The 57th campaign year of The Grant County Combined Appeal is well underway. The 2018 goal of $182,100 as of last week stands at over 87% being met. The goal set each year comes for the dollar amount requested from the groups and organizations that benefit from this drive.... Read more
Fowl Play at the White House? Still Time to Vote for Peas or Carrots!
Local News November 19, 2018 0
What’s on the menu this Thanksgiving at the White House? Not Peas and Carrots! Peas and Carrots are the two South Dakota turkeys hoping to win a presidential pardon tomorrow and avoid ending up on the Trump family’s Thanksgiving table. True to its Washington roots, the annual tradition of... Read more
Shayne Ayres Hired as New CFO at Ortonville Area Health Services
Local News November 19, 2018 0
Shane Ayres has been hired as the new Chief Financial Officer at Ortonville Area Health Services (OAHS). Ayres had been employed as the CFO at Sanford Wheaton Medical Center in Wheaton, Minnesota since 2007. His professional life also includes five years as the city administrator for Faith, South Dakota,... Read more
Winter Swim Season Kicks Off in Brookings
Milbank Area Swimming November 19, 2018 0
Milbank swimmers kicked off their winter competition at the Brookings Invitational at Brookings High School on November 10, and November 11. Coach Jodi Street said, “This was a good meet to see where we are starting off our season at. I was impressed with some of our swims and... Read more
MHS Oral Interp Team Punches Ticket to State
Local News November 16, 2018 0
The MHS Oral Interp Team won the Class A Oral Interp Regions on Tuesday, November 13. According to Coach Natasha Karels, “All of our competitors qualified for State; they each had to place in the top three to qualify in their event.” The state competition will be held in... Read more
Bulldog Football Team Hosts Potluck and Awards Ceremony
Milbank Area Football November 14, 2018 0
The MHS Football Team ended their season with a potluck supper for the team and parents. The meal was followed by an awards ceremony. Award winners included: Trench Award – Jordan Riley Competitor Award – Kaden Krause Ali Award – Alex Schuelke Most Improved Upper Classmen – JD Lusk... Read more
Special Olympics Bowlers Win at State Meet
Local News November 13, 2018 0
The Milbank Area Special Olympics team competed in the State Bowling Tournament in Aberdeen on November 2. Mackenzie Wittrock, Trevor Lacek, and Daniel VanDover each took home first place. Briar Zuraff and Devin Pollock earned second place finishes. Chris Stodolski took fifth place and Jacob O’Donnell received an eighth... Read more
The Bulldog Cross Country team wrapped up its season on November 5, with a potluck dinner and awards ceremony. Nick Batchelor was chosen as the Most Valuable Runner on the boys’ team. Danica Schulte and Maurina Street earned the same award for the girls’ team. The Most Improved Runner... Read more
Oral Interp Team Takes Second Place in Sioux Falls
Local News November 13, 2018 0
The Milbank Oral Interp Team earned second place at the Washington Warrior Tournament in Sioux Falls on November 9. Sioux Falls Christian took first. Individually, Lars Andersen and Hope Osborn placed third out of 21 entries in the Duo division. Caitlin Kroemer placed fourth in a field of 40... Read more
MHS Musicians Attend First NSU Instrumental Day
Local News November 13, 2018 0
Twenty-eight MHS band students participated in the 1st Annual NSU Instrumental Day. The culminating concert was held at the Johnson Fine Arts Center on the campus of Northern State University on November 7. Instructors included: flute-Mrs. Deb Rausch; clarinet-Dr. Audrey Miller; saxophone-Mr. Fritz Hemke; trumpet-Dr. Grant Manhart and Dr.... Read more
