Firefighters Courage Written in Stone
Local News October 27, 2015 0
Almost every boy imagines he will grow up to become a fireman. He envisions he has the strength and courage to selflessly rush into danger to save someone else. Few ever realize their dream; the ones who do have their mettle tested time and again. Milbank Fire and Rescue... Read more
Parent-Teacher conferences for the Milbank School District Conferences are scheduled for Monday, October 26, from 2:30 to 7 p.m. and Wednesday, October 28, from 2:30 to 6 p.m. Students will be released from school early both days. Koch School students will be dismissed at 1:15 p.m. Middle school and... Read more
Phil and Kristi Seehafer, owners of Seehafer Ace Hardware in Milbank, are celebrating their grand opening today with a ribbon cutting, door prizes and grand opening deals throughout the weekend. In conjunction with the grand opening, a chili feed will be held today and Saturday from 11 AM- 2... Read more
The Valley Express caught up with Stephanie Pillatzki, Dori Bolstad, and Janel Sandvig just long enough to get them to smile and say, “Cheese.” The trio is busy preparing the new Valley Queen Cheese Store for its opening on Main Street. The doors will open November 9 and remain open through... Read more
Football Preview: The Battle of the Bulldogs
Milbank Area Football October 21, 2015 0
The Milbank Area Bulldogs will battle it out on the gridiron with the Madison Bulldogs Thursday night in the final game of the regular season. The Madison Bulldogs are undefeated this season with an 8-0 record going into this matchup. The past two seasons Madison has been the Class... Read more
Milbank Area Drops to Tough Northwestern Team
Milbank Area Volleyball October 20, 2015 0
The Milbank Area Lady Bulldogs dropped 3-0 to a very tough Northwestern team in non-conference high school volleyball action Saturday in Mellette. The locals season record falls to 12-10 with the loss. “They (Northwestern) are just very good,” noted head volleyball coach Nancy Hoeke. The Lady Bulldogs lost all... Read more
Runners Earn Berth to State Cross Country Meet
Milbank Area Cross Country October 19, 2015 0
During the Region 1A meet in Webster Thursday, The Milbank Area girls cross country team, along with three individual boys, earned the right to compete at the State Class A meet in Sioux Falls Saturday, October 24. The girls team secured third place in the team standings with 50... Read more
Bulldogs named I-29 Conference Champions
Milbank Area Football October 19, 2015 0
The Milbank Area Bulldogs secured its first I-29 Conference championship title Friday night. They cruised to a 46-13 victory over the Sisseton Redmen. The Dawgs improved to 6-2 with just one regular season matchup remaining. Milbank Area’s defense started the game a bit slow. The Bulldogs were unable to... Read more
Steph Bagaus, community service worker for Inter-Lakes Community Action Partnership (ICAP) in Grant County, has resigned from her position and will be relocating to Sioux Falls to take on new opportunities. Steph was honored with an open house Wednesday. Her last day at the Grant County Courthouse will be... Read more
Johnson, Tuchscherer Place at State Tennis Tourney
Milbank Area Tennis October 13, 2015 0
Junior Paige Johnson and senior Rebekah Tuchscherer led the Milbank Area Lady Bulldogs with a top-10 finish at the state girls tennis tournament last weekend in Brandon Valley and Sioux Falls. Johnson earned ninth place at number three singles with a 10-6 consolation championship victory over Rapid City... Read more