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
MHS Band Earns Honors at Hobo Days
Local News October 16, 2018 0
The MHS Band competed in the 2018 Hobo Day Parade on Saturday, September 13. Keaton Hagen, Ben Harstad and Landon Brown were selected as Outstanding Drum Majors. The MHS Colorguard consisting of Jaden Hoeke, Elisabeth Schwenn, Abby Weber, Mackenzie Weinkauf, Amy Nelson, Makenna Osowski, Rhianna Welberg, Emma DeBoer, and... Read more
Wednesday, October 17, is the next food giveaway sponsored by the Grant County Christian Service Council partnering with Feeding South Dakota . The free food will be distributed at the Grant County 4-H Exhibit Building. The event begins at 4:30 p.m. and continues until 6:00 p.m. or until the... Read more
MHS Football Win Brings NEC Record to 4-0
Milbank Area Football October 15, 2018 0
The Bulldogs headed to Sisseton to take on their fourth and final gridiron opponent in the Northeastern Conference on Friday, October 12. Milbank had obliterated three conference rivals – Redfield/Doland, Roncalli, and Groton – and were looking for their last win to clinch the title of NEC champs. Both... Read more
The Bulldog cross country teams competed in the Region 1A meet in Webster on Thursday, October 11. Webster had received a blast of early October snow the day before and it blanketed the town and the course. Coach Eric Townsend said, “Both our teams battled crazy conditions as the... Read more
