Whetstone Creek Golf Course north of Milbank hosted their third annual couples tournament and supper on Saturday, August 12. The event featured two flights and a total of 18 teams. Hole prizes were awarded. Winners of the First FlightFirst Place — Lance and Brigitte Hamman Second Place — Steve and... Read more
MHS vocal students James Batchelor, Nick Fonder, Rachel Schulte, and Stella Wendland, performed in concert with the 49th South Dakota High School Honor Choir at Augustana University in Sioux Falls on August 4. The event started on July 30 with preparation and rehearsals for the formal concert presented on Friday, August 4. The choir... Read more
Kiana Conrad Joins OAHS at Northside Clinic
Local News August 8, 2023 0
Kiana Conrad, a family nurse practitioner, has joined Ortonville Area Health Services (OAHS) and is now seeing patients at Northside Medical Clinic. Kiana graduated with a B.S. in nursing from South Dakota State University in 2015. In 2021, she completed her M.S. in nursing at Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois. ... Read more
Sara Colombe, agriculture instructor at Milbank High School, was selected to join a group of 12-16 educators in Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, and South Dakota who will be trained in beekeeping to help them develop a curriculum related to beekeeping. Each will receive apiary equipment for their school. The goal... Read more
Want to be a Substitute Teacher? Attend This Meeting
Local News August 7, 2023 0
A meeting for anyone interested in working as a substitute teacher in the Milbank School District will be held on August 14 at 2 p.m. in the high school theater. The meeting is for all buildings and all positions. Also, if you have not worked as a substitute, but... Read more
Meat Militia proved they could take the heat at Q-Fest 2023, sponsored by Dakota Storage Buildings. Meat Militia, made up of Lee Tol and Chris Fischer, won the Grand Champion award and the $1100 prize that went with it. The contest featured a public tasting on Saturday to showcase... Read more
A lot can happen in a New York minute, but that ain’t nothing compared to a Midwest minute at the rodeo. For Casey Yamaura of Milbank and his team called Border Crisis, 60 exciting seconds was the only thing standing between them and the 2023 Minnesota State Ranch Rodeo... Read more
The Milbank Firechiefs and the Lennox Only One Alpacas kicked off South Dakota’s 2023 Amateur State B Tournament in the first game at Cadwell Park in Mitchell on Wednesday, August 2. The Alpacas clipped the Firechiefs 12-3 to advance to the second round. The loss ended the Firechiefs’ season.... Read more
Bruce Buescher was the winner of the raffle drawing for a 2023 Ranger given away at the Bulldog Booster Club Open on July 29. The tournament was held at Whetstone Creek Golf Course north of Milbank. The team of Chris Settje, Chad Pew, Mike Hanson, and Josh DeBoer took first-place... Read more
Jamie Henderson, executive director of the Milbank Area Chamber, reports 1000 people attended the country concert featuring Easton Corbin on Saturday night, July 29, at Lake Farley Park. The concert was the culmination of events and activities on the final day of Farley Fest 2023. The morning started with... Read more
