PHOTO OF THE DAY: FACES OF STATE
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PHOTO OF THE DAY: FACES OF STATE
By Jeremy Waltner 
April 8, 2025
Those from Freeman High School who took part in the State FFA Convention last week in Brookings are pictured here, and are also pictured in this week'...
PHOTO OF THE DAY: LOOKING DOWN, LOOKING BACK
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PHOTO OF THE DAY: LOOKING DOWN, LOOKING BACK
By Jeremy Waltner 
April 7, 2025
This photo was posted by Heritage Hall Museum & Archives as its weekly look back Monday, April 7, along with the following description: This view of R...
PHOTO OF THE DAY: GERMAN DELIGHT
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PHOTO OF THE DAY: GERMAN DELIGHT
By Jeremy Waltner 
April 6, 2025
Students in Nathan Bates' German Language class at the University of South Dakota make their way through the buffet at Schmeckfest late Friday afterno...
PHOTO OF THE DAY: HISTORIC EGGSAMPLE
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PHOTO OF THE DAY: HISTORIC EGGSAMPLE
By Jeremy Waltner 
April 5, 2025
Donna Zeeb, a historian and collector from Menno, discusses eggbeaters during her "Heritage Picker" demonstration at Schmeckfest Friday afternoon. Zee...
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...
PHOTO OF THE DAY: ON TIME DELIVERY
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PHOTO OF THE DAY: ON TIME DELIVERY
By Jeremy Waltner 
April 4, 2025
Sheila Epps rolls a cart of baked goods through The Link and into the Sterling Hall auditorium where they will be sold at the Schmeckfest Country Kitc...
PHOTO OF THE DAY: LIGHTING UP THE STAGE
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PHOTO OF THE DAY: LIGHTING UP THE STAGE
By Jeremy Waltner 
April 3, 2025
Elliott Graber, playing the part of Rochester, and Kelsey Pidde, portraying the title role of Jane Eyre, sing together the Act I finale, “Oh How You L...
PHOTO OF THE DAY: CLASSIC SCHMECKFEST CLICK
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PHOTO OF THE DAY: CLASSIC SCHMECKFEST CLICK
By Jeremy Waltner 
April 2, 2025
This classic Schmeckfest photo by Willard Waltner, whose negatives and prints are part of the Heritage Hall Museum & Archives' collection, shows two s...
SCHMECKFEST: CHECKERED PAST, CHECKERED PRESENT
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SCHMECKFEST: CHECKERED PAST, CHECKERED PRESENT
By Jeremy Waltner 
April 2, 2025
Schmeckfest has been part of the Freeman community’s culture since it debuted  in March of 1959, with varying degrees of successes and challenges. But...
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UPDATED SPORTS SCORES
By Jeremy Waltner 
September 1, 2025
SATURDAY, SEPT. 13 Soccer Freeman Academy 8, Custer 0 (9-1-1) FRIDAY, SEPT. 12 Football Freeman/Marion/Freeman Academy 61, Gayville-Volin 6 (4-0) Scot...
PHOTO OF THE DAY: FULL HOUSE
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PHOTO OF THE DAY: FULL HOUSE
By Jeremy Waltner 
August 21, 2025
Here is another photo from the Aug. 19 meeting of the Turner County Board of Adjustment that drew more than 40 residents of Freeman, all there to repr...
CITY DECLARES MAIN STREET BUILDING DANGEROUS
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CITY DECLARES MAIN STREET BUILDING DANGEROUS
By Jeremy Waltner 
August 26, 2025
Action means Watecha Bowl cannot open until issues are fixed The future of a restaurant specializing in traditional Native American food that had been...
FREEMAN ACADEMY HIRES NEW HEAD OF SCHOOL
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FREEMAN ACADEMY HIRES NEW HEAD OF SCHOOL
By Jeremy Waltner 
August 28, 2025
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 le...

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