Milbank High School wrestlers Riley Folk and Eli Fischer were named Northeast Conference wrestling champions during the individual NEC tournament January 26, in Groton. Fischer, a freshman, pinned his opponent from Sisseton to enter the finals where he beat Gage Burke of Clark-Willow Lake by a score of 8-2. Folk... Read more

Betty Jean Herberg, 76, of Beardsley, died on January 17, 2017, in Yuma, Arizona. Memorial services will be held on Saturday, June 3, at Holden Lutheran Church, rural Beardsley, beginning at 11 a.m. There will be visitation one hour prior to the service. Burial will be in Holden Lutheran Cemetery.... Read more

Janine Ringdahl, age 62 of River Falls, Wisconsin died January 28, 2017, at her residence. She was born and raised on her family farm near Graceville. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, February 4, at 2:00 p.m. at Mundwiler and Larson Funeral Home in Graceville. Rev. Richard Larson will... Read more

Emma L. Folkens, age 106, of Graceville, formerly of Clinton, who died peacefully, surrounded by family, on January 30, 2017, at Holy Trinity Hospital. Funeral Services will be held on Monday, February 6, 2017, beginning at 1:30 p.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church in Clinton, Minnesota. Visitation will start at 12:30... Read more

Catholic Schools Week is Saturday, January 28 through Friday, February 3. The theme this year is SonForce Kids. The week is filled with out- of-this-world adventure. Along the way, students learn to trust in God, unite with God, train to serve God, follow God, and lead others to faith in... Read more

Four students from Milbank Middle School placed in the Watertown Elks Lodge Americanism Essay Contest. The students will be honored at a banquet at the Watertown Elks Lodge Thursday, February 2. Seventh graders Hattie Muellenbach, Isaac Sousa, and Hailey Hupke earned the top three places. Muellenbach tied for first place,... Read more

Today, January 25, marks one month since the Grant County area was struck by the 2016 Christmas Day ice storm. The storm left turmoil in its wake for nearly five days and 3,500 Whetstone Valley Electric Cooperative members without power. South Dakota Governor Dennis Daugaard declared a state of emergency... Read more

The It Only Takes A Spark Cancer Walk celebrates its 20th anniversary this year. The 2017 Walk is scheduled for June 9-10. Teams have until January 31 to sign up. “There is no registration fee the first year,” stated core committee member Ann Tuchscherer. “We are trying to develop teams... Read more

MHS wrestlers Alec Bien and Riley Folk brought home first place wins from the River City Rumble tournament in Chamberlain Saturday, January 21. Bien was the top grappler in the 145-pound weight class. Folk won in the 195-pound class. Eli Fischer landed in second place at 106, and Cole Dockter... Read more

The Milbank Area Lady Bulldogs split wins last weekend at the Milbank Armory. They fell 57-38 to Hamlin Friday, but bounced back to defeat Clark-Willow Lake 60-50 on Saturday. Their season record now stands at 8-5. In the game with Hamlin, Milbank Area trailed 16-14 at the end of the... Read more