MALST Swimmers Place at State A Swim Meet
Aubrey Fraasch and Maurina Street earned medals during the state A swim meet in Huron this past weekend to lead the way for the Milbank Area Lions Swim Team. Fraasch finished in the top eight in five different events in her eight and under age group. To highlight the... Read more
Milbank Junior Teeners Take Fourth at State VFW Baseball Tournament
The Milbank Junior Teener baseball team came home with a fourth place trophy following the 2015 South Dakota VFW state class A 13-14 baseball tournament in Mobridge this past weekend. Milbank secured a first-round 6-3 victory over Tyndall Friday. The teams started off even at 1-1 after one inning... Read more
Highway 12 Construction Project Lags, Fourth Street Ahead of Schedule
The road construction project along Highway 12 through Milbank is just slightly behind schedule according to City Administrator Jason Kettwig. The majority of the main road is completed. What remains is dirt and cement work to set the sidewalks and boulevards in place from the corner of Third Street,... Read more
Members Only Rock Concert To Hit Lake Farley
The Milbank Area Chamber of Commerce will sponsor its second annual Rock concert at Lake Farley Park Saturday, August 1, with the band Members Only playing 80s music. The gates open at 8 p.m. and the concert begins at 9 p.m. “One thing that has seemed to confuse people... Read more
Farley Fest Crowd 1,100 Strong
Craig Campbell and Keith Anderson like many area residents enjoyed the Farley Fest activities efore they performed Saturday evening. The threat of stormy weather did not keep 1110 fans from enjoying Campbell’s and Anderson’s hits, as well as, ballads they wrote for some of the top names in the... Read more
Organ Expert to Give Concert July 12
Saint John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in rural Summit will play host to an organ concert, featuring organ expert John Miller, on July 12 at 1 PM. It took less than an hour for young John Miller to make life-long friends of the congregation at Saint John’s Ev. Lutheran Church... Read more
Complete Results of Q-Fest 2015
Grand Champion Dex’s Smokin’ BBQ – Brandon Dexter Chicken 1st – Dex’s Smokin’ BBQ – Brandon Dexter 2nd – Eat, Smoke, BBQ – Ed Schafer 3rd – Fernando’s Rib Co. – Steve ThomasRibs 1st – Fernando’s Rib Co. – Steve Thomas 2nd – Dex’s Smokin’ BBQ – Brandon Dexter... Read more
Complete Results of the 2015 Avera Farley Fest 5k/5 Mile Run
Results: 5K Male Division Overall winner Jalen Snaza 17:44 12 and under Deaven Boots 24:10 13-19 Alex Farrell 21:44 20-29 Jalen Snaza 17:44 30-39 Nick Frerichs 21:58 40-49 Scott Lewno 19:30 50-59 Rob Randall 20:55 5K Female Division Overall Winner Kathy Roggenbuck 21:56 12 and under Madelyn Thue 24:46... Read more
Joy in Minnesota After Timberwolves Pick Towns, Tyus
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — More than 8,000 Minnesota Timberwolves fans filed into Target Center on Thursday night, knowing that Karl-Anthony Towns was coming. They hoped Tyus Jones might be sticking around, too. For once the Timberwolves gave their long-suffering fans exactly what they wanted. The Wolves drafted Towns, the Kentucky... Read more
Chris Christie to Announce Presidential Run on Tuesday
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is joining the 2016 presidential race and will make an official announcement Tuesday at his old high school, two people familiar with his plans told The Associated Press. The Republican leader of a Democratic stronghold has been laying the groundwork... Read more