The Milbank fifth grade boys basketball team captured first place at the eight-team tournament in Benson, MN, Saturday, February 13. The locals won all four of their games for the day. They defeated Benson, BBE and Montevideo in pool play before downing KMS in the championship tilt. Team members included... Read more

Greetings from our State Capitol as we are working through various pieces of legislation. All 105 legislators make the trip to Pierre with ideas from our home districts along with proposals that come from organizations. I enjoyed having the Langford Area senior government class recently visit the Capitol and we... Read more

The Milbank High School speech and debate team captured second place in the small schools sweepstakes at the Rushmore Challenge in Harrisburg Friday, February 12. The team was awarded a stuffed tiger for a trophy. Senior Rebekah Tuchscherer led the team with an undefeated record in Lincoln-Douglas debate. Other students competing... Read more

Country singer and songwriter Craig Morgan headlines the country concert Friday, July 15, for Lake Farley Summer Event Series 2016. Morgan’s hit Almost Home put him on the map in 2002. His additional hits include: Redneck Yacht Club, International Harvester, More Trucks Than Cars, Tough, This Ole Boy, and Little Bit... Read more

Members of the Milbank Area Retired Teachers Association will meet on Thursday, February 18th at 11:00 a.m. in the meeting room of the Pizza Ranch. Mundwilder Funeral Home will be giving an informative presentation at the meeting this month. A short business meeting will be held after the presentation and lunch.... Read more

The Milbank Area Lady Bulldogs worked hard but came up on the short end of the stick in a high school girls basketball matchup between two Bulldog teams. The locals suffered a 50-41 loss to Madison Monday, February 15, and drop to 5-13 on the season. Milbank Area got out... Read more

Changes have been made at the Grant County Library and the staff will host an open house Thursday, February 18, from 2 to 6 p.m. “Change is inevitable and many exciting changes have taken place here this past year,” stated library director Jody Carlson. “Please stop in and help us... Read more

Milbank and Grant-Deuel High School juniors and seniors will explore a variety of career options available in the Milbank community at the upcoming Career Day. The annual event will take place Thursday, February 18, from 10 a.m. to 12 noon in the Milbank Armory. Speakers will showcase career choices within... Read more

Three Milbank High School gymnasts earned their way to the awards stand during the second day of the State Class A gymnastics meet in Brookings Saturday, February 13. Senior Natalie Stohr led the way for the Lady Bulldogs with three individual medals. She earned 12th place in the all-around competition... Read more

The Milbank School District Board of Education met in regular session Monday, February 8. The board gave approval to let bids for a $300,000 to $400,000 LED lighting retrofit project for the middle school and high school buildings. The bids will call for replacing existing lights with LED lights. “Annual... Read more