Kay Wollschlager, age 81 of Milbank died February 2, 2018, at St. William’s Care Center. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Thursday, February 8 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Lawrence Catholic Church in Milbank. Father Gary DeRouchey will officiate and burial will be in the St. James Cemetery,... Read more

Harold LeRoy Haugen, age 88, of Clinton, died February 2, 2018, at West Wind Village in Morris, MN. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, February 6, 2018 at 10:30 a.m. at Elim Free Lutheran Church in Clinton. Rev. Richard Larson will officiate. Visitation will be held at Mundwiler and... Read more

The seventh grade students of Milbank Middle School celebrated World Read Aloud Day 2018, Thursday, February 1. Reading teacher, Mrs. Robin Simmons, promoted the nationwide event by inviting members of the local community to come into the classroom to read to the students, discuss the stories together, and to talk... Read more

The Lady Bulldogs gymnastics team punched their ticket to the State Class A gymnastics meet with a third place finish at the Region 1A meet in Milbank on February 1. The top three teams from each region advance to State. Milbank scored a team total of 127.60. Madison was crowned... Read more

The Milbank Wrestling Booster Club hosts their youth wrestling tournament Friday, February 9, at 6:30 p.m. at the Milbank High School Armory. Youth wrestlers compete in a four-man round robin and are grouped by age and weight. The entry fee is $10 per wrestler. Weigh-ins take place from 4:30 to... Read more

A low scoring game led to a 31-29 loss for the Milbank Bulldogs at the hands of the Deuel Cardinals Tuesday, January 30, in Clear Lake. The loss moves Milbank to a 7-8 season record. Both teams struggled offensively to make their shots fall. The teams were tied up evenly... Read more

Jamie Pekelder of South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks advises anglers to use caution when heading onto the ice at area lakes. “If you are unsure of ice conditions, check the thickness before driving,” he says. “Stay away from shoreline areas with springs and creeks flowing into them, and do... Read more

Milbank is kicking hunger with the 4th Annual Souper Bowl of Caring this week. Be part of the team! Drop off canned soup, canned ingredients to make soup, packages of noodles, and crackers to collection boxes at Berens Warehouse Groceries, Hartman’s Family Foods, and several churches by Super Bowl Sunday,... Read more

Carlyle Trygstad, age 90, of Milbank died January 31, 2018, at Milbank Area Hospital – Avera Health, following a brief illness. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, February 3, at 10:00 a.m. at Living Word Lutheran Church in Milbank. Rev. Kent Groethe will officiate and burial will be in... Read more

Truman A. Redepenning, age 73 of Ortonville, died January 31, 2018, at his home. Funeral services will be held on Monday, February 5, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. at First English Lutheran Church in Ortonville. Rev. David Tonn will officiate. Visitation will be held at the church on Monday, one hour... Read more