One hundred fifteen students from around the area participated in annual piano contests held at Milbank High School Saturday, April 9. Elementary students in grades 5-8 played in the Bandmasters Grade School Contest and high school students performed in the Region 3 Piano Contest. Judges for the event traveled from... Read more

Freshman hurdler Taylor Thue set a school record Tuesday, April 12, during the South Dakota National Guard Invitational track and field meet at AB Campbell Stadium in Milbank. Despite the cold and wind, Thue broke the girls’ 300-meter hurdle record previously set by Becky Gomer in 2005. Thue flew through... Read more

The Milbank Bulldogs Girls’ Golf Team plans to use the 2016 season to rebuild and gain valuable experience on the golf course. Mark Keeton is in his sixth year as the head coach. Freshman Kylie Kasuske will lead the team and is the lone returning letter winner from last season.... Read more

The election for the positions on the Milbank School District Board of Education has been cancelled. Current board members, Dick Schwandt, Tracy Upton, and Amy Thue, all submitted petitions and no challenging petitions were filed. The three positions will now be filled by the incumbents. Schwandt and Upton will serve... Read more

St. Lawrence School students, staff, parents, and members of the community gathered outside the school this morning to pray a special Rosary to celebrate the birthday of former St. Lawrence teacher, Louisa Wiessenfluh. Mrs. Wiessenfluh retired in May 2015. As the Rosary was recited, students released teal and white balloons with love... Read more

Three local senior athletes from Milbank High School were featured in the Seventeenth Annual 2016 Pheasant Country All-Star Basketball Games Saturday, April 9, at Ben Reifel Gymnasium in Sisseton. Nolan Foss was a member of the Class A boys’ team and Mikayla Street and Shelby Hooth were part of the... Read more

The Milbank High School spring musical production of West Side Story takes center stage Friday and Saturday, April 15-16. Performances begin at 7:30 p.m. both evenings. “Over 80 MHS students are part of this fabulous production you don’t want to miss,” stated theatre director Holly Hilbrands. Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet... Read more

Mark your calendar! Due to an overlap of tax deadlines and Federal/State holidays, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has announced new due dates for the upcoming 2016 tax season. Most 2015 individual income tax returns will be due on Monday, April 18, instead of the traditional April 15 date. The... Read more

Peggy Schuelke of rural Revillo announced her candidacy for the South Dakota District 4 House of Representatives position. She is running for one of two seats in District 4, which is comprised of Grant, Deuel, and sections of Codington and Brookings counties. “District 4 consists entirely of small communities and... Read more

Matt Rosdahl of Clear Lake announced his candidacy in the District 4 race for the South Dakota House of Representatives. Matt is a teacher and coach at Deuel High School. Matt grew up on a farm just northwest of Dawson, MN. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in History... Read more