Calling all basketball fans – get ready for a full day of high school basketball action with the annual State Farm-S&D One Stop Basketball Shootout slated for Tuesday, December 29, at the Milbank High School Armory. Tipoff for the first game is set for 1:30 p.m. where the Waverly-South Shore... Read more

The Milbank Area Bulldogs dropped to 1-2 on the season following a 53-43 loss to Clark-Willow Lake in its home-opener Tuesday, December 22, at the Milbank Armory. The teams battled it out throughout the first half and kept things fairly even. Milbank Area started out a little slower and trailed... Read more

The Milbank Area Lady Bulldogs struggled to produce points in its 38-29 loss to Clark-Willow Lake Monday, December 21, in a road contest. The locals drop to 1-3 on the season with the loss. The teams started off fairly even throughout most of the first half. Milbank Area trailed by... Read more

Berniece Ankeney, age 88 of Milbank died December 24, 2015, at the Milbank Area Hospital – Avera Health. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, December 31 at 2:00 p.m. at Mundwiler Funeral Home. Rev. Dr. DeVern Schwenn and Pastor Melanie Reiners will officiate. Burial will be at a later... Read more

Harry N. Prendergast, age 90 of Milbank died December 24, 2015, at the Milbank Area Hospital – Avera Heath. A memorial service will be held on Thursday, December 31, at 11:00 a.m. at American Lutheran Church in Milbank. Rev. Carl Larson will officiate. Burial will take place at a later... Read more

Neil Wojahn, age 80 of Milbank died December 24, 2015, at his residence. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, December 30, at 10:30 a.m. at Emanuel Lutheran Church in Milbank. Rev. Keith Bicknase will officiate and burial will be in the St. Lawrence Catholic Cemetery. Visitation will be held... Read more

Peter D. Mogard, age 71, of Milbank, died Wednesday, December 23, 2015, at the Milbank Area Hospital – Avera Health. Funeral services will be held on Monday, December 28, 2015, at 2:00 p.m. at Mundwiler Funeral Home in Milbank with Rev. Carl Larson officiating. Burial will follow in the Milbank... Read more

Speakers from the Milbank High School speech and debate team secured a second place finish at the Brookings Bell tournament Friday and Saturday, December 18 and 19. “The team enjoys this tournament for its good competition, well-run schedule and most of all the Christmas decorations given as awards,” noted head... Read more

The Milbank Bulldogs earned its second consecutive Northeast Conference wrestling title in front of its home crowd Saturday, December 18, at the Milbank Armory. Milbank edged out Webster Area by 5.5 points to secure the back-to-back tournament title. “The guys wrestled hard and were aggressive all day,” stated Bulldog head... Read more

The students of St. Lawrence School in Milbank put on an amazing Christmas program Friday, December 18, in front of a capacity crowd. Family, friends, neighbors and school supporters gathered in the school gym for The Nativity Story as written by the sixth grade students and directed by music teacher... Read more