Schmeckfest has been part of the Freeman community’s culture since it debuted  in March of 1959, with varying degrees of successes and challenges. But the one constant — a celebration of a people and the want to come together — remains today, and it will again be on fully display when the ‘festival ...

Boards appear to be closing in on 9-year sports agreement as ‘Pheasants’ starting this fall, with football, softball & wrestling beginning in fall of 2026 Parker School Board to hold special meeting with public input Thursday, April 3 at 6:30 p.m. Marion School Board to invite additional public comm...

After a long stretch without much for dining options, The Coffee Cafe scheduled to open on Highway 81; Watecha Bowl Grille downtown And just like that, a restaurant scene in Freeman that has been dormant in recent years has taken on new life. Not only is The Fringe at Valley View Golf Course open ag...

Other demonstrations planned for Schmeckfest April 4-5; Freeman museum to debut new exhibits at annual festival Heritage Hall Museum & Archives has a full slate of activities planned during Schmeckfest 2025. That includes artisans who will demonstrate traditional crafts and “Heritage Pickers,” indiv...

The Freeman High School boys are playing for a championship — a consolation championship, that is. And one day after sitting out because of illness, freshman David Walter — the team's leading scorer — will play. The Flyers will face Wall in the fifth/sixth-place game at 1:45 p.m. Saturday after defe...

Request comes from Marion, which is also in talks about an all-sports co-op with Parker; superintendents and ADs were to meet Wednesday An expansion of the Phoenix cooperative between Freeman, Marion and Freeman Academy arrived at the table of the Freeman Public School Board last week Monday, March ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: Since January, the cast and production team involved with the 2025 Schmeckfest stage production, “Jane Eyre,” have been working diligently to prepare the musical drama for its three-night run on April 3, 4 and 5. Performances will begin at 7:30 p.m. each night. While “Jane Eyre” has b...

Freeman businesswoman Dawn Walz is finding out the answer  to that question is ‘yes’ as she turns her historic Main Street building into a gathering place for the young and old alike The stately structure that stands at the corner of Main and Fourth streets in downtown Freeman has taken on multiple ...

You don’t know Mike Peterson. You think you do. Those who have encountered the community resident of 36 years, or have heard about him, know him as a rough-around-the edges, inked-up, crass character who’s been on the business end of both punches taken and punches thrown, who years ago started his o...

Or Start with Part 1 While there are enrollment and financial challenges, there have also been positive developments in recent years. That, along with a rich history, is giving consituancy motivation to find a path forward. So what comes next? That’s the question many are pondering as the Freeman Ac...