American flags decorate the Freeman Area Veterans Memorial on Monday, May 26 — Memorial Day. This federal observation and acknowledgement of all who have lost their life in military service The dates back to May 30, 1868, when it was known as Decoration Day.

The sun peaks through the trees on what has been a beautiful Sunday, with clear skies and temperatures in the high 60s. While there is a chance of rail throughout this coming week, the weather is expected to be nice with highs in the 60s and — later in the week — 70s.

It was a full house in the Freeman Public Library meeting room Thursday night, May 22 as Seth Loufbourrow — pictured with his daughter, Claire — was the featured chef for the library's third "Guest Chef Challenge." Those attending watched Seth prepare and serve three appetizers using the library's e...

Not all, but some of the Freeman High School girls are all smiles after winning the Cornbelt Conference/Dan Clarke Relays in Bridgewater Thursday, May 22. The Flyers finished with 85 team points, ahead of runner-up Scotland/Menno's 77 and third-place Hanson's 66. The Freeman High School boys had a g...

The Freeman/Canistota/Marion Sticks line up for the national anthem prior to their Region 1B tournament game against Dakota Valley Wednesday afternoon, May 21. Both the Sticks and the Scotland/Menno Trappers were in action in Parkston — and both took losses to end their seasons. The Sticks lost to t...

This was the scene on the west side of the Freeman Prairie Arboretum as personnel with the South Dakota Game Fish and Parks installed a new fishing pier. It will be used as part of the 19th annual Freeman Fishing Derby scheduled for Father's Day weekend next month. According to reporting by the Mitc...

The Freeman/Canistota/Marion Sticks and the Scotland/Menno Trappers have both cracked the top four in Region 1 and will take part in the region tournament tomorrow — Wednesday, May 21 — in Parkston. The tournament was originally scheduled for today but postponed because of the wet weather. The Stick...

As expected, it's a wet start to the week as a strong weather system moves across the region. Moisture is expected throughout the day, tomorrow and into Wednesday before clearing out on Thursday and then redeveloping Friday and into the weekend.

Savanna Timmerman and Claire Hofer, co-valedictorians of the Freeman High School Class of 2025, share remarks at commencement Saturday afternoon, May 17. It was graduation day for both Freeman Public and Freeman Academy, which held its ceremony earlier in the day on Saturday. A total of 32 seniors —...

Joshua Janssen, Lincoln Anderson and Jada Buse converge at the rear of the Pioneer Hall auditorium in the 40 minutes prior to Freeman Academy's 11 a.m. commencement Saturday, May 17. Freeman Public was scheduled to hold its graduation celebrating the class of 2025 at 2 p.m. on Saturday. Seven senior...