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PHOTO OF THE DAY: BRINGING THE PAST TO LIFE
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PHOTO OF THE DAY: BRINGING THE PAST TO LIFE
By Jeremy Waltner 
March 18, 2025
Freeman Academy third grader Trevor Paff portrays Oscar Howe, the famous South Dakota painter, at the school’s living wax museum Monday evening, March...
MENNO SCHOOL BOARD ELECTION ON TAP
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MENNO SCHOOL BOARD ELECTION ON TAP
By Jeremy Waltner 
March 4, 2025
No other races necessary on April 8; Cody Fransen to join Freeman City Council, Katie Fransen Freeman School Board There will be two new members servi...
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COFFEE, ANYONE?
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COFFEE, ANYONE?
By Jeremy Waltner 
February 19, 2025
Freeman businesswoman Dawn Walz is finding out the answer  to that question is ‘yes’ as she turns her historic Main Street building into a gathering p...
MIKE PETERSON: A SELF-BUILT, AMERICAN-MADE PARADOX
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MIKE PETERSON: A SELF-BUILT, AMERICAN-MADE PARADOX
By Jeremy Waltner 
February 12, 2025
You don’t know Mike Peterson. You think you do. Those who have encountered the community resident of 36 years, or have heard about him, know him as a ...
THE STATE OF FREEMAN ACADEMY – PART 2
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THE STATE OF FREEMAN ACADEMY – PART 2
By Jeremy Waltner 
February 12, 2025
Or Start with Part 1 While there are enrollment and financial challenges, there have also been positive developments in recent years. That, along with...
PUBLISHER’S DESK: THE MAN IN THE MIRROR
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PUBLISHER’S DESK: THE MAN IN THE MIRROR
By Jeremy Waltner 
February 12, 2025
I don’t know a single journalist who doesn’t thrive on the opportunity to hear people’s stories and then share those stories with others. After all, i...
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FLYERS B-BOUND; THE FULL REPORT
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FLYERS B-BOUND; THE FULL REPORT
By Jeremy Waltner 
March 12, 2025
Fifty years after they won the whole thing and a quarter century since the last time they qualified, the Freeman High School boys are going back to th...
STATE WRESTLING: REBELS BATTLE; TSCHETTER 8TH
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STATE WRESTLING: REBELS BATTLE; TSCHETTER 8TH
By Jeremy Waltner 
March 5, 2025
It may not have been the state tournament Marion/Freeman was hoping for, but the Rebels did return from Rapid City with some hardware — an eighth-plac...
REGION 4B: STRONG SEASON ENDS EARLY FOR FLYERS
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REGION 4B: STRONG SEASON ENDS EARLY FOR FLYERS
By Jeremy Waltner 
March 5, 2025
Losses to Avon, Gavyille-Volin put blemish on otherwise solid season, but head coach Jenny Peters says the Flyers rose to this year’s challenge If the...
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Obituaries
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Death Notice: Clinton Bauer
By Jeremy Waltner 
March 18, 2025
Clinton Bauer, 89 of Freeman, passed away on March 17, 2025 at the Freeman Regional Nursing Home. A memorial service will be held at 2:30 p.m., Saturd...
Rita Erickson, 81
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Rita Erickson, 81
March 6, 2025
Rita Erickson, 81, of Sioux Falls, S.D., passed away unexpectedly at her home in Mesa, Ariz. from natural causes. A funeral service will be held on Mo...
Bud Kranz, 87
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Bud Kranz, 87
March 6, 2025
Ernest “Bud” Kratz, age 87 of Yankton, S.D., passed away early Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025 at Avera Sister James Care Center, Yankton. A funeral service wa...
Verna Knoll, 92
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Verna Knoll, 92
March 6, 2025
Verna Mae Knoll, age 92, formerly of Tyndall, S.D., passed away Friday, Feb. 21, 2025 at Sr. James Care Center in Yankton, S.D. Per Verna’s wishes, no...
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BENEFIT FOR ROTH FAMILY THIS SATURDAY
BENEFIT FOR ROTH FAMILY THIS SATURDAY
By Jeremy Waltner 
March 5, 2025
Proceeds to help with expenses following Loren Roth’s June 19 brain injury Nearly nine months after an injury on the farm left Loren Roth with a traum...
PHOTO OF THE DAY: AS SEEN IN 1978
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PHOTO OF THE DAY: AS SEEN IN 1978
By Jeremy Waltner 
March 14, 2025
This photo shows a renovation of the old K&K store on Freeman's Main Street prior to a series of businesses that would come and go inside those walls ...
FLYERS RETURNING TO STATE ‘B’ TOURNAMENT
FLYERS RETURNING TO STATE ‘B’ TOURNAMENT
By Jeremy Waltner 
March 11, 2025
Fifty years after they won the whole thing and a quarter century since the last time they qualified, the Freeman boys are going back to the State ‘B’ ...
TSCHETTER SETTLES FOR 8TH AFTER 7-2 LOSS
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TSCHETTER SETTLES FOR 8TH AFTER 7-2 LOSS
By Jeremy Waltner 
February 27, 2025
A wrestler Easton Tschetter hadn’t seen before — Britton-Hecla junior Bryce Hawkinson — muscled his way to a 7-2 decision over the Freeman freshman in...

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