Milbank Area boys and girls cross country teams competed at one of the largest cross country meets in the nation. They traveled to the Roy Griak Invitational meet on the campus of the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis on Saturday, September 26. Griak was a legendary cross country and track... Read more

Merlene Dorothea Schliesman, 73, died at her home in Wilmot, South Dakota, on Sunday morning, September 27, 2015, after a brief battle with lung cancer. A memorial service will be held on Thursday afternoon, October 1, at 2:00 p.m. in the Wilmot Lutheran Church, 401 Ordway Street, with Reverend Sheila... Read more

Milbank sophomore, Adam Thomas, is the lone Bulldog to qualify for the state Class A boys golf tournament. He conquered the feat with an eighth place finish at the Region 1A golf meet at Pine Hills Golf Course in Milbank Monday, September 28. Thomas shot an 18-hole round of 85,... Read more

The Milbank Area boys golf team wrapped up its regular season and prepares for the Region 1A golf tournament in hopes of earning a berth to the state Class A meet. Milbank will host the Region 1A meet Monday, September 28, at Pine Hills Golf Course. Golfers will tee off... Read more

The saying things tend to get worse before they get better certainly holds true when discussing road construction in Milbank. An additional strip of Highway 12, from Ninth Street to Flynn Drive is closed and currently is being resurfaced which is making for additional travel detours around the city. “They... Read more

James Aden, age 80, of Milbank died Thursday, September 24, 2015, at the Milbank Area Hospital – Avera Health. Funeral services will be held on Monday, September 28, 2015, at 10:30 a.m. at American Lutheran Church with Rev. Carl Larson officiating. Burial will follow in the Milbank City Cemetery with... Read more

Lorraine Schnaser, age 84, of Big Stone City, died Friday, September 25, 2015, at the Golden Living Center in Milbank. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, September 30, 2015, at 10:30 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church in Ortonville with Rev. Dennis O’Neill officiating. Burial will follow in Mound Cemetery... Read more

Upper management at Montage Furniture Services recently lined up to take one for the team. The team, the Montage Walkie Talkies cancer walk team, held a hotly contested Pie-in-the-Face fundraiser. Money was collected in jars as votes to decide which upper management employee would take a pie in the face... Read more

The Babbel-Ons Toastmasters Club met Thursday, September 17, in the State Auto cafeteria with Mike Erickson serving as Toastmaster. The word of the day was “optimal”, which means best. Jessica Roggenbuck was the speaker for the day. She presented Project 2 out of the Competent Communications Manual. The title of... Read more

The Milbank School District has slated a developmental screening for all three-year-olds Friday, September 25, at Koch School. Screening will begin at 8:30 a.m. and end at 2 p.m. The screening will examine the child’s skills in the areas of motor, speech, language and general knowledge. Children must be three... Read more