PHOTO OF THE DAY: FIRST DAY

Dustin Tschetter, head coach of the Freeman/Marion/Freeman Academy football team, takes a player count as the squad stretches on the first day of practice Thursday, Aug. 7. Soccer practice at Freeman Academy for the 2025 season is underway, as well, with cross-country and volleyball beginning next week. This is the final year for the Phoenix cooperative and first year that Freeman Academy and Freeman Public students are playing together in all athletics.

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‘THIS HAS TURNED INTO AN ABSOLUTE HELL’

By Jeremy Waltner

August 12, 2025

Weiss, others speak out strongly against Dakota Protein Solutions When Timothy Weiss and his wife, Becky, decided to move to Freeman from Valley Sprin...

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POLICE INVESTIGATING THEFT OF ‘LARGE ABOUNT OF MONEY’ AT FREEMAN SHOPPING CENTER

By Jeremy Waltner

July 24, 2025

Freeman Police Chief Barron Nankivel confirmed Tuesday afternoon, July 29 that a suspect had been taken into custody in conjunction with a theft at th...

CITY ATTORNEY: TURNER COUNTY HAS AUTHORITY OVER DAKOTA PROTEIN SOLUTIONS

By Jeremy Waltner

August 5, 2025

Dakota Protein Solutions (DPS), the Turner County rendering plant located a mile-and-a-half southeast of Freeman that has drawn public outcry on socia...

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PHOTO OF THE DAY: POLITICAL ACTION

By Jeremy Waltner

July 27, 2025

United States Representative Dusty Johnson, left, visits with former South Dakota Legislator Frank Kloucek at the South Dakota Chislic Festival (SDCF)...

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‘GO FASTER’ ULMER’S THOUGHTS ON RUNNING TO WALK-OFF WIN

By Jeremy Waltner

July 27, 2025

A heck of a season continues — in a heck of a way. Facing Tabor in the Region 4B championship and with a trip to state on the line, the Post 152 Junio...

PHOTO OF THE DAY: FIRST DAY

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