MALST Swimmers Wrap Up Season With Awards Banquet
Swimmers and their families gathered Sunday for a season-end awards potluck in celebration of a successful 2016 season for the Milbank Area Lions Swim Team. Earning the top Champion Swimmer Award was Maurina Street, first; Clare Van Dover, second, and William Karels, third. This award goes to swimmers who... Read more
Ten New Staff Members Join Milbank School District
Picture – back row, left to right, Brian Pauli, Gretchen Koopmans, Kelli Hoff, Caitlyn Oien and Kevin Schnaser. Front row, Cassandra Kurtenbach, Dawn Schjei, Amy Brandriet, Courtany Sykora and Robin Simmons. Ten new staff members will begin the 2016-2017 school year in their new positions. Brian Pauli will teach high school... Read more
Milbank Is Creating Housing Options For Future Growth and Development
The Grant County Development Corporation (GCDC) and the City of Milbank are working to improve housing options in the community to foster growth and development. The public is invited to weigh in on the topic of housing and planned growth at an input session Thursday, September 15, at the... Read more
St. Lawrence Back to School Reminder
St. Lawrence School is hosting a open house for students and families on Monday, August 22 from 5:00-6:00. Principal Brenda Anderson said, “All kindergarten through sixth grade students are invited to visit school to find their new classrooms, and put supplies in their desks. Pre-schoolers are also invited to visit, but... Read more
MALST Captures Third Place At Seasonal Championship
The Milbank Area Lions Swim Team captured third place to end the season at the South Dakota Long Course Seasonal Championship meet in Huron. Webster claimed the team title with Chamberlain finishing second. “Our team goal going into this meet was to bring home a trophy again,” stated Milbank head... Read more
St. Lawrence Church Hosts Totus Tuus
St. Lawrence Church hosted Totus Tuus from July 31, through August 4. Darby Helms, Director of Faith Formation and Youth, coordinated the event. “Totus Tuus is a four-day summer Catechetical program for youth in grades 1-12,” she explained. Totus Tuus was Pope John Paul II’s apostolic motto. It is a... Read more
Winners Awarded At 29th Annual Car Show
The Milbank Area Chamber of Commerce and the Full Throttle Car Club hosted its 29th annual car show Saturday, August 13, at Lake Farley Park in conjunction with the chamber’s Summer Event Series. “We had a great turnout of car enthusiasts, both participants and onlookers,” noted Bill Tostenson, Full... Read more
Football Fun Night and Public Scrimmage Set For Friday Night
Are you ready for some football? Then come out and enjoy a night of football fun Friday, August 19, at the Milbank High School practice football field, just south of Unity Square. A tailgate is scheduled from 5 to 7 p.m. with a free-will offering. A walking taco supper... Read more
Car Show, Burnout and Rock Concert End Successful Lake Farley Summer Event Series
The last event in the Lake Farley Summer Event Series, sponsored by the Milbank Area Chamber of Commerce, came to a close Saturday, August 13, with the 3rd annual Farley Rock Concert and the 10th annual burnout competition. According to Event Director Laura Kelly, approximately 275 people attended the... Read more
Mears, Gabriel Awarded First Bank & Trust Scholarships
  First  Bank & Trust recently presented two area students with a $500 scholarship to attend an accredited South Dakota school on a full-time basis. These students have proven to be outstanding scholars as well as contributors to their communities. Scholarship recipients from Milbank High School include the following: Andrew Mears (son... Read more