Whetstone Home Center in Milbank, formerly known as Milbank Lumber, hosted their Grand Opening October 5-7. Mike and Amy Lock and Jeff and Stephanie Jurgens own the business located at 513 West 4th Avenue. The Milbank Area Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting Friday, October 6. Knife sharpening, vendor... Read more

The Milbank High School oral interpretation team hosted their first meet Monday, October 2, at the high school. Hope Osborn and Cat Kroemer each earned a superior plus rating. Osborn took the top rating in both the serious reading and storytelling divisions. Kroemer was honored with the top rating in... Read more

The Lady Bulldogs nearly pulled off a comeback win, but were denied the victory as they fell 3-2 to their rival the Ortonville Trojans. The non-conference volleyball game was played Thursday, October 5, in front of a full house at the Milbank Armory. Things looked a little bleak for the... Read more

Eldred Swenson, age 79 of Ortonville died October 7, 2017, at Fairway View Neighborhoods. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, October 12 at 10:30 a.m. at Abiding Faith Lutheran Church in Ortonville. Rev. Richard Larson will officiate and burial will be at Eidskog Cemetery. Visitation will be held on... Read more

The Milbank Area Chamber of Commerce and Grant County Pheasants Forever are joining together for their second annual banded bird contest. The group released an undisclosed number of banded pheasants into public walk-in hunting areas on Friday, October 6. The birds herald the youth pheasant hunting season, which gets underway... Read more

Ella Augusta Peiker, age 91, of Milbank, SD, died on October 5, 2017, at St. William’s Care Center. Funeral services will be held on Monday, October 9, 2017, at 10:30 a.m. at Emanuel Lutheran Church in Milbank. Rev. Bill Cornelius will officiate. Burial will be at Revillo City Cemetery. Visitation... Read more

The MHS girls tennis season culminates at the 2017 StateTennis Tournament. The tournament takes place Thursday, October 5, through Saturday, October 7, in Sioux Falls. Senior Jodi DeVaal has a 3-14 record and plays at the No. 1 singles position. She teams up with freshman Halli Essington at No. 1... Read more

The Lady Bulldogs fought hard and hung close, but were downed by Deubrook 3-0 in non-conference high school volleyball Tuesday, October 4, at the Milbank Armory. Deubrook, come to town with a 14-5 record. They counted wins against Arlington, Hamlin, and Sisseton – teams the Bulldogs also face. In the... Read more

During October, the Grant County Public Library features Brain Builders, formerly known as the Junior Makers. Sara Koepke, Grant County 4-H Youth Advisor. She presents a program on Lego junkyard robotics. The program is designed for children ages 8-12. Brain Builders is Tuesday, October 10, from 3:30-4:30 p.m. The program... Read more

Milbank golfers, Conner VanVooren and Adam Thomas, completed the 2017 State Class A High School Boys Golf Tournament with solid scores today, Tuesday, October 3. VanVooren tied for 28th place with his two-day score of 179. He shot an 88 (42-46) the first day and a 91 today (43-48). Thomas... Read more