Marc Jeffrey Wilde of Chaska, MN, age 32, passed away on Sunday, August 6, 2017, at the W.A. Wedum Residential Hospice Center in Brooklyn Park, MN. Services for Marc will be held at St. John’s Catholic Church, Ortonville, MN, on Friday, August 25, 2017, at 11:00 a.m., with visitation one... Read more

The Valley Express recently sat down to get acquainted with Adolph Shepardson, the new athletic director for the Milbank School District. VE: Why did you pursue the position as AD for Milbank? Adolph Shepardson: I’ve had an AD degree for over 10 years, but this is the first time I applied... Read more

The Milbank Area Lions Swim Team took third place at the 2017 South Dakota Long Course Seasonal State Championship meet. The meet was held in Huron August 4-6. MALST head coach Jodi Street said, “Our swimmers captured seven out of the 14 first place high point trophy honors.” The Sealions... Read more

The Milbank VFW Teener baseball team took fifth place during the South Dakota State 16U Class A Baseball Tournament August 4, through August 6, in Beresford. Milbank earned the consolation championship title with a 5-4 victory over Madison- White on Sunday. Milbank Teener Coach Travis Lester attributed the win to... Read more

Delores Mueller, age 87 of Ortonville, MN died August 9, 2017, at Quiet Oaks Hospice in St. Augusta, MN. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, August 12, at 2:00 p.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church in Odessa. Rev. Thaine Kister will officiate and burial will be in the Trinity Lutheran... Read more

Patricia Jane (Hein) Guse, age 77, formerly of Odessa died on August 8, 2017. Services will be held on Saturday, August 12, at 10:30 a.m. at Zion Lutheran Church in Ortonville. Rev. Ailsa Odom will officiate. Visitation will be held on Friday from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. at Mundwiler and... Read more

The Annual 3 Ladies Scramble at The Pine Hills Country Club was held on Friday, August 4. First Place winners were Vicki Thomson, Jodi Hoffman, and Lisa Eisenschenk. Taking home second place was Gail Barlund, Brenda Christensen, Suzanne Pansch. Third Place recognition went to Kathy Odden, Dawn Maatz, and Chee... Read more

Laura Johnson, daughter of Ken Johnson and Kay O’Farrell of Milbank, captured first place in the girls 10-12 division of the Pebble Lake Youth Triathlon on Friday, July 28, in Fergus Falls, MN. She topped the field by completing the 100-yard swim, 3-mile bike and 1-mile run first in her... Read more

Registration for all St. Lawrence Catholic School students in preschool through sixth grade is Thursday, August 10, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. All students must attend to have their photos taken for the school composites. This includes preschoolers and kindergarteners who are already registered. Lunch tickets, student planners, and... Read more

The Milbank Area Retired Teachers Association will be meeting on Thursday, August 17th at 11 a.m. in the Milbank Pizza Ranch. This meeting will be a “Kick Off” to a new MARTA year with registration, games, door prizes and treats. Bring a new member and get a gift certificate, plus... Read more