Area Children Enjoy Christmas With A Cop
Twenty-seven children, each with a local law enforcement officer, shopped at Runnings on Wednesday, December 21. The Grant County Fraternal Order of Police (FOP), the Grant County Child Protection Team, Shopko, and Inter-lakes Community Action Partnership (ICAP) teamed up to sponsor the annual “Christmas With A Cop”. The program... Read more
Koch School Holds Sing-A-Long
Koch School elementary students in kindergarten through fifth grade held their annual Christmas sing-a-long Wednesday, December 21. Music teacher, Dave Boerger, directed. Starting the program were the kindergarten and first grade students. Each grade presented a poem and music. The kindergarten students sang Jingle Bells and the first-graders sang... Read more
Festival of Trees Winners Announced
The Grant County Courthouse was the site of the 25th Annual Festival of Christmas Trees. Northern Lights 4-H Club won the top prize this year with the theme “Head To Toe.” They collected warm hats, gloves, mittens, scarves, and socks to keep others warm from “Head To Toe.” All... Read more
Brad and Jackie Olson Win Final Lighting Contest
Brad and Jackie Olson, rural Twin Brooks, were named the final winners in the annual holiday house lighting contest sponsored by the Milbank Area Chamber of Commerce. The couple resides at 46885 149th Street in Twin Brooks. They will be awarded $50 in Ol’ Mill Bucks. “It was a... Read more
Grant County Combined Appeal Reaches Goal
The 2016 Grant County Combined Appeal Campaign reached its goal of $170,000, and will support 17 agencies next year. 2016 was the 55th year the campaign has gathered contributions in the county. “The Grant County area stepped up for the fifth year in a row to meet our goal,”... Read more
This is How St. Lawrence Rolls
The student council at St. Lawrence School challenged all preschool through sixth graders during a “This is How We Roll” toilet paper drive. The tissue will go to the Grant County Food Pantry. “When deciding what type of donations we wanted, we discovered toilet paper is not covered by... Read more
First Reading of Amended CAFO Ordinance Approved
The Grant County commissioners met in regular session Tuesday, December 20. The Grant County Planning and Zoning Commission made a recommendation to the commissioners to accept Ordinance 2016-01A, an amendment to Ordinance 2016-01. The ordinance was voted on, passed, and adopted June 9, 2016. A public hearing was held... Read more
Vietnam Veterans Group Donates To Other Veterans In Need
The Vietnam Veterans of America Northeast South Dakota Chapter #1054 and the Disabled Veterans of American (DAV) donated gift cards for veterans in the area needing assistance this holiday season. The cards were given to Heather Rise, community service worker for Interlakes Community Action Partnership in Milbank. Pictured are,... Read more
Emanuel Preschool Raises Dough
Emanuel Preschool in Milbank raised a lot of dough – over $11,000- during its Little Caesars Pizza Kit fundraiser. Forty-six students from four different classes sold 584 pizza kits for $11,512 in total sales. The school’s profit is $3,470. “We’ve done this fundraiser for at least the past five... Read more
Free Christmas Day Dinner for All
The 14th annual Free Christmas Day Dinner will be held at the Parkview United Methodist Church in Milbank. Everyone is welcome for holiday cheer, fellowship, and food. No reservations are required. The celebration begins at 11:00 a.m. on Christmas Day, Sunday, December 25 and continues until 1:00 p.m. The traditional Christmas... Read more