Vandals Hit Milbank
Local News May 22, 2018 0
A vandalism spree of spray painted graffiti over the weekend has victims and law enforcement adding up the damage. Milbank Police Chief Boyd Van Vooren calculates thousands of dollars in repairs are needed and he says, “We take this very seriously. We are proud of our community and won’t... Read more
Tonight, Monday May 21, at the special City Council meeting an unanimous decision was made to decline the rezoning request of the development company Colby 2018 LLC to construct and operate a Dollar General Store at the intersection of Viola Street and 4th Avenue- US Hwy 12 in Milbank. Read more
Milbank’s Special Olympics athletes carrying the Flame of Hope raised awareness and funds for Special Olympics during their annual Law Enforcement Torch Run on Tuesday, May 15. As traditionally done in Milbank, the runners started out the front doors of MHS, ran by a large United States flag hanging... Read more
Milbank Police Chief, Boyd VanVooren, presented certificates of achievement to 67 fifth graders who completed the Dare program on Wednesday, May 16. Chief VanVooren spoke to the students about how choices lead to consequences and thinking about consequences can help them make better choices. Four students from each class... Read more
The Milbank City Planning and Zoning Board will hold a special meeting Monday, May 21, at 5:30 p.m. to decide a rezoning request presented by a development company planning to construct and operate a Dollar General store at the intersection of US Highway 12 and Viola Street. The planning... Read more
Milbank High School awards day was staged Wednesday, May 9, in the high school theatre where $906,130 in scholarships were awarded to numerous seniors to help further their education. The list of recipients and the name and amount of each scholarship received include: Derrick Aho MEF: Dr. Norm &... Read more
St. Lawrence School will present its spring program on Wednesday, May 16, at 1:30 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. in the school gymnasium. According to Principal Brenda Anderson, the musical is called Jesus is My Superhero, and was chosen based on St. Lawrence’s superhero theme this year. Principal Anderson says,... Read more
Taco John’s of Milbank, is awarding two $500 scholarships to employees Karissa McFaden and Michelle Johnson. According to owner Brian Fox, this is the third year Taco John’s has given scholarships to employees – usually high school seniors – to further their education. McFaden has been employed at Taco... Read more
Dylan Westlund, a senior at Milbank High School, is the May Student of the Month. He is the son of Kurt and Sandie Westlund. Dylan works at Hartman’s Family Foods in Ortonville and is active in his church. He says his favorite class is calculus “because it’s challenging”. After... Read more
Every girl recalls playing dress-up in her mother’s skirts and high heels, but Monica Pillatzki isn’t a little girl anymore and she is trading in the fancy dresses for another item in her mother’s wardrobe – her white lab coat. Monica graduated from SDSU on May 5 with a... Read more
