Whetstone Valley Electric Needs Your Help!
Local News December 29, 2016 1
Whetstone Valley Electric Cooperative expects to begin re-energizing their system starting this afternoon. However, to safely restore power, the Cooperative needs the help of its members. Members who are familiar with their breaker panel are asked to please turn off as many breakers as possible. General Manager Dave Page stated, “We ask... Read more
Storm Rips Roof Off Al’s Body Shop and Starts Computer Fire
Local News December 28, 2016 0
The Milbank Fire Department responded to two calls on Monday, December 26. The department was dispatched at 6 a.m. to power lines down in the area of Highway 15 and Milbank Avenue. “A portion of the roof from the Al’s Body Shop building was torn off by the wind... Read more
Full Day of Basketball at MHS
Milbank Area Boys BasketballMilbank Area Girls Basketball December 28, 2016 0
Basketball fans are in for a treat with a full day of action Thursday, December 29, at the Milbank High School Armory. Teams from six different schools will compete in four games with a $1,000 shootout taking place during halftime of both Milbank games. Tickets for your chance to win... Read more
Power Restoration Ahead of Schedule
Local News December 28, 2016 0
Whetstone Valley Electric Cooperative now expects to begin delivering energy to some of their members by Thursday afternoon and hopes to have the majority of their members back on sometime Friday. East River Electric is nearing completion of the Summit feed into Whetstone’s service area and are continuing to rebuild... Read more
Thousands to Remain Without Power
Local News December 27, 2016 2
The South Dakota Rural Electric Association reports over 13,000 outages in South Dakota and Governor Dennis Daugaard has declared a state of emergency for all of South Dakota following a Christmas Day storm. Of those without power, over 7,000 are in northeast South Dakota and over 2,000 are in... Read more
Emergency Shelter Open at Courthouse
Local News December 27, 2016 0
Grant County Emergency Management announced an emergency shelter is open for all citizens of Grant County without power due to the recent winter storm. “Those in need of a warm place to stay while power is being restored are welcome to seek shelter in the basement of the Grant... Read more
Gov. Daugaard Declares State of Emergency Following Winter Storm
Local NewsOld Governor Dennis Daugaard December 27, 2016 1
Gov. Dennis Daugaard has declared a state of emergency for all of South Dakota following a Christmas Day storm that resulted in stranded motorists and electrical power outages. The Governor, in issuing the Executive Order, has ordered that state government technical resources be made available to support county governments... Read more
No Timeline for WVEC Power Restoration
Local News December 26, 2016 0
Whetstone Valley Electric Cooperative, headquartered in Milbank, South Dakota, and serving members in Grant and Roberts counties report many members remain without power. Poles and transmission lines serving Whetstone Valley Electric and surrounding cooperatives are still down. Nearly 200 broken Whetstone Valley poles have been identified and repairs are... Read more
Whetstone Valley Electric Cooperative Members Without Power
Local News December 25, 2016 1
Members of the Whetstone Valley Electric Cooperative are without power this evening due to ice precipitation and high winds. East River Electric, which serves WVEC’s six substations, has experienced severe damage to transmission lines and poles. This has caused interruption of electric service to all of WVEC members. The... Read more
David Martinez Ulloa is an exchange student from Spain and a junior at MHS. He resides with Lloyd and Karen Tillma of Milbank and will soon celebrate his first American Christmas. “We celebrate Christmas like you do. We have the same religion,” he said. “But our big celebration is... Read more
