In addition to the traditional artisan demonstrations and historical programs, Heritage Hall Museum & Archives will be opening a newly renovated Arrival on the Prairie Gallery during Schmeckfest 2024. Schmeckfest will be held on the campus of Freeman Academy, located adjacent to the museum on Friday...

Three others take the mat for the Rebels in Sioux Falls; Sayler says the person to lead the program next will have a ‘golden spoon’ Key wins, disappointing losses and confirmation that, yes, the future is bright for the Marion-Freeman wrestling program, helped define last week’s South Dakota High Sc...

Registered voters living in the city of Freeman and the Freeman School District will head to the polls Tuesday, April 9 for a joint city/school election. There are three city races: Cody Fransen is challenging incumbent Michael Walter for mayor; Erin Lachman is challenging incumbent Charles Gering f...

THE LATEST Freeman High School freshman Brody Gossen will wrestle for 113 lb. state title while Freeman High School eighth grader Easton Tschetter will compete in the 7th/8th-place match in the 120 lb. devision — both on Saturday. Gossen (47-2) will face Brody Randall (43-0), a sophomore from Hamlin...

It was a whiteout night for Kobee Sherman in Menno on Tuesday, Feb. 13 as the Wolves community honored the Viborg-Hurley senior and his family with a tribute and cash donation in the amount of $2,767. Sherman has been battling bone cancer since shortly after the State B Boys Basketball Tournament la...

Freeman High School girls basketball head coach Jenny Peters looks at assistant coach Kent Mueller in the moments following the Flyers' 57-52 upset home win over No. 1 Ethan Tuesday night, Feb. 13. The Freeman girls led after the first period but trailed by three at the half, only to turn in an outs...

Chris Sayler, who returned to Freeman Public in 2008 and has been highly active in the Marion-Freeman Rebels wrestling program ever since, told his team at practice on Monday that he had submitted his resignation as teacher and coach that afternoon, but that he will finish out the remainder of the y...

Meeting in special session Thursday night, Feb. 8, the Menno School Board of Education voted unanimously to terminate the work agreement with Jan Mudder, according to the official minutes of the meeting. The action came following a 26-minute executive session to discuss a personnel issue. Mudder was...

The boys basketball team from Menno picked up its first win of the season with a 42-38 victory over Irene-Wakonda in Irene Friday night, Feb. 2. The game was close the entire way, with the Eagles leading 13-12 after the first quarter, the Wolves ahead 29-26 at the half and the game tied at 33 after ...

A difficult fire to get at and adverse weather conditions made for a significant challenge for firefighters responding to call southwest of Freeman late last week and resulted in the total loss of a home owned by Menno resident Darrell Mehlhaf and occupied by his nephew, Mitch and his family. Nobody...