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PHOTO OF THE DAY: HISTORIC VIEW
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PHOTO OF THE DAY: HISTORIC VIEW
By Jeremy Waltner 
April 21, 2025
Heritage Hall Museum & Archives shared this photo on Monday, April 21 as part of its weekly look back, along with this explanation: This photo from 19...
MARION BOARD APPROVES LONG-TERM DEAL WITH PARKER
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MARION BOARD APPROVES LONG-TERM DEAL WITH PARKER
By Jeremy Waltner 
April 13, 2025
The Marion School Board voted unanimously Sunday night, April 13 to approve a nine-year, all-sports cooperative with Parker. The meeting had originall...
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TO SCHMECKFEST!
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TO SCHMECKFEST!
By Jeremy Waltner 
April 9, 2025
FOR THE 64TH TIME IN THE LAST 67 YEARS, Freeman’s traditional ‘festival of tasting’ generated a spirit of community and commonality — even among those...
SPIRITS OF REDEMPTION; A REVIEW OF ‘JANE EYRE’
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SPIRITS OF REDEMPTION; A REVIEW OF ‘JANE EYRE’
By Jeremy Waltner 
April 9, 2025
A review of the outstanding Schmeckfest musical ‘Jane Eyre’ | BY JEREMY WALTNER Let’s reach into our bag of words and see what we can find. Engaging. ...
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CRICK, WIPF WIN SEATS ON MENNO SCHOOL BOARD
By Jeremy Waltner 
April 9, 2025
Ben Crick and Joseph Wipf won a seat on the Menno School Board of Education in the election held April 8 at the fire hall. Josh Hora and Audrey Massey...
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WALTER TO PLAY AS FLYERS AIM FOR CONSOLATION TITLE
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WALTER TO PLAY AS FLYERS AIM FOR CONSOLATION TITLE
By Jeremy Waltner 
March 20, 2025
The Freeman High School boys are playing for a championship — a consolation championship, that is. And one day after sitting out because of illness, f...
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...
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Obituaries
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Death Notice: Marian Gering
April 21, 2025
Marian Gering, 100, of Freeman, S.D., passed away Friday, April 18 at the Freeman Regional Nursing Home. A memorial service will be held Monday, April...
Elmer Keller, 97
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Elmer Keller, 97
April 21, 2025
Elmer Keller passed away Saturday, April 12, 2025, at the Good Samaritan Center in Scotland, S.D. at the age of 97. His funeral was held at St. Paul L...
Lorene Weidenbach, 98
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Lorene Weidenbach, 98
April 21, 2025
Lorene Ruth Weidenbach (Behl), 98, of Scotland, S.D., passed away peacefully on April 4, 2025, surrounded by her family. A funeral service was held Sa...
Sherryl Friesen, 76
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Sherryl Friesen, 76
April 21, 2025
Sherryl Friesen Sherryl Ann (Fast) Friesen, 76, of Freeman, S.D., passed away suddenly on March 26, 2025 in Freeman. A celebration of life service wil...
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MARION, PARKER CO-OP TALKS; UPDATED
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MARION, PARKER CO-OP TALKS; UPDATED
By Jeremy Waltner 
March 26, 2025
Boards appear to be closing in on 9-year sports agreement as ‘Pheasants’ starting this fall, with football, softball & wrestling beginning in fall of ...
REPORT, CONTEXT FROM FREEMAN BOARD MEETING
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REPORT, CONTEXT FROM FREEMAN BOARD MEETING
By Jeremy Waltner 
April 3, 2025
All seven who spoke during the public input portion of the Freeman School Board’s special meeting Wednesday night, April 2 spoke in favor of continuin...
NEW RESTAURANTS SET TO OPEN IN FREEMAN
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NEW RESTAURANTS SET TO OPEN IN FREEMAN
By Jeremy Waltner 
March 26, 2025
After a long stretch without much for dining options, The Coffee Cafe scheduled to open on Highway 81; Watecha Bowl Grille downtown And just like that...

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