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...

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 —...

Given his family history and exposure to livestock on the farm west of Olivet on which he grew, it’s not surprising that Aidan Friesen is pursing a doctoral degree in veterinarian medicine. And many stand to benefit from that fortune. When Dr. Dave “Doc” Barz of NorthWest Veterinary and Supply reach...

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...

Per a tradition that goes back decades, students, staff and the larger Freeman Academy community gathered Sunday night, Aug. 17 to kick off another school year — one that comes 124 years after South Dakota Mennonite College was founded and 122 years after the first term of 1903. And the school’s tra...

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...