Frances Elaine Kopitzke, age 69, of Ortonville died on August 17, 2017, at her residence in Ortonville. Services will be held on Tuesday, August 22, 2017, at 2:00 p.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church. Rev. Dennis O’Neill will officiate. Visitation will be held on Monday, August 21, from 5:00 – 7:00... Read more

The Milbank Area Bulldog football public scrimmage for tonight, Friday, August 18, has been cancelled because of the current thunderstorm. The scrimmage will not be rescheduled according to head coach Jeremy Tostenson. Read more

Duane Wesley “Dutch” Chamley, age 88, of Milbank died on August 18, 2017, at Park Place Care Center. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Friday, September 1, 2017, at 11:00 a.m. at St. Lawrence Catholic Church in Milbank. Father Gary DeRouchey will officiate. Visitation will be held one... Read more

BIG STONE CITY, S.D. – A 77-year-old man has died from injuries sustained in a vehicle crash Tuesday night west of Big Stone City. The name of the person is not being released pending notification of family members. He died Wednesday in a Fargo, N.D. hospital. A 1999 Dodge Caravan... Read more

Ken and Carolyn Giessinger lost their son, Jason, to suicide on May, 16, 2011. They now strive to keep other families from experiencing that pain. “South Dakota is ranked ninth in the nation for the highest suicide rate,” according to Carolyn. “That’s very high. A family is shattered when someone... Read more

Bereniece A. Robbins, age 100, of Wilmot, SD, died on August 17, 2017, at the Wilmot Care Center. Services will be held on Monday, August 21, 2017, at 10:30 a.m. at United Church of Christ in Watertown, SD. (1 block S of Kemp) Visitation will be held one hour prior... Read more

Dale Rieck, age 77, of Big Stone City died on August 16, 2017, at Sanford Medical Center, Fargo, ND. Services will be held on Monday, August 21, 2017, at 10:30 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church in Ortonville, Minnesota. Rev. Dennis O’Neill will officiate. Visitation will be held on Sunday, August... Read more

The Poet Invitational high school boys golf meet scheduled for today, Thursday, August 17, has been postponed due to the flooding water at Pine Hills Golf Course in Milbank. The tournament has been rescheduled to Thursday, August 31, with a start time of 10 a.m. Read more

The first day of school in Milbank is Wednesday, August 23. According to Superintendent Tim Graf, enrollment is up from projections. “We have approximately 90 new students as of Wednesday, August 16,” he said. “These students are coming from Grant-Deuel, exchange students, and the Blue Sky Colony.” However, total enrollment... Read more