New Highway 81 restaurant will serve coffee only at first; food starting next month Nine months after beginning the process of turning warehouse space into restaurant space, the Susan and Keith Letcher family are planning to unveil to the Freeman community its latest venture — The Coffee Cafe. The n...

School officials prepared to spend $4 to $4.5 million using capital outlay certificates; updated complex could be ready by fall of 2026 STORY HIGHLIGHTS School board hires Aberdeen engineering firm to begin design process Project would see new stadium built on current visitor’s side of the track and...

Fifty years after they turned in one of Freeman’s greatest athletic accomplishments of all time, those who were part of the 1975 State B Boys Basketball title assemble at the home of their coach Ron Bennett pulled out the finest bottle of Champagne he could get his hands on, one even more special th...

A search that began in spring has borne fruit at Freeman Academy. More than a week after the private, Christian school began its 122nd term, school leadership has announced a new head of school has been hired. Brian Paff, board chair at Freeman Academy, said this week that Brice Kauffman has been of...

Action means Watecha Bowl cannot open until issues are fixed The future of a restaurant specializing in traditional Native American food that had been scheduled to open in downtown Freeman this summer remains in question following action by the Freeman City Council — acting as the Board of Appeals —...

There were a number of key takeaways from the Turner County Board of Adjustment’s Aug. 19 meeting in which board members reviewed the conditional use permit granted to Dakota Protein Solutions (DPS) on Sept, 14, 2021. Three non-compliance issues have been presented to the board of adjustment by Dais...

The Freeman/Marion/Freeman Academy Phoenix will open their final season as a cooperative as the fifth-ranked team in Class 9AA football. The South Dakota Prep Media Poll, released Monday, Aug. 18, shows the Phoenix listed in the top five behind top-ranked Elkton-Lake Benton, No. 2 Hamlin, No. 3 Park...

The Turner County Board of Adjustment will meet Tuesday, Aug. 19 at 11 a.m., with a review of the permit granted to Dakota Protein Solutions first on the agenda. Because a new Turner County Courthouse is being built, the meeting will be held at Miller's Garage located at 101 E. Sanborn Street in Par...

Weiss, others speak out strongly against Dakota Protein Solutions When Timothy Weiss and his wife, Becky, decided to move to Freeman from Valley Springs a decade ago — bringing their metal art/fabrication business with them — they did so for one simple reason: Freeman was an attractive community too...

An event that has been accurately described as a “neighborhood block party” returns this Saturday when the Freeman Volunteer Fire Department hosts its 12th annual Firehouse Rib Cook-Off at the Swimming Pool Park. The afternoon and evening to-do is the biggest annual fundraiser for the local fire dep...