Samuel Garcia was selected as the first-place winner in the 2021 Grandparent Essay Contest. Samuel nominated his grandmother Vicki Strege. Bree Townsend earned second-place honors and Bently Moser took third. Since 2003, AARP South Dakota and the South Dakota Retired Teachers Association have cosponsored the annual essay contest for South... Read more

The 1st Annual Ag Safety and Farmers Appreciation Day will be held on Tuesday, March 30, starting at 5:30 p.m. at the Milbank Visitors Center. The event is sponsored by the Ag Committee of the Milbank Area Chamber of Commerce. Backdoor BBQ food will be served free during the event. Free... Read more

Velma Slaathaug of Summit, passed away on March 27, 2021, at the Milbank Area Hospital-Avera.  Velma Josephine Padgett was born on November 22, 1922, in Salem, SD, to Herbert and Carrie (Gapp) Padgett. She lived in Salem until the age of three, when she moved to the Marvin-Summit community with... Read more

Boyd Sussex — former Milbank High School teacher, coach, and athletic director —was presented with the South Dakota High School Activities Association Distinguished Service Award for his contributions to high school basketball. Sussex received his award during the 2021 South Dakota Class A State Basketball Tournament in Sioux Falls on March 19. Sussex... Read more

Egg-citing news! The Easter Bunny is making a special trip to the Grant County Library on Saturday, April 3, at 10:30 a.m.If your child is ages three to seven sign them up for a morning of activities, crafts, a bunny hop walk, and an Easter egg hunt. Due to COVID mask are required. If... Read more

Children at the Emanuel Lutheran Preschool had a great time celebrating P week. They made parrots, held a pizza and pajama party, and had a visit from a police officer.  Grant County Sheriff Deputy Jeremy Steffensen, whose son Lane attends the morning class at Emanuel Lutheran Preschool, talked to the... Read more

The Milbank Bulldog wrestling team wrapped up its season with an awards ceremony March 11 at the high school. Awards were given to individuals based on voting by the team and the coaches selections. The Most Valuable Junior Varsity Wrestler Award was given to junior Maddox Hanson, who completed his first year... Read more

At the regular meeting of the Milbank City Council on Monday, March 8, the council voted to approve signing a Letter of Intent (LOI) on behalf of the Milbank Ball Diamond Association (MBDA) to authorize the generation of a report from Mammoth Sports.  Mammoth Sports required the LOI to generate... Read more

The Milbank City Council held their regular monthly meeting on Monday, March 8, in the Milbank Visitors Center. Council members present included: Mike Hanson, Joel Foster, Josh Karels, Scott Hoeke, and Steve Wiener. Council member James Johnson was absent.   Dan Behnke district manager for Waste Management, a new garbage... Read more

The Milbank School Board of Education approved driver’s education classes for the summer of 2021. The vote passed during the regular meeting of the board on Monday, March 8. “Driver’s education was canceled last summer due to Covid. Therefore, we anticipate a much higher number of students this summer,” said Superintendent Justin... Read more