Think it’s cold outside? Could it get colder? Let’s just say it’s possible. The coldest temperature ever recorded in South Dakota was a cool -58 degrees Fahrenheit on February 17, 1936 in McIntosh. In Minnesota, the mercury plummeted to -60 degrees Fahrenheit on February 2, 1996 in Tower. Parshall, North... Read more

Think it’s cold outside? Could it get colder? Let’s just say it’s possible. The coldest temperature ever recorded in South Dakota was a cool -58 degrees Fahrenheit on February 17, 1936 in McIntosh. In Minnesota, the mercury plummeted to -60 degrees Fahrenheit on February 2, 1996 in Tower. Parshall, North... Read more

Helga Larsen, age 99, of Stockholm, SD, died on January 22, 2019, at Milbank Area Hospital – Avera Health. Funeral services are scheduled for Saturday, January 26, 2019, at 1:00 p.m. at Tabor Lutheran Church in Strandburg, SD. Visitation will be Friday, January 25, 2019, from 4:00 – 6:00 p.m.... Read more

Ray Butch Christensen, age 46, of Marvin, SD, died January 21, 2019, at his home. Funeral services are scheduled for Saturday, January 26, 2019, at 10:00 a.m. at Mundwiler Funeral Home in Milbank, SD. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Private burial will be at a later... Read more

Delores Bengtson, age 91, died on January 21, 2019, at the Appleton Care Center in Appleton, MN. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, January 26, 2019, at 2:00 PM at Tabor Methodist Church in Big Stone City, SD. Visitation will be held on Friday, January 25, from 5:00 –... Read more

The Milbank and Big Stone Fire and Rescue teams arrived at a fire shortly after 1:30 a.m. on January 21. According to Milbank Fire Chief, Kevin Schuelke, “The homeowner, Donald Glass, Jr., reported the fire after arriving home from work and finding the house engulfed in flames. The home, located... Read more

Week two of this year’s legislative session is complete. One bill of note this week is House Bill 1040 (HB1040), brought by Rep. Sue Peterson of Sioux Falls. HB1040 would level the playing field so that both public and home school students have the same standard for an important scholarship.... Read more

Week 2 of the South Dakota Legislature went by awfully fast. As the work load ramped up, we started hearing bills on the Senate Floor and the committees are doing their work. As the process ramps up, I am amazed by it. A lot of new Legislators and new chairs,... Read more

Marion M. Westlund, age 73, formerly of Clinton, MN, passed away January 20, 2019, at Fairway View Neighborhoods in Ortonville, MN. Funeral services will be held on Friday, January 25, 2019, at 11 a.m. at Abiding Faith Free Lutheran Church in Ortonville, MN. Visitation will be held one hour prior... Read more

Earl “Spindy” Beilke, age 86, of Corona, SD, died on Sunday, January 20, 2019, at the Milbank Care and Rehabilitation Center. Services for Spindy Beilke will be at a later date. Read more