Milbank Middle School has issued the first quarter honor rolls for the 2016-17 school year. Students named to the list include the follow: Grade 8 Distinction 3.800 or higher GPA Emma DeBoer Alonso Flores DeSalazar Rhianna Folk Erika Fonder Isaac Johnson Jenna Johnson Jaylin Jonason Allison Leddy Shelby Lee Monserrat Meraz... Read more

Results will continue to be added throughout the night as precincts report. Keep checking back! District 4 Senate [table id=9 /] District 4 House [table id=10 /] County Commissioner – District 2 [table id=12 /] County Commissioner – District 4 [table id=11 /] Read more

Twenty-nine young men from the Milbank area tickled the ivories during the 21st Annual All-Boys Piano Recital on Saturday, November 5. The event took place in the Milbank High School band room. Students posed for a photo and, beginning in the back row, included: William Karels, JD Lusk, Logan Meyer,... Read more

The Milbank High School theater department presented its rendition of the 1936 Broadway production You Can’t Take It With You by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman. The play ran from November 4 to November 5. Grandpa Vanderhof and his wacky family, the Sycamores, were played by Shawn Stemsrud as... Read more

Mrs. Hagen’s second grade students from St. Lawrence School painted and delivered Kindness Rocks to community and parish members on October 21. The rocks were a surprise. The class dropped off a Kindness Rock and a handmade note and said a prayer. Those who were home were asked to join... Read more

The Milbank Area boys and girls cross country teams will receive season-end awards at their annual banquet Tuesday, November 15, at 7 p.m. at the high school. Athletes, parents, and families who participated in the 2016 season are invited to attend. Pizza will be served. All families are asked to... Read more

The Milbank Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department hosted its annual Halloween Safety Stop on Halloween night. Parents and ghouls and boys enjoyed snacks, drinks, doors prizes, and contests. Winners of the costume contest were: Ian Loehrer (vampire), scariest; Cam Stengel (John Deere tractor), most original; and Sophia Bass (Dorothy), cutest.... Read more

The Grant County Public Library will showcase acclaimed Celtic fingerstyle guitarist Jerry Barlow in concert Monday, November 14, at 7 p.m. at the library. The program is sponsored by the library and Friends of the Library and is free to the community. Light refreshments will follow the performance. Barlow is... Read more

Debra Pauli, age 60, of Twin Brooks, died Sunday, November 6, 2016, at the Ortonville Hospital after a 2 ½ year battle with bile duct cancer. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, November 10, 2016, at 1:30 p.m. at American Lutheran Church in Milbank with Rev. Carl Larson officiating.... Read more

Covington Legend Nadine, shown by Audrey Souza, captured first place in the Junior Jersey Aged Cow Class at the 2016 World Dairy Expo in Madison, Wisconsin. She also took sixth place overall in the open Jersey Aged Cow class. She and her owners were awarded a commemorative gold-trimmed vase, a... Read more