The Revillo Fire Department was dispatched to a wildland fire in a pasture at South Dakota Highway 15 and 165th Avenue at approximately 1:45 p.m. on Friday March 14. According to Kevin Schuelke, head of Grant County Emergency Management, Grant County Emergency Management, Milbank Fire and Rescue and the Grant... Read more

Several MHS teens took a cab to school on March 11 –  a tractor cab. FFA members and agriculture students lined up their rides Tuesday morning during the Third Annual Drive Your Tractor to School Day in Milbank. The event coincided with Ag Day in Milbank.  Caden Veen was up... Read more

In spite of freezing rain and snow on March 5, “it was a huge success,” said Bob Frink, a veteran and one of the coordinators of Groceries for Vets. “We ended up handing out all 52 boxes of groceries. Realizing that we were going to be short, several veterans donated... Read more

Milbank plowed over Webster, 54-20, in their Region 1A basketball quarterfinal game in Aberdeen on Tuesday, March 4. The victory paved the way for the Bulldogs to the Region 1A semifinals set for this Friday, March 7. Milbank (11-11) will face Aberdeen Roncalli (10-11). Tip off is scheduled for 7... Read more

Arla Foods Ingredients, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Arla Foods, headquartered in Denmark, has signed a contract manufacturing agreement with Valley Queen. Valley Queen will produce ingredients from the Nutrilac® ProteinBoost product range. The patented microparticulated whey protein concentrate is used to increase protein levels in food and beverage products while... Read more

Vi Hoeke, age 91, of Milbank, SD, passed away on Saturday, March 1, 2025, at St. William’s Care Center in Milbank. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, March 8, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. at Mundwiler Funeral Home in Milbank, SD. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the... Read more

Jerome “Jerry” Van Hout, 89, of Milbank, SD, passed away on Monday, February 24, 2025, at Milbank Area Hospital – Avera Health in Milbank.  Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Thursday, February 27, 2025, at 10:30 a.m. at St. Lawrence Catholic Church in Milbank. Visitation will be held... Read more

Max Schuelke, a senior at Milbank High School, will compete in the National Speech and Debate Tournament to be held June 15-20 in Des Moines, Iowa. Schuelke will be one of two Lincoln-Douglas debaters representing the Northern South Dakota District. They will join 6,000 students from over 2000 schools across... Read more

Violinists Lydia Jay, Kelsey Wipf, Leticia Stahl, and Annette Tschetter performed with the South Dakota Music Educators Association’s Middle School All-State Orchestra at the Mitchell Performing Arts Center on Saturday, February 22. The musicians are instructed by Elizabeth Schulte, director of Whetstone Valley Strings in Milbank.   Lydia, an eighth grader,... Read more

Deb Rausch, Renae Wollschlager, and Sheila Dailie, all area piano instructors, hosted  the 34th Annual Piano Festival in the MHS Theater on Sunday, February 23. Sixteen students performed. Pianist Pam Neugebauer was the guest artist. Participating Musicians:Back Row – Savannah Berg, Bella Radermacher, Caroline Arlt, Dezi Stahl, Landon Athey, Hadassah... Read more