Junior Varsity Football Team Members – Steve Ash, Kellen Hoeke, Wylie Mursu, Jack Sandvig, Evan Hausauer, Bennett Street, Cole Swenson, Nick Anderson, Khayri Bergman, Luis Berrones, Jackson Bohlen, Breyden Christensen, EliJohnson, Tyler Lee, Barrett Schneck, Will Snaza, Raul Berrones, Payton Brown, Jairek Frazee, Jackson Hausauer, Jacob Johnson, Jayden Johnson, Garrett... Read more

The Lady Bulldogs volleyball match scheduled for tonight in Redfield has been cancelled due to the winter weather conditions. Read more

The Milbank School Board of Education met for its regular meeting Monday, October 12. Covid-19 was the main topic of their discussions.  Twenty-three students or staff members have tested positive for Covid-19 and 219 have been quarantined since the start of the school year. Superintendent Justin Downes said the majority of the cases... Read more

The last food giveaway of 2020 was held on October 7 at the Grant County 4-H Fairgrounds. According to Brenda Maass, co-coordinator of the drive, 23 volunteers served 350 families 14,350 pounds of food. Maass says everything went like clockwork. “We were able to distribute the food to the first 320... Read more

Billie Francis (Barnes) Vissers, 87, passed away October 7, 2020 in Sioux Falls, SD. Her late husband, Bill, and she were long-time residents of Milbank. Billie was born on December 6, 1932 to Harold and Helen (Kosse) Barnes in Milbank, SD. She grew up in Milbank, attending Milbank High School.... Read more

Junior Varsity Football Team Members – Steve Ash, Kellen Hoeke, Wylie Mursu, Jack Sandvig, Evan Hausauer, Bennett Street, Cole Swenson, Nick Anderson, Khayri Bergman, Luis Berrones, Jackson Bohlen, Breyden Christensen, Eli Johnson, Tyler Lee, Barrett Schneck, Will Snaza, Raul Berrones, Payton Brown, Jairek Frazee, Jackson Hausauer, Jacob Johnson, Jayden Johnson,... Read more

The Lady Bulldogs volleyball team played a 3-0 shutout game against the Britton-Hecla Braves on October 10 at home. It was their first victory of the 2020 season and boosts Milbank’s record to 1-8. “It’s a relief to finally get that “W,” stated the Lady Bulldogs’ head coach, Nancy Hoeke. “I’m really happy... Read more

Milbank High School will hold senior financial aid night online this year, according to MHS counselor Heidi Wellnitz. The GoToMeeting takes place on Tuesday, October 20, from 6-7 p.m.  Directions include: Please join my meeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone. https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/626745845You can also dial in using your phone.(For supported devices, tap... Read more

Today, October 12, is National Farmer’s Day. A day we honor all the dedicated, hardworking, and usually under-appreciated men and women who fill our grocery stores and stomachs. Although the Milbank area certainly has no shortage of outstanding examples, Richard Will epitomizes the Midwestern farmer.  Richard has been farming his entire... Read more

Halli Essington, MHS senior and standout tennis player, is this week’s The Valley Express 2020 MVP. She is the daughter of Cindy and Kevin Essington.Halli concluded her high school tennis career last weekend by claiming the runner-up title at No. 1 singles at the South Dakota State Class A Tennis Tournament in... Read more