The Freeman High School volleyball team stands with Emily Mendel last week Tuesday, Oct. 22 in celebration of the senior’s 1,000th career dig, which she recorded in the 3-0 loss to the Beavers in Alexandria. Pictured are, standing from left: Rylee Peters, Vaida Ammann, Korie Ortman, Mendel, Erica Sw...

This shows the moment that SDHSAA executive director Dan Swartos confirmed that Freeman Academy/Marion senior Finley McConniel had won the 2024 Class B state cross-country championship over Mitchell Christian sophomore Silas Holdeman by 0.03 seconds. That's included with the initial follow-up to Sat...

Marion seventh grader Faith Pekron makes an emotional phone call moments after qualifying for the state cross-country meet with a gutsy 20th-place finish at the Region 3B competition in Scotland on Oct. 16. Pekron is one of 16 local runners who will competed at Hart Ranch in Rapid City today when th...

Freeman Academy partners with Department of Tribal Relations to offer area students, public at large, a unique look at what makes us different — and the same The Freeman Academy campus has long been connected to rich musical traditions, with the sounds of four-part harmony, orchestral instrumentatio...

Players, coaches and other personnel from Freeman/Marion/Freeman Academy and De Smet come together at the center of the field after their postgame handshake to recite The Lord's Prayer. It was late Thursday evening, Oct. 24 and followed the Phoenix's 58-14 win over the Bulldogs to put them in the qu...

Wednesday morning, Oct. 23 marked the day that ground was broken for the new maintenance shed being built at Freeman Public Schools. Here, Watertown-based general contractor Sentry uses an excavator to begin the process that will continue through the year, with completion scheduled for next March. T...

Look closely and see the moon framed through the branches and leaves of this tree showing its spectacular fall colors on a beautiful Tuesday morning.

People driving or walking downtown in Menno will notice a new sign and fall decorations on the lot where the 40-foot by 80-foot Menno Museum Building will be constructed. Donna Waltner of Printed Impressions made the sign and Craig Schaeffer of C&H Construction installed the sign. The purpose of the...

This now forgotten home that once was a destination for large gatherings and grand to-dos will be familiar to many who grew up in the community in the earlier and middle part of the 20th century. It was located one mile south of Freeman along what has been known locally as Spitzberger Road, the hill...

Freeman/Marion/Freeman Academy is pictured after winning the Great Plains Conference championship Friday night in Avon. The Phoenix claimed the title by holding on for a 36-26 win over the previously undefeated and Class 9B No. 1 Pirates. F/M/FA heads into the Class 9AA playoffs with a 6-2 record; t...