Milbank High School opens its 2017 season with the Battle of the Bulldogs Friday, August 25. The MHS Dawgs travel to Madison to take on the defending Class 11A champions. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. MHS Head Coach Jeremy Tostenson says there are two key ideas his team needs... Read more

The Milbank Area Lions Swim Team wrapped up its 2017 season with an awards banquet Sunday, August 20, at the Milbank Visitor Center. Season-end awards were given. Champion Swimmers were Amaya Street, first; Carter Gloe, second; and Aubrey Fraash, third. This award recognizes swimmers who were dedicated to the team,... Read more

Makenzie Pies, age 15 of rural LaBolt who died August 22, 2017, as the result of a vehicular accident. Funeral services will be held on Monday, August 28, at 2:00 p.m. at Emanuel Lutheran Church in Milbank. Rev. Bill Cornelius will officiate. Burial will be at Milbank City Cemetery. Visitation... Read more

The Milbank High School Bulldogs open their 2017 season at Madison on Friday, August 25. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. The Dawgs will be under the direction of Jeremy Tostenson. Coach ‘T’ is in his 16th year as head coach and holds a 80-65 career record. He will be... Read more

The Milbank Fire and Rescue Department was busy Friday, August 18th. A storm pounded the area with rain and hail and caused widespread damage and flooding. Total rainfall was 2.69 inches, according to Dick Poppen, an employee for the City of Milbank at the Wastewater Treatment Plant. Fire Chief Kevin... Read more

The Whetstone Valley Rodeo Association held its fifth team penning event Saturday, August 19. Fifteen of the 25 teams penned at least one critter. The team of Milt Stengel, Kathy Tyler, and Mike McKernan took home the first place money. Second place went to Donald Peterson, Steve Hamman, and Calvin... Read more

Depth and experience are key words for the MHS boys and girls cross country teams for the 2017 season. The varsity girls return five of the top six runners from last year’s Northeast Conference championship team. The Lady Bulldogs were the Region 1A runners-up, and finished in 11th place at... Read more

The Farmers’ Market on Main Street in Milbank will be open Tuesday, August 22, with one noticeable change. “The vendors will be placed along the sidewalks of Main Street, and the street will not be closed off as it has been,” says Downtown Tuesdays coordinator Amy Thue. “Participating stores along... Read more

Lynne Quale, age 77 of Summit, SD died August 19, 2017, at Doughery Hospice House in Sioux Falls. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, August 24 at 11:00 a.m. at Hope Lutheran Church in Summit, SD. Rev. Justin Neugebauer will officiate and burial will be in Mt. Hope Cemetery... Read more

Dr. John Conroy of Conroy Eye Care in Milbank advises everyone, especially children, to find a safe method to view Monday’s eclipse. The solar eclipse on August 21, is a rare astronomical event – the moon slides across the face of the sun. It will be visible across the continental... Read more