The annual Scouting For Food drive starts this Saturday, October 21 and runs through Friday, October 27. Cub Scout Pack 38 and Scout BSA Troop 45 of Milbank facilitate the campaign to help fight hunger in Grant County. According to local scoutmaster Jeff Loutsch, Scout tents will be set up... Read more
Two musicians from Milbank High School have been selected for South Dakota’s 2023 All-State Orchestra. The SDHSAA made the announcement on Monday, October 16, after auditions were held on the Dakota Wesleyan University Campus in Mitchell on October 12. MHS seniors and Violin 1 players, Rachel Schulte (chair 12) and Joe Schulte... Read more
12 Milbank Middle School Musicians Attend Honor Festival
Local News October 18, 2023 0
Band students from schools across the area were selected for the Eastern Dakota Junior High Music Festival. The festival culminated in a concert held on October 10 in Lake Preston. Vicki Bjerke, retired band director from Castlewood, served as the guest conductor. Milbank Middle School was represented by 12 musicians:Eighth Graders: Raina... Read more
Avery VanOverbeke of Milbank has earned the highest award the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) confers on its scouts — Eagle Scout. He will be recognized during a ceremony on Sunday, October 22, at 2 p.m. at American Lutheran Church. Everyone is invited to attend. According to scoutmaster Jeff... Read more
Senator Mike Rounds named Dezmond Ward as his new chief of staff on Monday, October 16. Ward, 28, is a Milbank native, who has lived in Washington D.C., and worked in Rounds’ office since 2018. Most recently, Ward served as the communications director for the second-term senator and former... Read more
Rain Affects Outcome Of Bulldog Football Game
Milbank Area Football October 17, 2023 0
“It was a dark and stormy night; the rain fell in torrents…” Although Edward Bulwer-Lytton wrote this about London in 1830, he could have been describing A.B Campbell Stadium in Milbank during the Bulldogs-Cubs football game on Friday, October 13 in 2023. Despite the foul weather, Joe Schulte presented... Read more
Vander Wals Salute Farmers on National Farmer’s Day
Local News October 12, 2023 0
Today is National Farmer’s Day. A day celebrated since the 1880s to give thanks to farmers past and present for putting food on our tables and contributing to our local and national economies. Although we set aside October 12 to honor our farmers, every day is Farmers Day at... Read more
Blake Sime, age 65, a lifelong resident of Revillo, passed away unexpectedly of a heart attack on Wednesday, October 4. He left this world while out working on his farm – much like he did nearly every day of the year – but his sudden departure came in the... Read more
Milbank Fire Department Dispatched to West Con
Local News October 10, 2023 0
Milbank Fire and Rescue was dispatched to West-Con on U.S. Highway 12 near Twin Brooks on Monday, October 9, at 2:40 p.m. Upon arrival, firefighters found debris smoldering inside a grain dryer. According to Milbank Fire Chief David Giesen, firefighters entered the dryer with a hand line and extinguished the debris. The... Read more
Pendergrass Hired as New Administrator for City of Milbank
Local News October 10, 2023 0
Steve Pendergrass, 50, of Hanford, California, has been named the new administrator for the City of Milbank. Pendergrass replaces John Forman, who left the position in August. During their regular meeting on Monday, October 9, the Milbank City Council voted 6-0 to approve Mayor Pat Raffety’s recommendation to hire... Read more
