Leon Schliesman, age 87, of Milbank, SD, died on April 29, 2019, at Milbank Area Hospital – Avera Health. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Friday, May 3, 2019, at 11:00 a.m. at St. Lawrence Catholic Church in Milbank. Visitation will be held on Thursday, May 2,... Read more

Dorene Mueller, age 99, of Wilmot, SD, died on April 29, 2019, at the Wilmot Care Center. Funeral services will be held on Friday, May 3, 2019, at 2:00 p.m. at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Wilmot, SD. Visitation will be held on Thursday, May 2, from 5:00 – 7:00... Read more

The Grant County Public Library and the South Dakota State Library are hosting Scan Day on April 25 at the library in Milbank. Digitization staff members from the South Dakota State Library will provide scanning and photography equipment to digitize patrons photographs, documents, and other records. The service is free!... Read more

Orrin “Shorty” Anderson, age 77, of Milbank, SD, died on April 22, 2019, at St. William’s Care Center. Funeral services will be held on Monday, April 29, 2019, at 10:30 a.m. at American Lutheran Church in Milbank. Visitation will be held on Sunday, April 28, from 4:00 – 6:00 p.m.... Read more

Paige Korstjens, daughter of Matt and Kelli Korstjens, is the first-place winner in the local AARP/ SDRSP- sponsored grandparent essay contest. Braylen Bowsher’s essay won the second place award and Sydney Grothe’s took third place. The three writers will receive medals from the South Dakota Retired School Personnel in May.... Read more

Milbank Fire and Rescue recently elected officers during their annual meeting in April at the Milbank Fire Hall. Kevin Schuelke remains the Fire Chief. Assistant Fire Chiefs are Justin Mathiason and Dave Giesen. Six truck captains were also selected: Craig DeBoer, Brian Homan, Jason Krause, Kyle Schwandt, Steve Spors, and Dean Wellnitz. Mike... Read more

Don’t miss the Milbank Orphan Grain Train’s lunch benefit on Sunday, April 28, at Emanuel Lutheran Church from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Barbecue sandwiches, salads, pie, and beverages are on the menu. Plus, check out the Silent Basket Auction. Free will donations will be taken for the luncheon. Proceeds... Read more

Members of the Madison Jr. Livestock 4-H Club celebrated Earth Day on April 22, by picking up trash along a two-mile stretch of Highway 20 near Stockholm. Although snow still littered the ditches, the volunteers continued with their plan and collected over eight bags of trash. They also reported finding:... Read more

The Grant County Emergency Management and the Grant County Sheriff’s office along with the State of South Dakota will conduct a tornado siren alert test on Wednesday, April 24. Severe Weather Awareness Week in South Dakota is April 22-26. Sirens are used for storm alerts and fires in Milbank. The... Read more

Frances Munderloh, age 97, of Milbank, SD, died on April 19, 2019, at Milbank Care and Rehabilitation Center. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, April 20, at 2:00 p.m. at Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Milbank. Pastor Timothy Koch will officiate. Burial will be in the Milbank City Cemetery. Visitation... Read more