Milbank Middle School students, William Karels and Aiden Boerger, were selected for the South Dakota Middle School All-State Band Festival. Over 500 musicians from 85 schools auditioned. Karels, a seventh grader, will play second chair tuba in the Honor Band. Boerger, an eighth grader, will play third chair french horn... Read more

Milbank Area wrapped up the Harrisburg Invitational with eight wrestlers earning a top six finish. Eli Fischer led with a second place finish. Tyler Krause, Cole Dockter, and Riley Folk each landed in fourth place in their respective weight classes and JD Lusk, Jake Anderson, and Ben Nelson finished sixth... Read more

South Dakota All-State Band is set for March 23-25 at Sioux Falls O’Gorman High School. Eleven students from Milbank High School attended tryouts. Results will be announced in early February. Auditioning from MHS were: Rebecca Loehrer, Jamie DeVaal, Brooke Fraasch, Christina Lusk, Chase Pinkert, Alaina Rausch, Korinne Roggenbuck, Kimberly Van... Read more

Norma Damerow, 91, of Graceville, formerly of Johnson, died on January 15, 2017. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, January 19, at 11:00 a.m. at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church in Johnson, Minnesota. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the church. Burial will be in... Read more

Milbank High School announced the list of honor roll students for the second quarter of the 2016-2017 school year. The students named to the list are: Perfection – 4.0 Freshmen – Amy Nelson, Tracy Pillatzki and Alex Schuelke. Sophomores – Sara Capp, Nathan Loutsch, Tonya Meyer, Jordan Riley, Jacob Sandvig, Elisabeth Schwenn,... Read more

The Grant County Public Library is hosting a pop-up exhibition from the National Archives – The Bill of Rights and You. The display commemorates the 225th anniversary of the ratification of this landmark document. The exhibit will run through February 28. The Bill of Rights and You spotlights one of... Read more

Gene Olson, 89, of Ortonville, died on January 13, 2017, at Northridge Residence. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, January 21, at 11:00 a.m. at First English Lutheran Church with Rev. David Tonn officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Urn bearers will be Doug... Read more

There’s still time to take in the 69th Annual Grant County Farm and Home Show! Saturday’s hours are from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m at the Milbank Armory. The show is hosted by the Milbank Area Chamber of Commerce and Grant County 4-H. According to the Milbank Chamber Events Director... Read more

Milbank Area scored a 48-40 Northeast Conference girls basketball victory over the Aberdeen Roncalli Cavaliers January 12, on the road. The Lady Bulldogs upped their season record to 6-3 with the win. Milbank Area trailed 11-9 at the end of the opening quarter, but came back to knot the score... Read more

The Milbank Bulldog wrestling team dominated the Morris Area Tigers and the Ortonville Trojans in a triangular Thursday, January 12, in Ortonville. The Bulldogs cruised to a 56-24 win over Morris Area and rolled over Ortonville, 52-27. Earning double wins for the Dawgs were Eli Fischer, Tyler Krause, Toby Schneck,... Read more