Over 65 MHS students learned lifesaving skills such as Stop The Bleed, Hands Only CPR, how to use an EpiPen auto-injector through an escape room experience during a medic camp in the Milbank Armory on October 14. The students also toured an ambulance and learned about the possibilities of becoming... Read more
Student council members from Milbank Middle School helped pack over 3,000 Mercy Meals at the Orphan Grain Train collection center on Wednesday, October 15. The students raised $350 by selling concessions at middle school football games, and they donated the money to help fund the meals. The activity was... Read more
School Board Considers Calendar Changes and Accepts Resignations
Local News October 20, 2025 0
The Milbank School District Board of Education met Monday, October 13, for its regular monthly meeting. Superintendent Justin Downes and Dick Schwandt, president of the board, led the meeting. Board members present also included Amy Thue, Annelies Seffrood, and Jeremy Steffensen. Jon Christiansen was absent. Calendar Options for the... Read more
Fall is in the air and Waldner sausages are on the menu. The Milbank Orphan Grain Train Collection Center will host its annual sausage dinner this Sunday, October 19. Serving will be from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. at the Emanuel Lutheran Church at 701 South First Street. Don’t... Read more
Bulldogs Roll Over Roncalli 38-0 on Pink Night – Head to Hartford Tonight
Milbank Area Football October 17, 2025 0
How tuff are the Bulldogs? Tuffer than Tufffy, of course. Tuff enuf to wear pink on Pink Night and tuff enuf to skunk Roncalli 38-0. The Bulldogs sported pink jerseys and gold helmets during the Aberdeen Roncalli football game on Friday, October 10. The backs of their jerseys held... Read more
A total of 45 donors stepped up to help save lives during the LifeServe Blood Center community blood drive held in Milbank on Tuesday, October 7. Of those 45 donors, 40 were eligible to give, and 39 units were collected. Abbie Arneson, territory representative of LifeServe Blood Center said,... Read more
Drive-Thru Holiday Lights Coming to Hometown Christmas in Milbank
Local News October 16, 2025 0
The Milbank Area Chamber’s annual Hometown Christmas will glow even bigger and brighter this year. Two full days —Friday, December 5, and Saturday, December 6– will be packed with activities for all ages. Check this list twice: shopping events, the soup walk, Lego contest, free Christmas movie, vendor fair,... Read more
The Milbank High School Vocal Music Department will present their Fall Concert on Monday, October 20, at 7:30 p.m. in the MHS Theater. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $3 and $5. The MHS Concert Choir, under the direction of Miriam Schwenn, will perform “Lightning” by Greg Gilpin;... Read more
Senior golfer Jonathan DeBoer and junior Thomas Bass each forged a story of success at the 2025 South Dakota Class A Golf Tournament. “Jonathan struggled on Day One and was sitting in 30th place (82), but he came roaring back with one of the best scores on Day Two.... Read more
The Milbank Middle School marching band earned first-place honors in their division of the Lake Region Marching Band Festival. The festival was held in Groton on October 10. Seventeen bands competed in three divisions –middle school, combined high school, and high school. Bands included Warner, Holgate-Simmons Middle School, Milbank... Read more
