Holli Seehafer Writes Romance Series
Local News March 13, 2017 0
The Grant County Public Library will host a talk with Holli Seehafer on Thursday, March 23, at 6:30 p.m. at the library. Seehafer has written a four-book Christian romance series under the pseudonym Cadee Brystal. Her titles include Wide Open Spaces, Breaking Free, Settling Down and Taking Care. Friends of the... Read more
Kadon Leddy Serves as Page
Local News March 13, 2017 1
Kadon Leddy, a senior at Milbank High School, served as a Senate page during the 92nd Session of the South Dakota Senate from March 6-10. He was sponsored by Senator Jason Frerichs from District 1. During the final session, Leddy sat in on committee meetings and attended the Governor’s... Read more
Today, March 12, is the 105th birthday of Girl Scouts. On this day in 1912, Juliette Gordon “Daisy” Low founded the first Girl Scout troop by bringing together 18 girls in Savannah, Georgia for friendship, empowerment, and leadership. Milbank Girl Scout troops are funded in part by Grant County... Read more
Milbank Koch School fifth-grader, Nadia Thue, is the winner of this year’s AARP grandparent essay contest. The contest is sponsored by the Milbank Area Retired Teachers Association (MARTA). Nadia is the daughter of Chad and Amy Thue of Milbank. Thue wrote about her grandmother, Cheryl Conrad, who was a... Read more
MHS Selected as State Tournament Band of the Day
Local News March 12, 2017 0
The Milbank High School band will be the band of the day at the State Class A boys basketball tournament in Sioux Falls on Saturday, March 18. The group will perform for all four sessions of the tournament on Saturday which will be televised on South Dakota Public Television... Read more
The Kiwanis Club Car on Ice Contest vehicle was retrieved from the pond at Hurley Park in Milbank on Monday, March 6. Jessel Stengel of Milbank was the grand prize winner of $500. She was just four minutes off the actual sinking time. Stengel guessed 4:20 p.m. on Saturday,... Read more
First Reading of Agribusiness Ordinance Approved
Local News March 11, 2017 0
The Grant County commissioners met Tuesday, March 7. They approved the first reading of Ordinance 2016-1B following a joint public hearing with the Planning and Zoning Board. The ordinance, amending Grant County Ordinance #2004-1, would define agribusiness activities as the use of land for commercial purposes related to raising,... Read more
Spring Forward This Sunday
Local News March 10, 2017 0
Daylight Savings Time begins this Sunday. Don’t forget to move your clocks forward one hour at 2 a.m on Sunday, March 12. Read more
Twenty students from the seventh and eighth grade Milbank Middle School choirs participated in the Festival for Young Voices in Brookings on March 6. Students joined area schools under guest director Robyn Starks Holcomb from Sioux Falls Roosevelt High School. The 200-plus voice choir presented a grand concert at... Read more
According to organizers, LeAnn Kuper and Brenda Maass, the Grant County Christian Service Council gave away 7,815 pounds of food today. “This giveaway went just fabulous,” said Kuper. “We had great volunteers running two lines to get people in and out in no time.” This was the third giveaway... Read more
