The Milbank Bulldog grapplers are busy preparing for the state Class A wrestling tournament in Rapid City this weekend. The tournament will begin at 10 a.m. MT Friday and Saturday at the Rushmore Plaza Civic Center and will feature both Class A and Class B in the same venue. This... Read more

Work in Pierre has reached the point where many of the issues have been voted on in each chamber. I enjoyed being able to elevate the issue of the need to close a loophole where oil pipelines don’t pay into any cleanup fund at the Federal or State level. SB... Read more

Milbank police officer, Mike Morgan, will be the opening act at the Whetstone Arts Council fundraiser Friday, February 26, at the Valley Queen Training Center. He will perform from 7 until 8 pm when Jami Lynn Buttke will take the stage. Morgan will sing a little bit of everything from... Read more

Have you heard the name Jami Lynn? Remember it. It’ll be cool soon. Heck, it’s already cool. Especially if you like bluegrass music and the story of a rising star who just happens to be a local girl. Jami Lynn, a folk and blue grass singer and songwriter, has recorded... Read more

The Milbank Area Lady Bulldogs high school girls basketball season came to an end short of their goals. The locals suffered a 45-27 loss to Aberdeen Roncalli in the opening round of the Region 1A tournament Tuesday, February 23, in Britton. The Lady Bulldogs finish the season with a 6-15 overall... Read more

Rep. Kristi Noem today reinforced her commitment to ensuring dangerous terrorists remain outside U.S. borders and at the detention facility in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, after President Obama announced a plan this morning to try to close it before the end of his term. “The President has no authority to close... Read more

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today issued the following statement on the Obama administration’s plan to close the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, commonly known as GTMO. Earlier today, the Pentagon submitted to Congress a plan... Read more

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) today joined 33 senators and 171 representatives in filing an amicus brief, or friend of the court brief, that urges the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals to stop the Obama Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) power plant emissions rule, also known as the Clean Power... Read more

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) issued the following statement after President Obama announced a plan to close Guantanamo Bay and transfer terrorists to the United States. Under current law, it is illegal to transfer foreign terrorists at Guantanamo to the United States. “Once again, the president is attempting to move... Read more

The Milbank High School gymnastics team concluded its season with an awards potluck Monday, February 22, in the high school lunchroom. Three awards were voted on by the varsity gymnasts. Junior Brooke Fraasch was named the most dedicated gymnast this season while freshman Mackenzie Weinkauf earned the hardest worker award.... Read more