McKenzie (Krakow) Johnson is the new manager at Big Stone Therapies. Johnson, a 2010 graduate of Grant-Deuel High School, obtained her physical therapy assistant degree from Lake Area Technical Institute in Watertown in 2012. She was employed for four years at the Sisseton clinic as a PTA and site coordinator.... Read more

The Milbank VFW Teener baseball team dropped two contests to Watertown Thursday, June 15, in a road game. Milbank fell 10-0 in the opening game of doubleheader action. Watertown scored one run in the second inning and surged ahead 5-0 after three innings of play. The opponent then fired in... Read more

Milbank High School alumnus Jeff Trapp returns to his hometown to become the middle school science teacher. The move was approved by the Milbank School District Board of Education Monday, June 12, at its regular meeting. Trapp will replace Melissa Bastian this fall in the middle school halls. Bastian has... Read more

Peggy Schuelke, a nurse practitioner for Avera Medical Group Revillo, completed a 300-mile bike tour across South Dakota. She participated in the 5th Annual Ride Across South Dakota (RASDAK) from June 4-10. Schuelke, and nearly 220 others, endured the week-long adventure in celebration of bike tourism in South Dakota. Riders,... Read more

Milbank won ninth place at the State Class A Clay Target League Tournament on June 10, in Aberdeen. They shot a total of 392. “The team shot a solid first round,” said coach Paul Sayler. “Shooting conditions were completely different the second round, and we struggled to adapt to the... Read more

Fifteen teams teed up to raise money for the Bulldogs golf teams on June 11. The annual fundraiser tournament was played at Pine Hills Golf Club in Milbank. A total of $880 was raised. The winning team of Jason Ackerman, Justin Ackerman, Brittany Ackerman, and Dustin Lester carded a 59.... Read more

Several team records were broken by swimmers from the Milbank Area Lions Swim Team (MALST). The new records were set during the Brookings High Point meet June 9-11. Carter Gloe broke the 2007 record held by Mark Van Dover in the boys 9-10 50 backstroke. He also broke the 2005... Read more

Kathryn Gesterling, age 87, died on June 15, 2017, at the Wilmot Care Center. Services will be held on Monday, June 19, 2017, at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Wilmot, SD, at 2:00 p.m. Rev. Peter Utecht will officiate. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service and... Read more

Sixteen scouts from Milbank Boy Scout Troop 45 departed June 10, for a week-long summer camp. The troop is attending Medicine Mountain Scout Ranch in the Black Hills of South Dakota. “They will spend a week earning merit badges, climbing in the Needles, learning shooting sports, mountain biking, hiking, aquatic... Read more

The Milbank Fire and Rescue Department was busy last night, Tuesday, June 13. The unit responded to several calls due to the storm that moved through the area with rain and high winds. “We knew it was going to be a busy night,” stated Fire Chief Kevin Schuelke. “Prior to... Read more