Officer Jake Folk Chosen as a True Friend of Education
Local News November 12, 2024 1
Officer Jake Folk has been named a True Friend of Education by the Milbank Education Association (MEA). Folk received the True Friend of Education Award at the Milbank School District Board of Education meeting on Monday, November 11. According to Josh Schmeichel, president of MEA, Officer Folk started as... Read more
All interested youth are invited to join Milbank Area Youth Wrestlers. Never wrestled? Haven’t wrestled for several years? Not a problem. It is never too late to get involved in the MIlbank wrestling community. A registration and parent meeting will be held in the lunchroom of Milbank Elementary School... Read more
Jericho Jones Crowned Miss Milbank 2025 at Snow Queen Festival
Local News November 10, 2024 0
Jericho Jones was crowned the new Miss Milbank during the 2024 Snow Queen Festival presented by The Valley Express. Jericho, a senior at MHS, is the daughter of Jenette Benscoter and Dion Jones. She was sponsored by First Bank & Trust, BNJ Electric, and Core 24 Fitness. Ella Sandvig,... Read more
Who will be the new Miss Milbank? The Valley Express will host the 61st Annual Snow Queen Festival on Saturday, November 9. Experience a Winter Wonderland, enjoy musical entertainment by Jena Schulte and Paula Tobin, and see 10 beautiful high school seniors vie for the title of Miss Milbank... Read more
Lady Bulldogs Beat Sisseton-Advance in Region Volleyball Tourney
Milbank Area Volleyball November 6, 2024 0
The Lady Bulldogs defeated Sisseton on Tuesday, November 5, to advance in the Region 1A girls volleyball tournament. Milbank now faces the second-seeded Lady Cavaliers of Aberdeen Roncalli on Thursday, November 7. The game begins at 7:30 p.m. at Groton Area High School. The winner earns a berth in... Read more
Two MHS Vocal Quartets Perform in All-State Concert
Local News November 6, 2024 0
Two Milbank High School mixed vocal quartets joined nearly 1000 voices and a full symphony orchestra for the 72nd Annual South Dakota All-State Chorus and Orchestra on November 1-2. Sopranos included Veronica Fonder and Ashlynn Batchelor. Altos were Anna Neugebauer and Camryn Sovell. Tenors were Garrett Weber and Sam... Read more
Milbank High School Announces Honor Roll
Local News November 6, 2024 0
Milbank High School released the first quarter honor roll for the 2024-2025 school year.Students receiving honors include the following: PERFECTION 4.0FRESHMEN:Kaitlyn Brandenburger, Lydia Gall, Darin Hagen, Keaton Johnson, Andrew Karels, Adison Pauli, Tate Pew, Avery Schuneman, Raina Untalan, Rylan WendlandSOPHOMORES:Mason Allen, Thomas Bass, Beckham Berry, Ivy Dreis, Morgean French,... Read more
The 61st Milbank Snow Queen Festival is just around the corner on Saturday, November 9, but the fun starts tonight! The Mystery Snowman Contest starts now and it’s guaranteed to get the (snow)ball rolling. Clues about a well-known person in the Milbank community will be published here on The Valley Express... Read more
Maybe Cher still hasn’t gotten the memo, but the rest of us need to channel Julia Harriman or Johnny Hates Jazz and turn back the clocks this Saturday night. In the wee hours of Sunday morning – on November 3 at 2 a.m. to be exact – we set... Read more
Milbank FFA Team Takes 12th at National Convention
Local News October 29, 2024 0
Milbank FFA students joined more than 70,000 other students from across the nation at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis for the 97th National FFA Convention & Expo held October 23-26. Milbank’s Milk Quality team took 12th place and received a Gold rating, along with a special fifth-place award... Read more
