The annual South Dakota National Guard track meet was held in Milbank on April 16. Thirteen teams competed in the boys division, and 12 teams competed in the girls division. The Bulldogs finished first. The Lady Bulldogs also took first. Several school records were toppled by both Milbank teams. ... Read more
Help save a life in the Milbank area or somewhere in South Dakota! Get a free t-shirt, too. LifeServe Blood Center, the sole blood provider for the Milbank Area Hospital Avera and the largest blood supplier to hospitals across South Dakota,will hold a blood drive in Milbank on Monday,... Read more
Have dinner in Milbank this Friday night with South Dakota’s Lt. Governor Tony Venhuizen and Toby Doeden, a Republican candidate for Governor of South Dakota. The Grant County Lincoln Day Dinner will also feature a Gun Raffle and a Dessert Silent Auction. Meet State District 4 candidates Ryan Kohl,... Read more
Mike Paulson, a 2004 graduate of MHS, celebrated his 40th birthday at the Seventh Annual MHS Alumni Basketball Tournament. The fundraiser for the Bulldog Booster Club was held at the Milbank Armory on Saturday, April 4. Paulson was a member of the Maroon Team –made up of graduates from ... Read more
Milbank elementary and middle school band members – 132 in all – performed during the South Dakota Bandmasters Grades 5-8 Band Contest from April 10-11. The event was held at the Milbank Middle School and MHS and included over 300 entries. Students from Browns Valley, Castlewood, Deubrook, Ortonville, Summit,... Read more
Area firefighters were on scene for approximately four hours on Saturday, April 18, to quell a fire at Victory Farms, a dairy feeding operation south of Milbank. Milbank Fire and Rescue responded at 9:49 a.m., along with mutual aid from the Big Stone Fire Department and the Revillo Fire... Read more
The Bulldogs tennis team opened their season in a tennis triangular on April 10 with Yankton and Sioux Falls Jefferson. On Tuesday, April 14, they competed in a dual match at Watertown At No. 1 for Milbank, Will Muellenbach picked up two wins – one against Jefferson and another... Read more
Absentee Voting Delayed in Grant County
Local News April 19, 2026 0
Grant County Auditor Kathy Folk confirmed as of Friday afternoon that ballots for the 2026 South Dakota Primary Election had not been delivered to the Grant County Courthouse. Absentee-early voting was to have begun on Friday, April 17. The problem, however, is not just in Grant County. It’s a... Read more
No Election, New Hires, and Facility Updates Highlight April School Board Meeting
Local News April 16, 2026 0
The Milbank School District Board of Education met for their regular meeting at MHS on Monday, April 13. All board members were in attendance. Superintendent Justin Downes announced there will be no school board election this year. Only one candidate, Matt Trevett filed for the open position. Trevett was... Read more
“The Scott Underwood meet was a great way to kick off our season as a complete team,” commented Eric Townsend, head coach of the MHS track and field teams. The meet was held on the campus of SDSU in Brookings on April 6. The Lady Bulldogs 400-Meter Relay team... Read more
