Inga Koeckeritz, age 88, died on Tuesday, February 5, 2019, at Fairview Northland Medical Center, Princeton, MN, surrounded by her loving family. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, February 9, 2019, at 1:30 p.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church in Ortonville, MN, with Pastor Thaine Kister officiating. Visitation will be... Read more

William Karels and Alaina Rausch were selected to play in the 69th Annual South Dakota All-State Band. William, a freshman and son of Jason and Susan Karels, was selected as fifth chair tuba. Alaina, a junior and daughter of Tony and Deb Rausch, was selected as 21st chair clarinet. The... Read more

The USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) has been administering the Market Facilitation Program (MFP) since Sept. 2018 for almond, cotton, corn, dairy, hog, sorghum, soybean, fresh sweet cherry, and wheat producers. Producers must complete an application by February 14, 2019, but have until May 1, 2019, to certify their 2018... Read more

The big news this past week is probably the “gun bill”. Senate bill 47 (SB47) passed the House 43-27 on its final stop in the legislative process, and was signed into law by Governor Noem at her first official bill signing ceremony on Thursday. The Governor had clearly campaigned that... Read more

There is a water main break in the 9th Avenue and 2nd Avenue area in Milbank. Residents will be without water until it is fixed. Read more

The South Dakota Music Education Association presents Middle School All State Orchestra at the Mitchell Performing Arts Center on February 22 and February 23. Bethany Amundson from Dakota Wesleyan University will serve as the conductor. Joseph and Rachel Schulte, seventh-graders at Milbank Middle School, were selected as violinists. Nicholas Fonder,... Read more

The Milbank High School Debate Team participated in the Lewis and Clark Debate Tournament in Yankton on January 25 and January 26. The MHS team brought home second place in Class “A”. Trevor Nolting was also a finalist in Domestic Extemporaneous Speaking. Team members participating in Yankton were: Heidi Meyer,... Read more

Twenty-one students from MHS auditioned for the top band in the state on January 25 in Watertown. Audition results will be announced in early February. The South Dakota All State Band concerts will be held at the Johnson Fine Arts Center in Aberdeen from March 21 through March 23. Susan... Read more

We just finished week 3 of the legislature and it looks like we’re off to the races. After a slower than normal start, the bill count more than tripled in the House to 170. The Senate is close behind at 140. In addition, legislators have so many more bills close... Read more

This week at the South Dakota Legislature, the Appropriations Committee had a very busy week. As we continue with our agency budget hearings, Governor Noem delivered her budget presentation on Wednesday. Since then, we’ve been working out the differences, charting the changes from former Governor Daugaard’s Budget, and discussing how... Read more