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FARRAR PLEADS GUILTY TO SEXUAL MISCONDUCT; TO BE SENTENCED DEC. 11

By Jeremy Waltner

November 28, 2023

Gregory M. Farrar, a Hurley man who in 1998 was convicted of harassing nearly a dozen women in southeastern South Dakota, pleaded guilty via power of ...

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PHOTO OF THE DAY: HOLIDAY REMINDER

By Jeremy Waltner

November 28, 2023

This sign owned and maintained by the Freeman Community Development Corporation offers a reminder as November quickly gives way to December. And area ...

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AUDITIONS ANNOUNCED FOR ‘SHREK THE MUSICAL’

By Jeremy Waltner

November 18, 2023

Director Iwona Lewter has released information about auditions for “Shrek The Musical,” which will be presented as part of the 2024 Schmeckfest March ...

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LOCAL ORATORS ADVANCE TO STATE FESTIVAL

By Jeremy Waltner

November 22, 2023

A number of students from Freeman Academy, Freeman Public, Marion and Menno will be traveling to Harrisburg High School next week for the 2023 State O...

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SWISS CHORAL TO PRESENT ‘A GERMAN REQUIEM’ FRIDAY

By Jeremy Waltner

November 22, 2023

When Daniel Graber was looking at and listening to “A German Requiem,” the oratorio composed by Johannes Brahms between the years 1865 and 1868, he re...

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THE DAY LAKE CHARLES WAS LOST

November 15, 2023

BY LYLE PREHEIM Five-year-old Shirley Preheim was just behind her father Felix when he opened the door and looked out toward the long driveway stretch...

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FREEMAN ACADEMY’S ‘ROBIN HOOD’ IN PICTURES

By Jeremy Waltner

November 16, 2023

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MARION SCHOOL BOARD APPROVES $6.5M BOND RESOLUTION

By Jeremy Waltner

November 14, 2023

The ask is official. Meeting in regular monthly session Monday night, Nov. 13, the Marion School Board voted unanimously to approve a $6.5 million gen...

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FA/MARION 2023-24 BASETBALL SCHEDULE

By Jeremy Waltner

November 25, 2023

This is the 2023-24 basketball schedule for Freeman Academy/Marion. Home games are in bold and an asterisk identifies a doubleheader. FA/MARION GIRLS ...

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MENNO 2023-24 BASKETBALL SCHEDULE

By Jeremy Waltner

November 25, 2023

Here is the Menno basketball schedule for the 2023-24 season. Home games are in bold; doubleheaders are noted with an asterisk. MENNO GIRLS *Dec. 7 vs...

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FREEMAN PUBLIC 2023-24 BASKETBALL SCHEDULE

By Jeremy Waltner

November 25, 2023

Here are the schedules for the Freeman Public girls and boys basketball teams. Home contests are in bold; doubleheaders are identified by an asterisk....

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SPERLING, WEBER NAMED TO GPA ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM

By Jeremy Waltner

November 23, 2023

Marion junior Dominic Sperling and Marion sophomore Karter Weber were both named to the 2023 Great Plains Conference all-conference team along with Fr...

obituaries

Arlene Bertsch, 87

By Jeremy Waltner

November 27, 2023

Arlene Helen Bertsch, age 87 of Menno, S.D., passed away early Sunday, Nov. 26, 2023 at the Menno-Olivet Care Center, Menno. A funeral service was sc...

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Rev. Dr. Glenn Bender, 89

November 27, 2023

Rev. Dr. Glenn N. Bender, 89, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, passed away peacefully on Thursday, November 23, 2023, at Harmony Cedar Rapids. Glenn Norman Bend...

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Dorothy (Hofer) Preheim, 92

November 26, 2023

Dorothy Agnes (Hofer) Preheim, 92, died Nov. 18, 2023. A memorial service will be held Friday, Dec. 1 at 11 a.m. at the Salem Mennonite (South) Church...

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Marilyn Goehring, 81

November 26, 2023

Marilyn Goehring, 81, of Freeman, S.D., passed away on Nov. 20 at Oakview Terrace in Freeman. Her children and siblings were close by her side. A fune...

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PHOTO OF THE DAY: GRANTED!

By Jeremy Waltner

November 20, 2023

Emily Hofer, president the Freeman Community Foundation board of directors (left of center) is pictured with community members representing the latest...

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MASSEY NAMED TO CORNBELT ALL-CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM

November 9, 2023

Menno senior Ashton Massey was named to the Cornbelt all-conference first team for her play on the volleyball court this past fall, while Freeman Publ...

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THE DAY LAKE CHARLES WAS LOST

November 15, 2023

BY LYLE PREHEIM Five-year-old Shirley Preheim was just behind her father Felix when he opened the door and looked out toward the long driveway stretch...

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LIONS CLUB INVOLVEMENT REKINDLES ENERGY FOR YOUTH BALLFIELDS

By Jeremy Waltner

November 1, 2023

A project that has been talked about for years but has failed to gain traction has new life thanks to the involvement of a local service-minded organi...

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MARION SCHOOL BOARD APPROVES $6.5M BOND RESOLUTION

By Jeremy Waltner

November 14, 2023

The ask is official. Meeting in regular monthly session Monday night, Nov. 13, the Marion School Board voted unanimously to approve a $6.5 million gen...

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