School officials in Marion are inching closer to a general obligation bond election in which voters living in the school district would be asked to approve $6.5 million in funding to help pay for Phases 1 and 2 of a three-phase renovation of the dated campus. Under the proposed Master Plan outlined ...

Freeman Academy students Liam Ortman, Madelyn Anderson and Estelle Waltner rehearse a scene from “Robin Hood The Musical” on the Pioneer Hall stage after school on Tuesday. Ortman plays the title character, Anderson is Maid Marian and Waltner plays the part of Annabelle in the timeless classic that ...

A project that has been talked about for years but has failed to gain traction has new life thanks to the involvement of a local service-minded organization. The Freeman Lions Club has stepped forward and agreed to help lead the effort to see new baseball/softball ballfields built for youth. The pla...

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...