The history of the Freeman community is peppered with triumph, tragedy and loss which includes a number of memorable and devastating fires. The Sugar Bowl burned in 1922, Pullman Elevator in 1928, Fensel’s Hatchery in 1943, the Bethany Mennonite Church in 1945, the Park Lane elevator in 1955, Fensel...

Darnell Tschetter harvests soybeans in a field across Highway 81 east of Dollar General Tuesday afternoon, Oct. 10. Combines and other harvest machinery — and heavy clouds of dust made from dry land — can be seen across the horizon as area farmers work hard to bring in this year’s crop. Tschetter sa...

JEREMY WALTNER - PUBLISHER Scott Dent knelt in front of his players who had taken a seat on the bench and told them all the things a head coach tells a team following a tough loss — that they played hard and that he was proud of them and that was a strong team they just played and that it was a seas...

Chris Windmann of Hamm Contracting installs new signs on Freeman's Main Street Tuesday morning. This is part of the county-wide effort that came to Freeman starting last week as workers like Windmann put up signs that are taller and have better reflectivity. The project is being funded using a feder...

Players on the Freeman/Marion/Freeman Academy football team stand for the national anthem prior to their game against Corsica-Stickney Friday night in Marion. The game was a battle, with the Jaguars — No. 5 in Class B — taking an 8-0 lead in the first quarter and holding a 14-6 lead late. F/M/FA dre...

BY JEREMY WALTNER For Viki Graber, a community native who graduated from Freeman Academy in 1982 and from Freeman Junior College two years later, willow weaving is personal. How can it not be? It’s a skill she learned from her father, LeRoy, starting at age 12 and one that was introduced here by her...

The Freeman Academy soccer team, pictured here after its win over James Valley Christian last week, will take the field in the first round of the Class A playoffs against Belle Fourche today at 4:30 p.m. on the Bobcats' home field. FA is the No. 4 seed and the Broncs are No. 5. The winner will play ...

The street sign at the corner of Wipf and Fifth streets was vacant Wednesday morning in advance of new signs being installed throughout the city of Freeman. The project is part of a countywide effort taking place in area communities using federal funding and new DOT safety standards. Watch this week...