Craig Weinberg secured a victory in a race for Milbank City Council this evening. The voters of Ward 2 elected Weinberg over incumbent opponent Scott Hoeke. Total turnout in Ward 2 was 241 voters. 142 votes were cast for Weinberg and 99 for Hoeke. Keep up with The Valley Express... Read more

Tuesday, June 7, is Election Day for voters in South Dakota. Polls are open from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m.Amendment C is the one race all registered South Dakota voters, regardless of their party affiliation or address, are eligible to vote on. Republicans will also mark their party’s choice for Governor, US... Read more

Laverne Alious Nigg, a US Navy Seaman 2nd Class, arrived in Fargo today. His family was at Hector International Airport to greet him, but the family members who likely had loved him the most dearly and suffered the most grievously from his passing were not able to witness this extraordinary... Read more

Bennett Schwenn, a member of the MHS Class of 2022, was chosen as the Class A Field MVP at South Dakota’s 2022 State Track and Field Championships. The 117th annual meet was held from May 26-28 at Howard Wood Field in Sioux Falls. Schwenn won his third consecutive Class A... Read more

The members of Milbank Area Retired Teachers and Personnel Association (MARTA) completed 2,860 hours of community service in the last year to lead the retired school personnel organizations in the state of South Dakota. They received the top gold award at the South Dakota Retired School Personnel (SDRSP) state convention in... Read more

For the first time, the 38 children from Emanuel Lutheran Preschool were joined by the four-year-old preschoolers from the American Lutheran Preschool during their annual two-day trike-a-thon at the outdoor course at Emanuel Lutheran Church. According to Karen Tillma, director of the Emanuel Lutheran Preschool, the money raised goes to St. Jude’s... Read more

More than 250 employees, community partners, and legislative leaders gathered on May 19 in Milbank to celebrate the groundbreaking for Valley Queen’s three-year, $195 million expansion project. The new facility is set to be fully operational by January 2025. Governor Kristi Noem, Lt. Governor Larry Rhoden, Commissioner of Economic Development Steve Westra,... Read more

South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem will visit Milbank on Thursday, May 19. Noem will hold a Town Hall Meeting at The Bank at 2:30 p.m.  The governor also plans to speak during the groundbreaking ceremony hosted by Valley Queen to commemorate the company’s $195 million expansion. Noem, along with state-wide... Read more

The biannual Grant County 4-H Bike Rodeo and Safety Day will be held on Friday, May 20, at the Grant County 4-H Grounds. The event is free for kindergarteners through fifth-graders and runs from 9:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. Registration is required.  The bike rodeo and safety day is organized by... Read more

Dave Page, general manager of Whetstone Valley Electric Cooperative said, “Crews worked late into the evening Thursday and continued on Friday to restore power to cooperative members in rural Grant and Roberts counties after strong winds caused damage throughout the service territory. Many power lines were damaged by falling trees... Read more