On November 6, 2001, Destiny Marie was born to Josh and Jen Karpinen in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. As their first born, Destiny was such a welcome addition to her parents and her grandparents (Barb and Roger Siem, Barb and Allen Bucholz, and Sharon and Wayne Karpinen) As... Read more
Milbank Volleyball Sweet 16 Matchup Announced
Milbank Area Volleyball November 6, 2016 0
The Milbank Area Lady Bulldog volleyball team has secured the number nine seed in the newly designed Sweet 16 tournament. The locals will face the number eight seeded Miller. The game will be played in the Deubrook Area gymnasium in White at 7 p.m Thursday, November 10. Following are... Read more
Souza’s Jersey Wins First at World Dairy Expo
Local News November 5, 2016 0
Covington Legend Nadine, shown by Audrey Souza, captured first place in the Junior Jersey Aged Cow Class at the 2016 World Dairy Expo in Madison, Wisconsin. She also took sixth place overall in the open Jersey Aged Cow class. She and her owners were awarded a commemorative gold-trimmed vase,... Read more
The Valley Express and the Milbank Community Transit are your ticket to the 2016 Election. They are teaming up on November 8 to give you a free ride to the polls. Rides are available from Community Transit from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. and The Valley Express will pay... Read more
Mrs. Wiese’s third grade students at St. Lawrence School made eight fleece tie blankets to donate to Project Linus. Project Linus is a nonprofit organization that gives homemade blankets to children in the United States. The students held a snack sale at school and raised $147.50. The money was... Read more
It’s Election Time – Do You Know How You Are Voting?
Local News November 5, 2016 1
The 2016 General Election is here! The polls open at 7 a.m. on Tuesday, November 8. Absentee voting remains open until Monday, November 7, at 5 p.m. at the Grant County Auditor’s office in the Grant County Courthouse. Despite the focus on the presidential race, South Dakotans also have... Read more
Turn Back Your Clocks this Saturday
Local News November 5, 2016 0
Who doesn’t enjoy an extra hour of sleep, especially on the weekend? This Saturday, Daylight Savings Time ends and everyone gets a chance to catch up on their zzz’s. Clocks are turned back one hour beginning at 2 a.m. on Sunday, November 6. Just because the change takes affect... Read more
Lady Bulldogs Go to VB Sweet 16
Milbank Area Volleyball November 4, 2016 0
The Milbank Area Lady Bulldogs are headed to the Sweet 16! The girls volleyball team defeated Aberdeen Roncalli in the first semi-final game of the Region 1A high school volleyball tournament November 3, in Sisseton. Class A implemented a Sweet 16 tournament this year. Thus, no region champion is... Read more
District 4 Senate Candidates Discuss Issues at Public Forum
Local News November 2, 2016 0
District 4 Senate Candidates, Democrat Kathy Tyler and Republican John Wiik, took the hot seat to answer a series of questions during a public forum. The forum was held at the Milbank Visitor Center on October 29. In opening and closing remarks, Tyler said her campaign is about representing... Read more
Milbank’s Quarters 4 the Community is supporting the It Only Takes a Spark Cancer Walk with its biannual quarter auction Friday, November 4, at the Lantern Inn Supper Club. Doors open at 6 p.m. The auction starts promptly at 7 p.m. Nearly 100 items will be auctioned. Guests bid... Read more
