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By Jeremy Waltner

April 22, 2025

Some of its vibrancy was lost by the time this photo was taken, but a spectacular rainbow nonetheless is pictured in the eastern sky shortly before 8 ...

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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...

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PHOTO OF THE DAY: EASTER MORNING

By Jeremy Waltner

April 20, 2025

The sun tries to break through the clouds above the Freeman Missionary Church on Easter Morning.

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PHOTO OF THE DAY: ONCE UPON A TIME

By Jeremy Waltner

April 19, 2025

This photo shows the east side of Main Street during a much earlier era looking to the northeast; the building on the right was, at the time, home to ...

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PHOTO OF THE DAY: BEING WINNERS

By Jeremy Waltner

April 18, 2025

Not all are pictured, but these are members of the Freeman High School boys track team that won the Menno Relays Thursday, April 17, clipping Hanson 1...

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PHOTO OF THE DAY: MEETING TIME

By Jeremy Waltner

April 17, 2025

Members of the Freeman Academy Board of Directors, seated on the left, and board and school officials from Freeman Public are pictured during a specia...

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PHOENIX HOSTING AVON IN CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP TONIGHT

By Jeremy Waltner

October 1, 2025

Football teams from Freeman/Marion/Freeman Academy and Scotland/Menno will end their regular season tonight in Great Plains Conference crossover match...

TURNER COUNTY BOARD FINDS ‘SUBSTANTIAL EVIDENCE’ OF DPS NON-COMPLIANCE

By Jeremy Waltner

September 23, 2025

By a unanimous vote, the five-member Turner County Board of Adjustment has found Dakota Protein Solutions (DPS) in violation of the conditional use pe...

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FUGITIVE ARRESTED IN FREEMAN OCT. 10

By Jeremy Waltner

October 15, 2025

A fugitive from justice out of Harmon County, Okla. wanted for felony child abuse was arrested in Freeman Friday afternoon, Oct. 10 after a strong pol...

FULL REPORT: BOARD FINDS DPS NON-COMPLIANT

By Jeremy Waltner

September 29, 2025

Additional action expected when Turner County Board of Adjustment meets again Tuesday, Oct. 21 at 6:30 p.m., at Parker Community Building So what now?...

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PHOTO OF THE DAY: MARCHING ORDERS

By Jeremy Waltner

October 3, 2025

The Menno Wolves Marching Band makes its way south of Fifth Street to begin the Menno Band Day parade Friday morning, Oct. 3. Sixteen middle school an...

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