Marlin Reynen, age 68, of Milbank, died peacefully Sunday, December 20, 2015, at St. William’s Care Center. Funeral services will be held on Monday, December 28, 2015, at 10:30 a.m. at Central United Methodist Church in Milbank with Rev. Dr. DeVern Schwenn officiating. Burial will follow in the Milbank City... Read more

Harriet Amelia (DeVaan) Kidman, 92, of Brookings, SD, formerly of Ortonville, MN, died Sunday, Dec. 20, at The Neighborhoods at Brookview in Brookings. Visitation will be at First United Methodist Church in Ortonville at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 27, followed by a funeral service at 3 p.m. Burial will be... Read more

Jan Storm of Milbank was the lucky winner of $900 in ‘Ol Mill Bucks on Saturday December 19. She is the final winner of The Merry Milbank holiday promotion sponsored by the Milbank Area Chamber of Commerce. Storm was the second name drawn. Roslyn Reich was chosen first, but was not... Read more

The Milbank Area Lady Bulldogs suffered a 36-25 loss to Redfield-Doland in its home opener Thursday, December 17, at the Milbank Armory. Milbank Area dropped to 1-2 on the season with the loss. The Lady Bulldogs got out to a slow start and trailed 15-9 at the end of the... Read more

All students in grades kindergarten through fifth grade took part in the annual Koch School Christmas sing-a-long Monday, December 21. Music teacher Dave Boerger directed the event for the 25th year. Starting off the program was the kindergarten and first grade students. Each grade level presented a poem and musical... Read more

Fern Doschadis, 104, of Wilmot, SD, died on December 19, 2015. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, January 6, at 2:00 p.m. at Wilmot Lutheran Church with Rev. Sheila Pohl officiating. Visitation will be held on Tuesday evening, January 5, from 5 – 7 p.m. at the church and... Read more

Michele Kay Brotzel, age 54, of Watertown and formerly of Big Stone City, passed away Friday, December 18, 2015, at St. William’s Care Center. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, December 23, 2015, at 2:00 p.m. at Mundwiler Funeral Home in Milbank with Rev. Marion Paulis officiating. Burial will... Read more

Elda B. Angerhofer, 91, of Milbank died on December 17, 2015, at St. William’s Care Center. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, December 22, beginning at 10:30 a.m. at the Emanuel Lutheran Church. Rev. Keith Bicknase will officiate and music will be provided by Kristy Tostenson, organist. Visitation will... Read more

Gerald Tillman, age 96, of Milbank died December 17, 2015, in Fargo, ND. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Monday, December 21, 2015, at 10:30 a.m. at St. Lawrence Catholic Church in Milbank. Father Gary DeRouchey will officiate and burial will be in the St. Lawrence Cemetery, with... Read more

The Babbel-Ons Toastmasters club met Thursday, December 17, in the State Auto cafeteria with Natalie Remund serving as the Toastmaster. The word of the day was gambol, which means “run or jump about playfully; frolic.” Talia Athey was the speak for the day. She presented Project 3 out of the... Read more