Muellenbach Wins Four at Tennis Triangular
Milbank Area Tennis August 18, 2021 0
Milbank hosted their first triangular tennis match of the 2021 season against Huron and Sioux Falls Christian on Tuesday, August 17. Hattie Muellenbach led the Lady Bulldogs with four wins. She won two singles matches and two doubles matches along with her partner Alexis Ninneman. As a team, Milbank... Read more
Pastor John Hostettler and Pastor Daniel Lopez performed the rite of baptism for five members of the Calvary Church congregation today, Sunday, August 15, at Lake Farley. Pastor Hostettler says the ceremony was also open to others in the community who wanted to be baptized. Pastor Hostettler served as the... Read more
A Pancake Brunch Benefit for the Whipkey family of Milbank is set for Sunday, August 15, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Speedway Event Center. Cheri Meagher, the staff from Speedway, and the staff from St. Lawrence School are hosting and serving the event. A silent auction... Read more
The Grant County Christian Service Council is coordinating with Feeding South Dakota once again to provide a Food Giveaway on Wednesday, August 18, in Milbank. The giveaway will be held in the parking lot of the Grant County 4-H Fairgrounds from 4-5 p.m. Anyone who feels they are in... Read more
Firechiefs Play in Second Round of State Tourney
Milbank Area Baseball August 12, 2021 0
Milbank punched their ticket to the state amateur baseball tournament for the tenth straight year. In the 2021 tourney, the Firechiefs made it to the second round of play before sustaining a 5-4 loss to the Dimock-Emery Raptors on Sunday, August 8. Dimock-Emery moves on to play the Plankinton Bankers. Raptors–5 vs. Firechiefs–4... Read more
Demolition Begins On Koch School
Local News August 11, 2021 0
SLH Holdings and HME Management got an immediate start on the demolition of the former Koch School building at 410 East 10th Avenue in Milbank. According to Krista Atyeo-Gortmaker, executive director of the Grant County Development Corporation, closing on the property took place yesterday, Tuesday, August 10. Crews were... Read more
Milbank Golf Course Seeks Funding At City Council Meeting
Local News August 11, 2021 0
The Milbank City Council met during their regularly scheduled meeting on Monday, August 9. in the Milbank Visitor Center. During the public input session, Tom Schuneman and Nathan Bass, two of the seven board members of the Whetstone Creek Golf Course, addressed the council. Bass and Schuneman presented an... Read more
Milbank Elementary School is conducting an open house for all students and parents on August 11 from 4 – 6 pm. See the classrooms and visit with the staff. Milbank Middle School’s orientation for all students in sixth grade and any middle school students new to the district and... Read more
The Milbank Firechiefs defeated the Platte Killer Tomatoes by a score of 8-4 in the first round of the 2021 South Dakota Amateur Baseball State Tournament. The game took place on Wednesday, August 4, in Mitchell. Justin Larson started on the mound for Milbank. After a quick 1-2-3 top... Read more
Eric Townsend Selected as 2021 Track and Field Head Coach of the Year
Local NewsMilbank Area Track and Field August 5, 2021 0
Eric Townsend, track and field coach for Milbank High School, was named the Area 1 Class A Head Coach of the Year for 2021 by the South Dakota Cross Country and Track and Field Coaches Association (SDCCTFCA). Townsend led the MHS boys’ track team to a runner-up finish at... Read more
