Howard L. Stotesbery, age 95, of Graceville, MN, died on November 10, 2019, at Grace Village in Graceville. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, November 18, 2019, at Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Graceville. Visitation will be held on Sunday, November 17, 2019, from... Read more

The Valley Express sponsored an evening of glitz and glamour Saturday night at the annual Milbank Snow Queen Festival. Amy Nelson was crowned the new 2020 Miss Milbank. She is the daughter of Brad and Sara Nelson. Amy was sponsored by Ottertail Power Company, Avantra Milbank, and Twin Valley Tire.... Read more

Delmer A. Cardwell, age 95, of Milbank, passed away on Thursday, November 7, 2019, at St. Williams Care Center in Milbank. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, November 11, at Central United Methodist Church in Milbank. Reverend Dr. DeVern Schwenn and Pastor Kristi Liebe will officiate.... Read more

Eleven MHS senior girls take the stage on Saturday, November 9 for Milbank’s 56th Annual Snow Queen Festival. The winner will be crowned Miss Milbank 2020 and receive a $500 scholarship. The first runner-up receives a $250 scholarship and the second runner-up receives a $150 scholarship provided by The Valley... Read more

Milbank High school released the first quarter honor roll for the 2019-20120 school year.Students receiving honors include the following: PERFECTION 4.0                                                           ... Read more

Two Milbank High School mixed quartets were selected to join nearly 1000 voices and a full symphony orchestra for South Dakota’s 2019 All-State Chorus event at the Denny Sanford Premier Center in Sioux Falls. The grand concert was broadcast live Saturday, November 2 on South Dakota Public Television. MHS senior... Read more

Funeral services will be held on Thursday, November 7, at 12:00 noon at the Mundwiler Funeral Home in Milbank. Pastor Scott Dempster will officiate. Burial will be at Recaboth Cemetery, Albee, SD. Visitation will be one hour prior to the services on Thursday at the funeral home in Milbank. Joyce... Read more

Andrew Clary, age 39, of Summit, SD died on November 2, 2019, at his residence. A memorial service will be held on Friday, November 15, at 2:00 p.m. at Mundwiler Funeral Home in Milbank. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Burial will be at a later... Read more

Nick Batchelor, a sophomore at MHS, took third place at the 2019 South Dakota State Class A Cross Country Meet in Huron on Saturday, October 26. He posted a time of 16:30.14 in the 5K course. The boys’ team finished seventh, just missing the top-six and podium placing. The girls’... Read more

The MHS Oral Interp team traveled to Dakota State University in Madison for the Dakota Invitational – Karl E. Mundt Oral Interpretation Tournament on Saturday, October 26. The event included 252 entries from 27 schools (classes AA-B). Landon Brown and Peyten Wiese advanced to the grand finals in duo with... Read more