The Milbank School District will hold a screening for children who were three years old by September 1, 2022. The screening examines your child’s development in motor, speech, and language skills and their general knowledge.  The screening will be held at the Milbank Elementary School on Friday, October 14. Screening sessions... Read more

Brent M. Hanson of Milbank was sentenced to life in prison without parole this morning and will spend the rest of his days in the South Dakota Penitentiary. Hanson, 57, appeared in Third Circuit Court in a nearly empty Grant County Courthouse courtroom in Milbank on Tuesday, September 13.... Read more

At approximately 5:25 p.m. on Monday, September 12,  the Summit Fire Department and Grant- Roberts Ambulance were dispatched to 45240 146th Street, two miles south and six miles west of Summit, for a building collapse with multiple victims requiring medical care. According to Kevin Schuelke, head of Grant County... Read more

Camryn Wiese was crowned the 2022 MHS Homecoming Queen at Coronation tonight, Monday, September 12. Camryn is the daughter of  Andrea and Scott Wiese.  Max Lightfield was chosen as this year’s Homecoming King. Max is the son of Kim and John Lightfield.  The pair will reign over the 2022 Homecoming festivities this week,... Read more

Whetstone Valley Electric Cooperative (WVEC) welcomes new employees Mark Haaven and Zach Cramer. Riley Przybycien also worked with the organization this past summer. Haaven, who grew up in Milbank and graduated from MHS, joined the WVEC team as a fulltime journeyman electrician. He and his wife, Brandi, have lived in... Read more

Terri Kouba has owned a salon in Milbank for over 25 years. It hasn’t always been called The Cutting Room, but that’s almost like (excuse the pun) splitting hairs. She started in Milbank in the 1980s working at Carolea’s on Main Street, and, at one time, she also teamed... Read more