An influenza vaccination clinic for school-age children will be held in the lobby of the Milbank High School on Tuesday, October 23 from 2:30 to 6:00 p.m. Vaccine will be available for children 6 months through 18 years of age. Parental consent is required for anyone under the age... Read more
Bulldogs Lose Final Game to Tri-Valley
Milbank Area Football October 22, 2018 0
The Bulldogs faced the 0-8 Tri-Valley Mustangs on October 18 on the football field in Colton. Each team was looking to end their regular season on a winning note. Both squads put two touchdowns on the board before the end of the first quarter. Milbank’s first was a two-yard... Read more
Josiah Lindquist Woks the Talk in China
Local News October 21, 2018 0
If you travel to another country, the most common advice you’ll hear is “blend in with the natives.” When J.P. Lindquist visits China, that just isn’t an option. Lindquist, a 6’9″ blonde, is more like a giraffe in kindergarten – everybody notices. Lindquist says, “Two meters – about 6’9”... Read more
100th Anniversary of South Dakota’s Pheasant Hunting Opened Today
Local News October 20, 2018 0
This Saturday, like he has done every third Saturday in October since he was 16, Keith donned his dun-colored jacket, laced up his boots, and pulled on a blaze-orange vest. He loaded up his best friends – human and canine – and spent the afternoon in a cornfield beneath... Read more
The annual food drive sponsored by Milbank Boy Scouts Troop 45 and Cub Scouts Pack 38 is October 27. Get your food bags ready. The scouts will do the rest! This Saturday, October 20, the scouts will hang reminder messages on your doorknob. The following Saturday, October 27, they... Read more
Milbank 3rd Graders Surprised by Tye Schaffer’s Visit
Local News October 17, 2018 0
Tye Schaffer, a third-grader at Koch School who was recently diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia, made it to school today. But he didn’t walk or even take the bus. He arrived with lights flashing and sirens blaring! Tye astonished all his fellow third-graders by rolling up in a shiny... Read more
Elisabeth Schwenn Selected as MHS October Student of the Month
Local News October 17, 2018 0
Senior Elisabeth Schwenn was chosen as the October Student of the Month at MHS. Elisabeth is the daughter of Rick and Miriam Schwenn. Elisabeth is a member of the cross country, girls basketball, and track teams. She participates in band, choir, color guard, FCA, TATU, National Honor Society, student... Read more
Middle School Band Members Attend Honor Festival
Local News October 17, 2018 0
Fourteen Milbank Middle School band students were selected to participate in the Eastern Dakota Junior High Music Festival. Seventh-graders included: Rachel Schulte (clarinet), Hope Karels (bass clarinet), Aubrey Fraasch (alto sax), Joe Schulte (euphonium). Eighth-graders included: Ashlyn O’Farrell (flute), Avery Whitesitt (flute), Addie Farrell (clarinet), Laney Forrette (clarinet), Elizabeth... Read more
The Milbank collection center for The South Dakota Orphan Grain Train hosts its annual German sausage dinner on Sunday, October 21. Meals will be served from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the fellowship hall at the Emanuel Lutheran Church. Miss it and you’ll feel the wurst! Your free... Read more
Hope Osborn, a senior at Milbank High School, was chosen as the September Student of the Month. She is the daughter of Scott and Dawn Hoeke and Jason Osborn. Hope plays in the band, is a member of the choir, and participates in oral interpretation and theater. She is also a... Read more
