The Legion Act, signed into law July 30, 2019, expands eligibility in The American Legion to include veterans who served in U.S. military conflicts previously unrecognized by Congress as war eras.
A 30x40-foot addition to the Milbank Orphan Grain Train warehouse is currently under construction. The new space will be used for the Mercy Meals program which packs nutritional food packages with rice as the main ingredient.
The final food giveaway of the year by the Grant County Christian Service Council will be Wednesday, October 9, from 4:30 to 6 p.m. or until the food is gone at the Grant County 4-H exhibit building in Milbank.
As a result of recent changes to a state grant program, Grant County officials have had to scramble to revise the five-year bridge plan before finalizing the 2020 budget.
Organizers of the annual fundraising campaign for Grant County Combined Appeal (GCCA) have set the goal for this year’s campaign at $185,000. That’s up from last year’s target of $182,900.
As it embarks on its 23rd year, the board of directors of It Only Takes A Spark invites cancer patients in Grant County to make application for financial assistance. All new applications should be sent to It Only Takes A Spark, PO Box 105, Milbank, SD 57252.
Signup is ongoing for the Market Facilitation Program (MFP), a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) program to assist farmers who continue to suffer from damages because of unjustified trade retaliation from foreign nations.
When the youth pheasant hunting season begins Saturday, October 5, local hunters should keep their eyes pealed for banded birds that will have been released in public walk-in hunting areas in Grant County.
