The Adult Winter Reading Program begins February 1 at the Big Stone Library. Patrons 18 years of age and older can register by emailing bsclibrary12@hotmail.com or stopping by the library during regular hours. Every patron who registers receives a free pocket-sized notebook to record the titles they read. The program... Read more

Debora Frank, age 60, died on January 22, 2020, at her home in Ortonville. Private family services are to be held at a later date. Read more

Due to high winds and poor road conditions the MHS boys basketball game scheduled for tonight in Tiospa Zina has been rescheduled to February 4. The weather has also dictated No Milbank middle school practices today. Milbank high school practices for boys basketball, girls basketball and wrestling will be over... Read more

Ready or not, the 95th session of the South Dakota Legislature is under way. The first week includes a lot of organizational items, along with important addresses by key government leaders. On Tuesday, Governor Noem gave her State of the State Address. She noted how the $5 million allocated last... Read more

John W. Drewelow, age 87, of Graceville, MN, died on January 19, 2020, at Avantara in Milbank, SD. Funeral services will be on Thursday, January 23, at 11:00 a.m. at Mt. Olive Lutheran Church in Graceville. Pastor Donald Main will officiate. Burial, with military honors, will be at the Graceville... Read more

The South Dakota Departments of Transportation and Public Safety are advising motorists that portions of Interstates 29 and 90 will be closing at 7 p.m. CST (Friday, Jan. 17). Interstate 90, east and westbound, will be closed between Mitchell (Exit 332) and Sioux Falls (Exit 395) Interstate 29, north and... Read more

The MHS wrestling team met Redfield on the road in a dual competition on Tuesday, January 14. The Milbank squad had several grapplers out of the lineup due to injury or illness, and the Dawgs fell to the Pheasants 60-13. Brayden Christensen, Eli Fischer, and Jayden Johnson, however, each brought... Read more

The Lady Bulldogs basketball team fell 34-46 to Waverly-South Shore on Tuesday, January 14, but the young and inexperienced team is making great strides on the court. “We really had some positive action on offense,” stated head coach Brian Pauli. “We moved the ball and got it where it needed... Read more

The Second Annual MHS Alumni Boys’ Basketball Tournament is expected to take place at the end of March or in early April according to Logan Diede, head boys’ basketball coach at MHS. Diede says, “The dates for the tournament are not set in stone, yet. I am waiting to hear... Read more

The Catholic Schools Raffle starts January 17 at St. Lawrence School in Milbank. You could turn five one-dollar bills into a 2020 Buick Encore or $20,000 in cash! Other amazing prizes total $40,000 in value. Each ticket purchased includes a chance to win. Plus, every penny of every ticket sold... Read more