Michael Wojahn, age 61 of Big Stone City died October 23, 2015, at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, October 28 at 11 a.m. at American Lutheran Church in Milbank. Rev. Carl Larson will officiate and burial will be in the Milbank City... Read more

The local Cub and Boy Scouts will be collecting bags of food Saturday morning at 9 a.m. as part of its “Scouting for Food” Drive. Clear plastic bags were hung on door handles throughout the community last weekend. Those wishing to contribute may leave the filled bag in clear view... Read more

Phil and Kristi Seehafer, owners of Seehafer Ace Hardware in Milbank, are celebrating their grand opening today with a ribbon cutting, door prizes and grand opening deals throughout the weekend. In conjunction with the grand opening, a chili feed will be held today and Saturday from 11 AM- 2 PM... Read more

Gerald “Jerry” Diekmann, age 62, of Clinton, MN, died Tuesday, October 20, 2015, at his home. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, October 24, 2015, at 11 a.m. at Mundwiler Funeral Home in Milbank, SD, with Fr. Brian Oestreich officiating. Burial will be in Mound Cemetery. Visitation will begin... Read more

The Milbank Area Lady Bulldogs dropped 3-0 to a very tough Northwestern team in non-conference high school volleyball action Saturday in Mellette. The locals season record falls to 12-10 with the loss. “They (Northwestern) are just very good,” noted head volleyball coach Nancy Hoeke. The Lady Bulldogs lost all three... Read more

During the Region 1A meet in Webster Thursday, The Milbank Area girls cross country team, along with three individual boys, earned the right to compete at the State Class A meet in Sioux Falls Saturday, October 24. The girls team secured third place in the team standings with 50 points.... Read more

The Milbank Area Bulldogs secured its first I-29 Conference championship title Friday night. They cruised to a 46-13 victory over the Sisseton Redmen. The Dawgs improved to 6-2 with just one regular season matchup remaining. Milbank Area’s defense started the game a bit slow. The Bulldogs were unable to shut... Read more

The Babble-Ons Toastmasters Club met Thursday, October 15, in the State Auto cafeteria with Jessica Roggenbuck serving as the Toastmaster. The word of the day was Proclivity, which means an inclination or predisposition to something. Annavel Quintana was the first speaker for the event. She presented Project 1, the Ice... Read more

The Milbank Area Lady Bulldogs suffered a disappointing 3-1 loss to the Sisseton Redmen Thursday, October 15, at the Milbank Armory. Milbank Area dropped to 12-9 on the season. The teams battled it out in a rival matchup. The Lady Bulldogs struggled with the scrappy play of the Redmen and... Read more

Daniel Hanratty, age 69, of Ortonville died Monday, September 28, 2015, at his home in Ortonville. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday, October 17, 2015, at 11 a.m. at St. John’s Catholic Church in Ortonville. Visitation will begin at 9:30 a.m. at the church. Daniel John Hanratty... Read more