Remember when you were a child and your Mom made everything go? From your toy trucks, to the oven, to the sprinkler, Mom was on the job 24/7. Today, Deb Wiik’s boys are all grown up, but she still makes a lot of things go. She has worked in... Read more
David Graf, son of Superintendent Tim and Jean Graf, has been selected as the new principal of Koch Elementary School in Milbank. David has served as the principal of grades seven through twelve and activities director in the Ortonville School District since 2017. His contract with the Milbank district,... Read more
Registration for the 2019 Summer Reading Program is going on now at the Big Stone City Branch Library. This year’s theme is A Universe of Stories. The program runs Wednesdays from the end of May through the middle of July. Activities include games, stories, and crafts coordinated around the... Read more
The Milbank Middle School choirs and bands will present their last concert of the school year on Thursday, May 9, at 7:30 p.m. in the Milbank High School Theater. The ensembles from sixth, seventh, and eighth grades are under the direction of Susan Karels and Miriam Schwenn. The 2019... Read more
Get Fired Up to Help Milbank Fire and Rescue
Local News May 6, 2019 0
Did you get a letter from Milbank Fire and Rescue? Did it contain a ticket? Is it still sitting in your pile of mail? Get it now, sign the ticket, add your address and phone number, and send it back with your donation. You could win one of five... Read more
The Milbank High School Educational Foundation announced the 2019 scholarship winners at a banquet held at the American Lutheran Church on Thursday, May 2. This year $179,00 was awarded, bringing the total amount disbursed since 1986 to approximately $2,550,400. The $26,000 David J. Engebretson Family scholarships, awarded at $6,500... Read more
The Milbank Area Chamber of Commerce welcomed Whetstone Creek Golf Club during a ribbon cutting on Thursday, May 2. Whetstone Creek is the former 18-hole Pine Hills Golf Course north of Milbank, which was sold by Randy and Robin Patnoe to a 501(c)(4) non-profit organization on April 5. The... Read more
Ashley Ludwig Wins 2019 Educator Scholarship
Local News May 2, 2019 1
Ashley Ludwig has been chosen as one of two winners of the 2019 SDRSP scholarship program. Ludwig is a special education instructor at Koch Elementary School in Milbank. The South Dakota Retired School Personnel (SDRSP), started the scholarship program in 2011 to foster professionalism in education. Educators in South... Read more
It Only Takes a Spark is Looking for You!
Local News May 2, 2019 0
The 2019 It Only Takes a Spark Cancer Walk is coming up soon! It’s the weekend of June 14. Find it just down the block at Farley Park and help your neighbors who live in every corner of Grant County. Want to help, but not sure what to do?... Read more
Day 1 – Construction of Elementary School and Demolition of American Legion Baseball Field
Local News April 30, 2019 0
Today, amidst a cold drizzle that came down like tears in the bottom of the ninth in the championship game, J & J Earthworks demolished the dugout at the birthplace of American Legion Baseball in Milbank. The work created a giant mud puddle, the kind every kid under 10... Read more
