A new outdoor archery field league is forming around the newly-constructed range at Hartford Beach State Park. The range officially opens this weekend and the league hosts its first shoot on Monday, June 21, at 6:30 p.m. The league will shoot every Monday evening through August 30. Archers will... Read more
VFW Teeners Struggle Against Smittys
Milbank Area Baseball June 18, 2021 0
On Tuesday, June 15, the Milbank VFW Junior Teeners were defeated by the Aberdeen Smittys in a double header. The Junior Teeners were defeated 21-2 in the first game and 17-3 in the second. In game one, Milbank hung around until late in the sixth inning when Aberdeen’s bats took... Read more
The American Legion Post 9 baseball team split games in their double header against Castlewood Post 250 on June 14. Milbank was defeated in the first game 4-3 and won the second game 22-15. Post 9’s season record now sits at 7-1. In game one, Post 9 didn’t waste... Read more
Johnson and Korth Awarded Swimmer of the Meet Awards in Watertown
Milbank Area Swimming June 16, 2021 0
The Milbank Area Swim Team (MALST) took 29 Sea Lions to compete in the Watertown swim meet at the Prairie Lakes Wellness Center on June 12-13. Two Milbank swimmers were chosen for the Swimmer of the Meet awards. Laura Johnson was selected as the Swimmer of the Meet for the 11-and-over group. MALST head coach,... Read more
Junior Teeners Defeated by Lake Norden
Milbank Area Baseball June 13, 2021 0
Today, Sunday, June 13, the Milbank 14U VFW Junior Teeners traveled to Lake Norden. Milbank fell 14-1. Milbank scored their lone run in the top of the first when Josh Pederson singled to center. Owen Fischer moved him to second with a sacrifice bunt, and Joe Schulte sent him home on... Read more
Lady Bulldogs Marion Mischel and Shaylee Schuchard competed in the Class A state high school girls’ golf tournament in Spearfish on June 7. Mischel won a top-25 medal. She carded a 98 and a 95 to tie for 21st place. Schuchard, in her first year of golfing for MHS, shot... Read more
Sixteen Milbank Sea Lions competed in the BSC Summer Invitational during the weekend of June 4-6. It was their first long course meet in two years.Jodi Street, coach for the Milbank Area Lions Swim Team, said, “It was great to be back on deck for long course season and see where... Read more
USDA Crop Acreage Reports Due by July 15
Local News June 10, 2021 0
Agricultural producers in Grant County must submit crop acreage reports to the USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) by the July 15 deadline. Producers need to file an accurate crop acreage report by the applicable deadline to be eligible for most USDA programs. The Grant County FSA office is providing... Read more
Two Buildings Burn to the Ground in Marvin
Local News June 9, 2021 0
Two buildings in Marvin were gutted by fire on Saturday, June 5. Firefighters from the Milbank Fire Department were paged at 10:36 p.m. according to Fire Chief Kevin Schuelke. The fire department found the former Baptist Church completely engulfed and partially collapsed. The building that had housed the Thaden doughnut... Read more
Early results from the Milbank School Board and Milbank City Council joint election have been tabulated. The polls closed at 7 p.m. today, June 8, and results remain unofficial. The board will canvass the votes on Monday, June 14, for both the school board and city council elections. For the school board, voters were... Read more
