Longtime Milbank Mayor Pat Raffety has resigned. Mindy Rogers, president of the city council since July 2025, was named the mayor pro tempore of Milbank effective immediately. Per state law, Rogers will remain in that position until an election can be held. She is also employed as a recruiter... Read more
The 35th Annual Valley Queen Cheeseburger Day was celebrated with plates of sizzling burgers topped with buttery, melted cheese. The Milbank FFA Chapter, along with Valley Queen employees, served the meal to the community at the Milbank 4-H Grounds on Tuesday, June 2. A free will offering was taken... Read more
Online applications for agencies and organizations seeking funding from the upcoming 2026-27 Grant County Combined Appeal drive are now available. Jolene Rick, head of Grant County Combined Appeal, says, “After coming off a great community campaign, in 2025-26, we were able to allocate $178,150 to 21 agencies that applied... Read more
Jeremy Steffensen has been elected as the Grant County Sheriff. The race was called late Tuesday, June 2, after all the votes cast in Grant County during the 2026 South Dakota Republican Primary Election were delivered to the courthouse and counted. Grant County Auditor Kathy Folk announced that with... Read more
Lady Bulldog Zora Henrich, a freshman, qualified for the 2026 SDHSAA State Golf Tournament during the regional meet held at Dell Rapids on May 20. Henrich took 18th place by carding 108 at 36 over. The state championships will be held June 1-2 at Two Rivers Golf Club in... Read more
Bulldogs Get Wins at State Tennis
Milbank Area Tennis May 28, 2026 0
The Milbank Bulldogs varsity tennis team competed in the 2026 South Dakota High School Boys Class A State Tennis Tournament held at Sioux Park in Rapid City on May 18-19. Sioux Falls Christian (600) won their third-straight team title. The Chargers swept all six singles flights and three doubles... Read more
Have you witnessed a graveside flag-folding ceremony performed as a tribute to a member of the military? Heard an “end of watch” call made over the radio for a recently departed police officer or firefighter? Both of these time-honored rituals recognize the professional service of the honoree.They also provide... Read more
Schwagel and Hicks Selected to Attend Girls State
Local News May 26, 2026 0
Bailey Schwagel and Bri Hicks, both of Milbank High School, are experiencing government up close and personal this week as delegates to South Dakota’s 2026 Girls State. The delegates chosen from across the state, converged on the campus of the University of South Dakota in Vermillion on Sunday May... Read more
The Milbank High School Music Department presented the band and choir awards for the 2025-2026 school year during their spring concert on May 11. Yanderyn Olivares Zuniga was the 2025-2026 recipient of the John Phillip Sousa Award. The award originated in 1954 and is the most prestigious award for... Read more
Over 50 youth attended a Bike Rodeo in Milbank on Thursday, May 21. Members of the Grant County 4-H Office, the Milbank Police Department, the Milbank Area Hospital and Clinic, the Grant County Sheriff’s Office, the South Dakota Highway Patrol, Grant-Roberts Ambulance, and the Milbank Fire Department assisted at... Read more
