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49-YEAR-OLD FREEMAN MAN INVOLVED IN FATAL ACCIDENT
By Jeremy Waltner 
December 5, 2024
The South Dakota Department of Public Safety issued the following press release Thursday morning. A 49-year-old Freeman man died Wednesday night, Dec....
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PHOTO OF THE DAY: OPENING NIGHT
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PHOTO OF THE DAY: OPENING NIGHT
By Jeremy Waltner 
December 5, 2024
These four returning letter-winners and the Freeman Academy/Marion girls will be the first to take the court this winter basketball season as the Bear...
EXTENDING THE TABLE
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EXTENDING THE TABLE
By Jeremy Waltner 
December 4, 2024
When Shelinda Smith decided to turn some loneliness into something else, she in turn gave the Freeman community a Thanksgiving gift that has kept on g...
MARK YOUR CALENDARS CHRISTMAS PROGRAMS
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MARK YOUR CALENDARS CHRISTMAS PROGRAMS
By Jeremy Waltner 
December 4, 2024
’Tis the season for Christmas programs and there are a number coming up. Here’s a look at what’s ahead, in chronological order.  Freeman Elementary Th...
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ORATORS ADVANCE TO STATE
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ORATORS ADVANCE TO STATE
By Jeremy Waltner 
November 27, 2024
Fifteen from Freeman schools, Marion and Menno heading to Sturgis next week Students from Freeman Academy, Freeman Public, Marion and Menno will all t...
SPECIAL REPORT: FUTURE OF GROWING DREAMS IN QUESTION
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SPECIAL REPORT: FUTURE OF GROWING DREAMS IN QUESTION
By Jeremy Waltner 
November 20, 2024
Longtime preschool/daycare center facing crisis; will close if new path forward isn’t found — and soon Six young children wiggled and squirmed as they...
DAKOTA PROTEIN SOLUTIONS DEALING WITH UNWANTED ODOR
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DAKOTA PROTEIN SOLUTIONS DEALING WITH UNWANTED ODOR
By Jeremy Waltner 
November 20, 2024
Dakota Protein Solutions dealing with unwanted odor Rendering facility bringing in outside help to fix the problem JEREMY WALTNER  - EDITOR & PUBLISHE...
STAHL, WALTER TAKING INSURANCE SERVICES TO MAIN
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STAHL, WALTER TAKING INSURANCE SERVICES TO MAIN
By Jeremy Waltner 
November 20, 2024
Relocation from Sixth Street scheduled to be completed Dec. 9 A Freeman business that has been around since Jan. 1, 1980 is moving. And Main Street is...
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WINTER SPORTS SEASON UNDERWAY THIS MONTH
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WINTER SPORTS SEASON UNDERWAY THIS MONTH
By Jeremy Waltner 
December 4, 2024
A new era of high school basketball is dawning this month when student-athletes from Menno and Scotland take the court together as the Trappers. The f...
FLYERS’ STRONG RUN ENDS IN 4B FINAL
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FLYERS’ STRONG RUN ENDS IN 4B FINAL
By Jeremy Waltner 
November 13, 2024
Thrilling 5-set win over Menno highlights a season of vast improvement The Freeman High School girls may have fallen one match short of the SoDak 16 w...
SOLID SEASON ENDS EARLY FOR WOLVES IN 4B ACTION
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SOLID SEASON ENDS EARLY FOR WOLVES IN 4B ACTION
By Jeremy Waltner 
November 13, 2024
Menno battles Freeman Public for five dramatic sets, but are edged in the end When the seven seniors who were part of this year’s volleyball team at M...
BEARCATS FINISH BEST SEASON IN YEARS
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BEARCATS FINISH BEST SEASON IN YEARS
By Jeremy Waltner 
November 13, 2024
Season ends with early loss in regions, but 10 wins better than previous 5 years combined “I only see good things coming from this program.” If ever t...
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Obituaries
Death Notice: Florence Beier
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Death Notice: Florence Beier
By Jeremy Waltner 
December 4, 2024
Florence Beier, 89, of Freeman passed away Nov. 28 at Oakview Terrace. A funeral will be held Friday, Dec. 6 at 11 a.m. at Bethany Mennonite Church. V...
Mary Stahl, 98
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Mary Stahl, 98
By Jeremy Waltner 
December 4, 2024
Mary Stahl, 98, formerly of Freeman, S.D., passed away on Nov. 28 at Legends at Lake Lorraine in Sioux Falls, S.D., under Hospice Care. A funeral serv...
Metha I. Wildermuth, 95
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Metha I. Wildermuth, 95
By Jeremy Waltner 
December 4, 2024
Metha I. Wildermuth was born July 16, 1929 in Freeman, S.D. to Karl and Sophia (Ulmer) Koerner. She was baptized as a child of God on Aug. 5, 1928 and...
Gladys Simantel, 73
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Gladys Simantel, 73
By Jeremy Waltner 
November 24, 2024
Gladys Marie Simantel, 73, of Freeman, S.D., died peacefully on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024, at the Freeman Regional Health Services nursing home surround...
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SPECIAL REPORT: FUTURE OF GROWING DREAMS IN QUESTION
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By Jeremy Waltner 
November 20, 2024
Longtime preschool/daycare center facing crisis; will close if new path forward isn’t found — and soon Six young children wiggled and squirmed as they...
PHOTO OF THE DAY: CLOSING TIME
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PHOTO OF THE DAY: CLOSING TIME
By Jeremy Waltner 
November 6, 2024
Tim & Becky Wiese announce decision this week; 81 Metal Art will continue One of Freeman’s “mom and pop shops” is closing its doors. Tim and Becky Wie...
PHOTO OF THE DAY: HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
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PHOTO OF THE DAY: HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
By Jeremy Waltner 
November 28, 2024
Three generations of ladies — Patty Carlson, her granddaughter Olivia Smith, and daughter Shelinda Smith — work Thursday morning, Nov. 28 in the kitch...
PHOENIX EDGED IN 9AA SEMIFINAL THRILLER
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PHOENIX EDGED IN 9AA SEMIFINAL THRILLER
By Jeremy Waltner 
November 8, 2024
A game that was well within reach at halftime felt seemingly lost by the end of the third quarter, after Parkston turned a 12-8 edge into a 28-8 advan...
PHOTO OF THE DAY: HILL CITY VIDEO
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PHOTO OF THE DAY: HILL CITY VIDEO
By Jeremy Waltner 
November 8, 2024
This "Photo of the Day" features a screenshot of a YouTube video that offers a fun look back at the Freeman/Marion/Freeman Academy football team's tri...

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