Karla DeVaal Elected Grant County Treasurer and South Dakota Passes Changes to its Constitution
Local News November 4, 2020 1
Grant County has elected a new Treasurer. Karla DeVaal, who received 56 percent of the votes, defeated the incumbent Raynelle Mueller. Mueller received 44 percent of the votes. South Dakota will cast its three electoral votes for Republican candidate Donald J, Trump. Early morning results showed Trump garnering 64... Read more
Hallie Schulte Selected as The Valley Express MVP
Milbank Area Volleyball November 2, 2020 0
Hallie Schulte is The Valley Express MVP for the week of October 26-31. Hallie is a sophomore on the Lady Bulldogs volleyball team, and in her third season on varsity. Hallie plays the libero position and wears the gold jersey. As the libero, she is a defensive specialist and can only... Read more
Bulldogs Picked Off by C-Hawks in FB Playoffs
Milbank Area Football November 2, 2020 0
The Bulldogs suffered a 21-10 loss to No. 2 Canton in the opening round of the Class 11A high school football playoffs on Thursday, October 29, in Canton. The No. 7 Bulldogs nearly pulled off an upset until a rally by the C-Hawks late in the game quashed the Bulldogs’ plans... Read more
Lady Bulldogs to Face Webster in Regional Tourney
Milbank Area Volleyball November 2, 2020 0
Milbank, the No. 7 seed, travels to Webster, the No. 2 seed, on Tuesday, November 3, for a Region 1A volleyball tournament. The match starts at 7 p.m. The winners of the Milbank/Webster and Redfield/Tiospa Zina matches then face each other in the regional semi-finals on Thursday, November 5, at... Read more
MHS Winter Sports Season Starts This Week
High School SportsLocal News November 1, 2020 0
Milbank High School kicks off the 2020-2021 winter athletic season this week. The first to begin practice are the seventh grade to senior gymnastics team and the middle school girls basketball squad. Gymnastics starts practice on Monday, November 2, with Amber Fraasch as their head coach. The first basketball practice... Read more
Amaya Street, a senior at Milbank High School, has been chosen as the October Student of the Month. She is the daughter of Jason and Jodi Street.Amaya is involved in cross country, track and field, and band. Outside of school, Amaya competes on the swim team and works as a... Read more
Turn Clock Back During Halloween Blue Moon Tonight
Local News October 31, 2020 0
The world might be conspiring against kids to take the fun out of Halloween this year, but the stars have a trick of their own — a Blue Moon on Halloween. If you’re under 18, you’ve never seen a Blue Moon on Halloween, as the last time the phenomenon... Read more
Boy Scouts Annual Food Drive Begins October 30
Local News October 29, 2020 0
The Boy Scouts of America’s annual Scouting for Food drive begins on Friday, October 30, when Scouts place a reminder on your front door. This year, the Scouts will not be going door-to-door to collect bags of food. Instead, Boy Scouts of America created an online platform to help you make a donation. Jeff Loutsch, Scoutmaster of Boy... Read more
Nick Batchelor Selected as The Valley Express MVP
Milbank Area Cross Country October 29, 2020 0
Nick Batchelor, a junior at MHS, is The Valley Express Most Valuable Player for the week of October 19-24. Nick earned his fourth state Class A medal at the 2020 South Dakota State Cross Country Meet on Saturday, October 24. He took fourth place in the boys’ 5K race. ... Read more
Who’s That Bulldog? It’s Mason Riley
Milbank Area Football October 28, 2020 0
Senior Mason Riley is a six-foot- two, 200-pound wide receiver and linebacker on the Bulldogs football team. He is the son of Mike and Holly Riley. Mason started playing tackle football with the Whetstone Valley Youth Football program when he was in third grade. When he was a freshman, he... Read more
