The Milbank High School track and field team kicked off its 2016 season with their first practice Monday, March 14. Eric Townsend heads into his sixth season as the Bulldog’s head coach. He will be assisted by Lane Lindquist (throws), Joe Frederiksen (jumps), and Ryan Conrad (sprints). Volunteer coaches are... Read more

Wanda “Ruth” Tilbury, age 86, of Madison, died on March 20, 2016, at the Madison Hospital. Arrangements are pending. Read more

Janeen Gumphrey, age 60, of Plymouth, MN, and formerly of Milbank, SD, passed away on January 26, 2016, surrounded by her family at her daughter’s home. A memorial service was previously held on February 2, 2016, at 11:00 a.m. at Saint Anne’s in Hamel, MN. A graveside service will be... Read more

Kathy Tyler addressed the Grant County Commissioners during their regular meeting Tuesday, March 15, to voice her concern about manure pipes on landowners right-of-ways. Tyler said, because the county is rural in nature and predominantly agricultural, there is the potential for extensive use of roads, which can lead to serious... Read more

Two Milbank Area basketball players were named to the All-Northeast Conference high school basketball team. Junior Caryssa Mielitz and sophomore Jonny Ash were selected for the team, after completing the 2015-2016 season. Mielitz was named to the second team. She is a three-year starter for the Lady Bulldogs and averaged... Read more

The Milbank High School wrestling team wrapped up its season with an awards potluck Tuesday, March 15, in the high school lunchroom. Head coach, Jeremy Tostenson, presented the awards. Tostenson described eighth grader Eli Fischer as a “firecracker who started off the lineup each night.” Fischer won the Rookie of... Read more

Twenty-two youth wrestlers from the Milbank Area have punched their tickets and earned a berth to the state youth wrestling tournament slated for Saturday and Sunday, April 2-3, in Aberdeen. Nearly half of the region qualifiers earned the right to advance to State by placing in the top three of... Read more

The Milbank Area boys basketball season concluded with an awards potluck Monday, March 14, in the MHS lunchroom. Special recognition was given to the senior players and student managers. Each was presented with a plaque during senior night earlier this season. Seniors players were Nolan Foss, Isaac Snaza, Kyle Montag, and... Read more

Tammy Mielitz, fifth grade teacher at Koch School, was named today as the Milbank School District Teacher of the Year for 2016. Superintendent Tim Graf, Koch School Principal Tim Lease, and Business Manager Nancy Meyer, made the announcement and presented Tammy with flowers in a brief ceremony witnessed by all... Read more

The combined effort of students, families, staff, and the local community helped St. Lawrence School raise $15,500 during the 2016 Catholic Schools Raffle. The annual fundraiser involved more than 80 schools in South Dakota, North Dakota, and Minnesota and raised over $1 million this year. Every dollar collected by St.... Read more