Freeman Academy students (from left) Simon Ortman, Emmit Ortman, Adaline Graber and Elise Waltner work on an assembly line helping wash, label and package cans of turkey for distribution both locally and across the world. It was part of the scene inside the service area at C&B Operations in Freeman ...

Scenes like this one a few miles east of Freeman Friday night are common across the area as farmers take advantage of beautiful fall weather to bring in the grain harvest. According to the most recent statewide crop report released on Oct. 30 by the Northern Plains Region of the U.S. Department of A...

The Freeman water tower rises above buildings and trees as shown on what is shaping up to be a beautiful fall Friday and an even better weekend to come.

Ashlin Jacobsen and Cami Fransen, two of the four seniors on this year's volleyball team at Freeman Public, walk off the court following the Flyers' loss to Scotland in the Region 4B Tournament Tuesday night, Oct. 31. At No. 3, the Flyers were the higher seed and hosted the No. 6 Highlanders, but Sc...

This is part of a create Halloween display in front of the Shelly Wanninger home in Freeman, picture on this Halloween day. It's going to be cold one for trick-or-treaters making their way through town later this afternoon and evening, as temperatures remain in the 20s.

This is the bracket for the Region 4B Volleyball Tournament that begins with one match tonight — No. 9 Freeman Academy/Marion vs. No. 8 Irene-Wakonda. Action is set to begin at 6:30 p.m. in Irene, with the winner moving on to face No. 1 Alcester-Hudson on Tuesday. The Bearcats go into the match winl...

Jeraine Larsen hands out a bowl of soup at the Freeman Regional Health Services Auxiliary Soup Day — an annual fundraiser that dates back almost all the way to the establishment of the Freeman Community Hospital in 1952. And it was busy, with hungry guests packing the Freeman Senior Citizen Center a...

This photo of Freeman's Main Street is all you need to know about the weather later in the day Thursday. And not only was it wet, but it was windy and cold. While the sun came out on Friday morning, temperatures remained well below normal, with windchills in the teens to start the day. And — best of...

The volleyball postseason is just around the corner. Freeman Public, Freeman Academy/Marion and Menno all closed out their regular seasons Tuesday night and the Region 4B Tournament is set to begin next week Monday, Oct. 30. All first- and second-round matches will begin at 6:30 p.m. The bracket was...

A farmer unloads grain at Central Farmers Cooperative in Freeman on Tuesday morning as the 2023 fall harvest continues to move at a rapid pace. With moisture in the forecast the rest of the week, the agricultural community is moving quickly to bring in a crop that is reportedly strong, with yields h...