news, photo day
By News Staff 
September 22, 2023
Workers from NorthWestern Energy were finishing the installation of new fiberglass light fixtures on Friday, spending their time in the final block of Main Street's primary three-block business district — the 400 block. The historic lighting is the final portion of the city's $5.1 million capital pr...
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news, sports
By News Staff 
September 22, 2023
The Freeman Public varsity boys won the Cornbelt Conference team title for the first time since 2010 and Menno senior Ashton Massey ran to a first-place finish at the 2023 Cornbelt Conference Cross-Country Meet hosted by Howard on Wednesday, Sept. 20. The Flyers slipped past Canistota in the team st...
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By Jeremy Waltner 
September 21, 2023
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By Jeremy Waltner 
September 21, 2023
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news, sports
By News Staff 
September 21, 2023
Freeman/Marion/Freeman Academy's football game on Friday, Sept. 22 at Colome has been moved from 7 p.m. to 4 p.m., per an update from Freeman Public Athletic Director Kristina Sage.
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news, sports
By News Staff 
September 21, 2023
With thunderstorms expected tonight, both the Freeman/Marion/Freeman Academy and Scotland/Menno football games have been moved to earlier in the day. The Phoenix will play Colome in Colome at 4 p.m. A message from Freeman Public said students who want to attend the game will be dismissed at 1 p.m. i...
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news, photo day
By News Staff 
September 21, 2023
Moisture that had been missing throughout the month of September came all at once in the early-morning hours of Thursday, Sept. 21 as Freeman received 3 1/2 inches of rain. The welcomed moisture came with thunder and lighting, too, and showers continued after daylight. There's a 50% chance or better...
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news, opinion
By News Staff 
September 20, 2023
I loved being a dad the day I became one, and I’ve loved being a dad ever since. I was reminded of that pleasure thanks to an emotional weekend marked by Ella’s 17th birthday on Sunday. We celebrated with both sets of grandparents for a noon meal and then she was off enjoying downtown Sioux Falls wi...
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Saturday/Sunday show to feature live music, Case tractors/vehicles & Fairbanks engines; organizers hopeful rain wonât have much impact on scheduled activities
By JEREMY WALTNER 
September 20, 2023
JEREMY WALTNER - PUBLISHER There’s a good chance of rain, but Daniel Harnisch is hopeful the Pioneer Power Show will go on mostly as planned when it returns to Pioneer Acres on the north edge of Menno this weekend. The 37th annual throwback to steam and all that goes with it is scheduled for Saturda...
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By Jeremy Waltner 
June 11, 2025
The Area Wide Connection, a free-distribution advertising publication of Second Century Publishing, Inc. that serves residents of Hutchinson, Turner a...
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By Jeremy Waltner 
June 18, 2025
Freeman 39-year-old recognized nationally for her work as an adoption specialist with the Children’s Home Society of South Dakota — but this is not ab...
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By Jeremy Waltner 
July 1, 2025
Forty-two years ago, his Grandpa Ted took over Ferd’s Market and renamed it Ted’s Market. Ten years after that, his dad, Bob, took over Ted’s Market a...
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photo day
By Jeremy Waltner 
June 8, 2025
This photo was posted by Swan Lake Christian Camp on its Facebook page on Sunday along with the following explanation. Yesterday, June 7, 1965, marked...
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photo day
By Jeremy Waltner 
June 13, 2025
Armando Cortez is enjoying the beautiful Friday morning and one of his passions — cooking — at his home at 300 S. Dewald in Freeman. Cortez is serving...
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