SD, passed away on March 23, 2020, at St. William’s Care Center in Milbank. Funeral services are currently pending. Maja Jane Hedman was born on July 16, 1930, in Milbank, SD, to Arthur and Mamie (Amsden) Hedman. At a very young age, Jane... Read more

Principal Brenda Anderson sent a letter to the parents and students of St. Lawrence School in Milbank. The letter outlines the school’s plans in response to the closure of all schools in South Dakota. Because the weather forecast is predicting inclement weather tomorrow, Principal Anderson also asks parents to notify... Read more

Nine female inmates escaped from the South Dakota Women’s Prison minimum-security unit in Pierre last night, March 23. The women bolted from the Pierre Community Work Center after South Dakota Secretary of Health announced a fellow inmate had tested positive for the coronavirus.   The inmates left by an exterior... Read more