The Big Stone City Fire Department was dispatched at 4:23 a.m. on Thursday, March 23, to the POET Bioprocessing ethanol plant at 48416 144th Street in Big Stone City for a dryer fire. The Milbank Fire Department was also paged to provide mutual aid in the form of a... Read more
Joel Foster, executive director of the Grant County Farm Service Agency (FSA), reminds agricultural producers and private landowners that the deadline for applying for the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) General signup is April 7. There are currently 23 million acres enrolled in CRP, with 1.9 million set to expire this... Read more
Vote in the SDDOT Snowplow-Naming Contest
Local News March 24, 2023 0
Tired of people complaining about being tired of winter? Has your March Madness bracket been busted? You’ll just laugh at winter when you vote in the South Dakota Department of Transportation (SDDOT) Snowplow Naming Contest. The 2023 SDDOT Named Snowplows Blizzard Bracket involves 36 snowplows (named by the public... Read more
Milbank youth wrestlers competed in Region 4 for the opportunity to enter the state tournament. Although, there was a lot of great action, only those wrestlers who placed in the top three advanced to the next level. In the results, those wrestlers eligible for State are denoted by two... Read more
Milbank Fire Department Assists 22 Agencies in Fire
Local News March 23, 2023 0
Fire broke out at Midwest Machinery, the John Deere dealer in Madison, Minnesota, at 7:12 p.m. on Tuesday, March 21. Fire and ambulance crews and law enforcement were dispatched after a report of smoke came from a local caller. Mutual Aid was called for immediately by the Madison Fire... Read more
Connor Wiik took first place in the Voice of Democracy essay contest sponsored by Milbank VFW Post 3486 and VFW Auxiliary 3486. Alyssa Feather was the second-place winner. Lilly Dreis penned the third-place essay. “Why is the Veteran Important?” was the theme for 2023. Wiik’s essay advanced to the district level... Read more
Tractors are part of the landscape when you live in an agricultural area. Folks tend not to notice them, and that’s part of the reason six tractors carrying nine students pulled into the parking lot and parked at MHS on Wednesday, March 21 – the first official Drive Your... Read more
Milbank High School released the third-quarter honor roll for the 2022-2023 school year. Students named to the list include the following: PERFECTION 4.0 FRESHMEN: Ashlynn Batchelor, Alexander Baugh, Jonathan DeBoer, Jacy Dexter, Olivia Foell, Carter Gloe, Kalli Grong, Jocelyn Kettwig, Zane Kilde, Nycole Korstjens, Paige Korstjens, Carter Liebe, Evelyn... Read more
Fire Destroys Barn
Local News March 21, 2023 0
The Milbank Fire and Rescue Department was dispatched to a barn fire at 48120 152nd Street at 5:11 p.m. on Monday, March 20. The barn was owned by Al Shakespaere. Milbank Fire Chief David Giesen said, “Upon arrival, we discovered the barn was fully engulfed in flames. Firefighters went into defensive mode... Read more
Who is on the Ballot? WVEC Annual Meeting and Election – Thursday, March 23
Local News March 21, 2023 0
Whetstone Valley Electric Cooperative (WVEC) will host its 81st annual membership meeting on Thursday, March 23, at the Milbank High School. Registration starts at 6 p.m. The meeting starts at 7 p.m. Each member receives a $30 food voucher. This year, three members must be selected to serve on the board... Read more
