Gertrude Crown, age 100 of Wilmot, SD died February 20, 2017, at the Wilmot Care Center. Funeral services will be Monday, February 27, 2017, at 11:00 a.m. at First Presbyerian Church in Wilmot. Rev. Dr. DeVern Schwenn will officiate. Burial will be in the Wilmot Cemetery. Visitation will be Sunday... Read more

Edward Dean Andersen, age 52 of Stockholm, SD died February 16, 2017, as a result of a vehicular accident on Highway 20, west of Stockholm. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, February 21 at 11:00 a.m. at American Lutheran Church in Milbank. Burial will be in the Evergreen Cemetery,... Read more

The Milbank School District Board of Education met in regular session Monday, February 13. They approved three motions following an executive session. The first motion reduces the math staff at MHS. Currently, there are three high school math positions – two part-time. The part-time instructors are Les Bloem and Caitlyn... Read more

The annual MHS Career Day was held Wednesday, February 15. Nearly 200 junior and senior students from Milbank, Grant-Deuel, Summit, and Wilmot took part in the event that featured over 20 local businesses. “Our goal is to show that Milbank is a good place to live, get a good job,... Read more

The Babbel-Ons Toastmasters Club met Thursday, February 16, with Dave Schaack serving as the Toastmaster. Speakers of the day were Jessica Roggenbuck and Kayla Pinkert. The next meeting will be on Thursday, March 2, at noon in the State Auto cafeteria. Anyone interested in learning more about the Toastmasters Club... Read more

Emmet Stengel, age 100 of Milbank, SD who died February 15, 2017, at Golden Living Care Center. Funeral services will be Tuesday, February 21, 2017, at 10:30 a.m. at Central United Methodist Church in Milbank. Rev. Thom Bowsher and Rev. Dr. DeVern Schwenn will officiate. Burial will be in the... Read more

Robert “Bob” Jacobs, age 91 of Milbank, SD died February 15, 2017, at St. William’s Care Center. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, February 18 at 2:30 p.m. at Mundwiler Funeral Home. Burial will be in the Milbank City Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service.... Read more

Adolph Shepardson has been hired as the new Athletic Director at Milbank High School. Milbank School District Superintendent Tim Graf announced the selection today, pending school board approval next month. According to Graf, Shepardson will also teach social studies and physical education classes. Shepardson is a South Dakota State University... Read more

Qualon Grant, son of David Grant and Tracie Grant of Milbank, was the top prize winner in the banded bird contest. He won a Remington 870 Express Super Mag gun. Thirty banded roosters were released in three public hunting areas near Milbank in early October. Hunters who harvested one of... Read more

MHS musicians presented their annual Pops Concert February 13, in the high school theatre. Albert Pavlinac acted as the emcee. The 2016-2017 MHS drumline and colorguard also performed. The band started the night with Take on Me. Soloists Lindsey Geyer and Tim Gabriel sang Can’t Help Falling in Love and... Read more