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By Jeremy Waltner

September 5, 2025

The football field at Freeman Public Schools is pictured on a crisp Friday morning — about 11 hours prior to one of the most anticipated kickoffs in F...

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PHOTO OF THE DAY: SETTING THE STAGE

By Jeremy Waltner

September 4, 2025

Folding chairs and music stands line the stage inside the Freeman High School gym in anticipation of the pep band's participation in the first home vo...

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PHOTO OF THE DAY: LEFTOVER RAIN

By Jeremy Waltner

September 3, 2025

The remains of several shots of morning rain are pictured on the hood of a car parked in front of the Freeman Public Library Wednesday morning. Shower...

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PHOTO OF THE DAY: RETURN TO ACTION

By Jeremy Waltner

September 2, 2025

These returning letter-winners from the 2024 season and the rest of the Menno Wolves will return to action tonight, Tuesday, Sept. 2 as they host Trip...

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A GOLDEN SATURDAY

By Jeremy Waltner

September 1, 2025

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 Basketba...

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IRONMEN

By Jeremy Waltner

September 1, 2025

Twenty-four years after Freeman farmer Joey Graber took part in his first distance triathlon, his son Jeff joined him. And, as you’ll read, the 2.4-mi...

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PHOTO OF THE DAY: DAYS OF LABOR

By Jeremy Waltner

September 1, 2025

This photo was made at Vermeer Manufacturing in Freeman in April of 2019 as photographers from South Dakota State University converged on the communit...

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PHOTO OF THE DAY: MARKING TIME

By Jeremy Waltner

August 31, 2025

This stone monument stands outside of the Salem-Zion Mennonite Church located four miles east of Freeman — the location of the first Swiss Mennonite c...

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PHOTO OF THE DAY: GRAB AND GO

By Jeremy Waltner

August 30, 2025

David Walter goes up and gets a pass from Riley Tschetter to complete a two-point conversion in Freeman/Marion/Freeman Academy's dominating win over B...

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UPDATE: TRAPPERS TAKE DOWN NO. 5 JAGUARS; PHOENIX ROLL

By Jeremy Waltner

August 29, 2025

Scotland/Menno found a pretty good way to create some momentum and generate some enthusiasm within the program — take down a ranked team. That’s what ...

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BOBCATS UPSET NO. 1 JAMES VALLEY; OTHER UPDATES

By Jeremy Waltner

September 1, 2025

When Parker junior Emma Tuschen woke up Tuesday morning, Sept. 16, one of the first thoughts that popped into her head was, “man, I really want to bea...

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DPS SITUATION: RESIDENTS SPEAK OUT; STERN APOLOGIZES; BOARD TO MEET AGAIN SEPT. 23

By Jeremy Waltner

August 19, 2025

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 ...

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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...

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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...

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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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