Today, January 29, is the 43rd Anniversary of the day the first female jet pilot was hired by a major U.S. airline. Her name is Emily Warner Howell and she paved the runway for every girl with her head in the clouds. Kala Loehrer of Milbank, who officially became a... Read more

Students and staff at St. Lawrence School in Milbank will celebrate Catholic Schools Week Saturday, January 30 through Friday, February 5, with the theme “Kingdom of the Son.” Students are also selling raffle tickets in conjunction with the nationwide Catholic Schools week event. Tickets are available for $5 each. Over... Read more

While Washington, D.C., was digging out of nearly two feet of snow from winter storm Jonas last week, another kind of storm was unveiled to the American public: the federal budget outlook for the next ten years. The report, issued by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO), forecasts a grim... Read more

When thinking about South Dakota, naval prowess might not be the first thing to come to mind. Still, our state has a strong and proud naval history – from the men and women who have answered the call to serve to the ships that have borne the name USS South... Read more

In a world filled with tragedy and turmoil, too often people give up and decide they cannot make a difference. It is a testament to the integrity and generosity of the people of Grant County that they buck that trend. Every year, they spread joy to others and eagerly give... Read more

The Milbank High School one-act play and cast members captured third place at the Region IV competition Tuesday, January 26, in Aberdeen and were just shy of advancing to the State Festival. The top two teams from each region advance to state which is slated for February 4-6 in Sioux... Read more

The Milbank speech and debate team captured first place at the Watertown Speech Fiesta Friday and Saturday, January 22 and 23. Students participated in three preliminary rounds of individual events Friday with the finals on Saturday. Brianna Schreurs qualified for the finals in the Informative division and finished fifth overall.... Read more

The Milbank Area gymnastics team competed in Watertown Saturday, January 23, and finished sixth in the team standings with 125.925 points. Mitchell won the event with 145.15 points. Watertown was the runner-up with 137.20 while Madison finished third with 136.525. Rounding out the team totals were Brookings, 133.325; Huron, 129.65;... Read more

The Milbank Area Bulldogs continue to battle hard on the court but suffered two losses in its recent high school boys basketball matchups to drop to 3-8 on the season. The Dawgs hosted Hamlin Friday, January 22, and were edged out 53-48. The locals were then featured in double header... Read more

The Milbank Bulldog wrestling team saw a lot of mat time this past weekend with a quadrangular in Chamberlain Friday followed by the River City Rumble tournament Saturday in Chamberlain. Several younger wrestlers filled vacant spots in the Bulldogs lineup, left open because of illness. Alec Bien, Jake Anderson and... Read more