The Milbank boys track and field team took second place at the Dan Barker Relays in Madison on Friday, May 9. Brookings was first in both the boys and the girls competitions with 165 and 155 points, respectively. The.Milbank boys followed in second with 132.5 points. The Milbank girls chalked... Read more

Milbank hosted the Valley Queen Invitational for track and field at  A. B. Campbell Stadium on Tuesday, May 6. Athletes competed from Great Plains Lutheran, Groton, Hamlin, Clark-Willow Lake, Sisseton, Langford, Aberdeen Roncalli, Florence-Henry, Rosholt, Britton-Hecla, Tiospa Zina, Wilmot, and Webster.  MHS Boys Highlights: Jeter Scoular took first in the... Read more

The first food giveaway of 2025, sponsored by the Grant County Christian Service Council and Feeding South Dakota, will be held on Wednesday, May 14, from 4 – 5 p.m. The event will again be held in the Living Word Church parking lot on the north end of Milbank on... Read more

Dennis Richard Sullivan, 64, of Bella Vista, Arkansas, and formerly of Minnesota, passed away on Saturday, May 10, 2025, in Rogers, Arkansas. Minnesota Services: Visitation will be held on Wednesday, May 21, 2025, from 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. at Mundwiler and Larson Funeral Home in Graceville, MN. Burial will... Read more

On May 7, as part of Educators Rising Signing Day and during Teacher Appreciation Week – both celebrated across the nation – Carlos Olivares Zuniga and Max Schuelke signed their letters of intent to become teachers.. Carlos will begin a teacher preparation program at the University of Pecs in Hungary.... Read more

Payton Brown, a 2024 graduate of MHS and a freshman at Augustana University, and his Viking teammates broke the Augustana school record in the men’s Distance Medley Relay. The team of Brown, Jude Jarding, Tyson Ricker, and Ryan Hartman clocked in at 9:49.64 at the Drake Relays held in Des... Read more

Northern State University will hold its spring commencement on Saturday, May 10.  The ceremony will begin at 10 a.m. at the Barnett Center. The commencement address will be delivered by Mr. Gregg Wiitala a Northern State University Distinguished Alumni of 2012. Three Milbank area students will receive their diplomas: Mason... Read more

According to Mark Keeton, head coach of the Lady Bulldog golfers, after driving in the rain all morning, the girls were treated to a beautiful day of golf at Redfield on Saturday, May 3. Sisseton and Huron golfers also joined the invitational.  As a team, Groton took first place and... Read more

Under sunny skies and with temps hovering at 55-degrees, Milbank athletes earned medals in multiple events.at the 2025 Rob Luecke Track and Field Invitational. The meet was held Tuesday, April 29, in Groton.  Girls Highlights First-Place Finishes:  Zayda Townsend sprinted to first place in the 400-Meter Dash. Her time also... Read more

The Roberts County Sheriff, the Milbank Police Department, and the Big Stone County Sheriff all report their offices are pursuing investigations into a string of motor vehicle-related crimes and burglaries in the Milbank, Corona, Wilmot, Summit, and Ortonville areas. The incidents are believed to have occurred during the nights of... Read more