With just one week remaining, area youth continue to battle for the top spots in the Milbank youth tennis league. “Final week 7 ends Saturday,” mentioned MHS head tennis coach Jim Dahl. “All matches not made up from previous weeks will turn to forfeits against non-responding players.” Following are... Read more
“Nationwide there is less than a five day supply of blood on hand,” stated local blood drive chairman Margaret Skoog. In the Minneapolis-St. Paul area, which is the blood bank the Milbank area uses, they currently need more blood than they are taking in. In response, the Milbank Bloodmobile... Read more
Pine Hills Hosts Calcutta Tournament
Local News July 11, 2016 0
Jason Ackerman of Milbank and his partner, Chad Pew of Sioux Falls, and Dan Sorenson of Milbank and his partner, Doc Kamerud of Aberdeen, were the top winners in the Calcutta tournament held July 9-10, at Pine Hills Golf Course in Milbank. Thirty two teams competed in the annual... Read more
It Only Takes a Spark Cancer Walk took another step forward. They received $970 from Valley Queen Cheese Factory and its associates. The money was raised through luminary sales and a company match program. The donation was included in the final totals for the event which raised over $130,000... Read more
Latest News on Lake Farley Country Concert
Local News July 11, 2016 0
Milbank fans and the country music community were stunned and saddened by the news of the accident involving Jerry Greer, son of country music entertainer Craig Morgan. Morgan was scheduled to perform in Milbank this Friday, July 15. The concert has been cancelled. All tickets purchased for Craig Morgan... Read more
Jerry Greer, son of country music entertainer Craig Morgan, went missing yesterday following a boating accident on Kentucky Lake in Humphreys County, Tennessee. Recovery efforts to locate the 19 year-old son are underway. Morgan is set to headline the Farley Country Concert on Friday in Milbank. “The family is grateful for... Read more
The Cantine Family – Larry and Loretta, along with sons Kevin, Greg and Scott- have been named a United States Tennis Association (USTA) Local Hero. The Cantines were one of just 17 heros selected out of the hundreds of thousands of people in the United States involved with the... Read more
The Milbank Fire and Rescue Department was dispatched at 11:24 a.m. Wednesday, July 6, to 1209 South Dakota Street, behind Grant-Roberts Rural Water, for a severed natural gas line. Milbank Fire Chief Kevin Schuelke reported gas was spewing from a cut in the line by a trencher. “Firefighters pulled... Read more
PIERRE, S.D. – Former state legislator Mary McClure Bibby of Brookings passed away on July 2, 2016. McClure, 77, was a native of Milbank and an alumna of the University of South Dakota, where she received the Fulbright Scholarship. She became a teacher and settled in Redfield. McClure served... Read more
Seven youth from Grant County and the surrounding areas attended the annual Leddy Livestock Judging School Tuesday, June 28, at the Leddy Herefords farm of Wade and Lori Leddy of Twin Brooks. Youth, ranging in age from 8 to 18, judged four classes of beef, swine, sheep and meat... Read more
