Four students represented Grant-Deuel High School at South Dakota High School All-State Chorus and Orchestra in Sioux Falls from October 27 to October 29. Nearly 1000 students attended. The event culminated with a Grand Concert at the Denny Sanford Premier Center on Saturday evening. Representing Grant-Deuel were: soprano, Ashley Wollschlager;... Read more

The St. Williams/Whetstone Insurance Cancer Walk team is hosting a Pink Day with Zems Bakery in Milbank Thursday, November 3. When you purchase anything pink (long johns, cupcakes, cookies, donuts), 100% of the proceeds will go to the St. Williams/Whetstone Insurance Cancer Walk team, which in turn, is given to... Read more

Mundwiler and Larson Funeral Home announces the death of Lillian Knutson, age 93, of Ortonville who died October 30, 2016, at Northridge Residence in Ortonville. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, November 5, at 1:00 p.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church in Odessa with Pastor Thaine Kister officiating. Visitation will... Read more

Inferno, based of the best-selling book by Dan Brown, is directed by Ron Howard and stars Tom Hanks and Felicity Jones. Milbank Native Sean Zimny gives his reaction to this thriller! Scroll below and click play to watch the video. If you like this video, you can subscribe to SZ... Read more

Milbank High School senior, Mackayla Schuelke, was chosen as the October Student of the Month. She is the daughter of Tammy and Kevin Schuelke. Mackayla is active in volleyball, basketball, and track. In addition to sports, she is also a member of the Art and Media Club. Outside of school,... Read more

Halloween is this Monday. Milbank Police Chief, Boyd VanVooren, stated, “With the Chamber of Commerce Treat Street, Milbank has been a very safe community on Halloween.” “But, please keep in mind ways to make the evening as safe as possible.” He offered these safety tips for your little ghosts and... Read more

Great Western Bank is giving back to Grant County Combined Appeal. The bank staff hosted its annual chili feed on October 27. Free will offerings were accepted and all the proceeds will go to Combined Appeal. Over 150 people were served.                  ... Read more

The season has ended for the Milbank Area Bulldog football team. The Dawgs suffered a 43-0 loss to the Madison Bulldogs in the opening round of the Class 11A playoffs, and completed their season with a 6-4 record. The number six-seeded Milbank Area knew their first round matchup was going... Read more

What’s better than an apple a day? A candied apple! Friday, October 28, Hartman’s Family Foods is selling fresh hand-dipped caramel apples. The apples come in several gourmet flavors: plain caramel, caramel with toffee, caramel with peanuts, caramel with a white and milk chocolate drizzle, and caramel with chocolate and... Read more

Milbank High School oral interp students brought home top ratings from two events. At the Northern State University meet on October 22, Caitlin Kroemer won first place in storytelling. She also won a fifth place finish in serious readings. Taylor Balling earned a fourth place award in poetry. The team... Read more