Arlo Levisen is the President of the Grant County Historical Society. He has extensive knowledge on the history of the area, including: Grant County History, Big Stone Lake History, the History of the Holland Grist Mill, the History of the Milbank Congregational Church and much more! Each week, he answers your... Read more

Four Milbank High School debaters competed in the National Speech and Debate tournament in Salt Lake City, Utah. Rebekah Tuchscherer, who qualified at the district tournament in February, competed in Lincoln-Douglas (LD) debate with over 250 opponents and just four from South Dakota. “Competitors needed to win eight of their... Read more

At approximately 11 p.m Sunday, June 19, the Milbank and Corona Fire Departments were dispatched to a 911 call of a trailer house fire at 47778 Palisades Ave, east of Shady Beach on Big Stone Lake. Five trailer homes were damaged or destroyed along with several small sheds. Upon arrival,... Read more

Ninety-eight two-man teams fished the 36th Annual Big Stone Walleye Classic (BSWC) on Big Stone Lake. Temperatures hovered near 100 degrees, but 245 fish were landed; they weighed in at 561.45 pounds. First place winners were the team of Tyler Fredrichsen and Kole Mastel. They took home $4,000 with five... Read more

Installation for the 2016 Sculpture Garden in Milbank began Tuesday, June 14, with all nine pieces set in place by Saturday, June 18. “Four artists were on hand to remove the 2015 pieces and help install this year’s pieces,” explained Bobbie Bohlen of the Grant County Development Corporation and the... Read more

The Milbank Area Lions Swim Team is funded in part by the Grant County Combined Appeal. Swimmers displaying the team’s support banner are (back row, left to right): Amaya Street, William Karels, Clare Van Dover, and Makenna Osowski. Middle row: Hope Karels, Emma DeBoer, Grant VanPeursem, Jessica VanPeursem, Savanna Osowski,... Read more

The Milbank junior teener baseball team captured the championship title in the B division of the Watertown Coca-Cola tournament Saturday and Sunday, June 11-12. Milbank secured the title with a 13-11 victory over Groton in the championship tilt. The locals trailed early at 6-5 after the first two innings. Milbank... Read more

The Milbank American Legion Post 9 baseball team captured four wins during two double headers. They downed Aurora 6-5 and 11-0 and beat Sisseton 9-3 and 10-6. The locals battled Aurora June 9, in double header action on the road. In the opening game, Post 9 plated four runs in... Read more

The Milbank Area Lions Swim Team competed in a three-day high point meet in Brookings, June 10-12. Ten of the team’s swimmers earned high point places. “The swimmers did a great job. Milbank was only one of two summer teams participating in this meet,” explained head coach Jodi Street. “I... Read more

Action continues to increase during the third week of the Milbank youth tennis league at Cantine Courts. Following are this week’s scores along with the standings after three weeks of play. Week Three Scores Maroon League – Mitch Quade defeated Ethan Bohn, 10-3. Red League – Nathan Loutsch outlasted Zach... Read more