Pioneer Acres, the rolling and picturesque grounds on the northern edge of Menno, was mostly quiet late Friday morning, Sept. 12. The distant sound of a lawn mower could be heard, accounting for the smell of freshly cut grass, and several ladies were setting up in the Women’s Building for this year’...

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...

A boys varsity team from Freeman led by a pair of sophomores that is hopeful for a strong team finish in the postseason, and a young but hard-working group from Menno led by a junior who has been around for what feels like forever, is setting the stage for what is shaping up to be a fun 2025 cross-c...

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...

PHOENIX TREAT FANS TO 'CULTURE WIN' by Jeremy Waltner It might not be the ultimate goal of a state championship, but Friday night in Freeman was pretty fun for the Phoenix. Hosting No. 1-ranked Elkton-Lake Benton in its home opener on a cool but exquisite late-summer night, No. 3 Freeman/Marion/Free...

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...

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-mile swim, 112-mile bike ride and 26.2-mile run (all in a single day) was mighty challenging — and exceedingly rewarding. Just how young was Jeff Graber...

Freeman's Main Street is pictured at the end of a work day Thursday, Aug. 28.

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...

TURNER COUNTY OFFICIALS TAKING UP CONCERNS ABOUT DAKOTA PROTEIN SOLUTIONS Board of Review looks at conditional use permit, learns of non-compliance issues at Aug. 19 meeting; another hearing scheduled for evening of Sept. 23 Action of one kind or another in response to the problematic rendering plan...