Hutchinson County Sheriff Jim Zeeb told the Courier Thursday afternoon that Freeman man Earnest Plate died in a farming accident involving a tractor on his farm about 6 miles west of Freeman Wednesday evening, July 25. Zeeb said Plate was taken to the hospital where he died from his injuries. The scene of the accident was 43156 278th Street, according to Zeeb.

In addition to the Hutchinson County Sherrif's Office, Freeman Ambulance responded to the accident shortly after 7 p.m.