The Valley Express

12/25/2025

Free Christmas Day Dinner from 11:30 am to 1 pm in Milbank. Click the story for fully details!

The 23rd Annual Free Christmas Day Dinner for All will be held at Parkview Church in Milbank from 11:30 a.m. until 1 p.m. on Thursday, December 25. Everyone is welcome!  No reservations are required.  Don’t spend the day alone or without a traditional Christmas dinner. If your family is ...

12/24/2025

One of the tiniest fans of the Milbank Bulldogs made quite a splash in her sweet and snazzy cheer uniform during the Milbank vs. Dell Rapids basketball game at the Milbank Armory on Saturday, December 13. Head basketball coach Logan Diede and his wife Lauren, the school nurse at Milbank...

12/24/2025

The Milbank Middle School student council challenged the entire middle school to participate in Penny Wars. The council  set a goal of raising $2,000. In just under one month, they made their goal and went on to surpass it  by collecting  $2,600. Miss Schubert’s homeroom raised over...

12/24/2025

The 23rd Annual Free Christmas Day Dinner for All will be held at Parkview Church in Milbank from 11:30 a.m. until 1 p.m. on Thursday, December 25. Everyone is welcome!  No reservations are required.  Don’t spend the day alone or without a traditional Christmas dinner. If your family is ...

12/24/2025

A new year will soon be here and with it comes a new sheriff for everyone in Grant County. Jeremy Steffensen will take over the position of Grant County Sheriff on January 1. Steffensen will assume the role currently held by Sheriff Kevin Owen who will be transitioning into the...

12/19/2025

Senior Layten Osowski has been chosen as the MHS Student of the Month for December. He is the son of Jason and Jennifer Osowski. Layten is a member of the Bulldogs basketball team. He also played on the football team and was named to the list of 2025 South Dakota...

12/19/2025

The Lady Bulldogs hosted their rival from just across the border, the Lady Trojans of Ortonville on Tuesday, December 15. It wasn’t even a horse race. The Trojans stumbled coming out of the starting gate, fell behind 25-3 by the end of the first quarter, and never recovered. Milbank ran...

12/19/2025

The 23rd Annual Free Christmas Day Dinner for All will be held at Parkview Church in Milbank from 11:30 a.m. until 1 p.m. on Thursday, December 25. Everyone is welcome!  No reservations are required.  Don’t spend the day alone or without a traditional Christmas dinner. If your family is ...

12/18/2025

The MHS Boys and Girls Basketball Doubleheader at Willow Lake has been rescheduled to tomorrow (Friday, Dec 19)

4:00pm - C Boys
4:00pm - JV Girls
5:00pm - JV Boys
6:00pm - Varsity Girls
Boys Varsity to follow.

12/18/2025

Piano students of Kristi Seehafer presented their annual Christmas recital at Living Word Lutheran Church in Milbank on Sunday, December 7. Benson Wellnitz, Eno Hicks, Drew Peiker, Lucas Nelson and Mason Lewno performed in their first recital. Guests were treated to a variety of holiday classics and...

12/18/2025

The Lady Bulldogs overpowered the Lady Quarriers of Dell Rapids in the third quarter of play to take their second victory of the season at the Milbank Armory on Saturday, December 13. Milbank’s hustle, combined with some well-timed steals, fast breaks, and intense pressure helped them to clinch a ...

12/18/2025

Allen Thompson, age 72, of Stockholm, SD, passed away on December 15, 2025, at his residence, surrounded by his family. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, December 23, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. at Elim Evangelical Mission Church in Stockholm. Rev. Jim Robertson will officiate. Visitation will be he...