They arrived in Aberdeen sixth and on Sunday they will return to Freeman sixth. Facing a hot-handed Wall team and its relentless man-to-man press that forced 25 turnovers, the Freeman High School boys dropped the consolation championship to Wall 79-67 at the Barnett Center Saturday afternoon, March ...

Request comes from Marion, which is also in talks about an all-sports co-op with Parker; superintendents and ADs were to meet Wednesday An expansion of the Phoenix cooperative between Freeman, Marion and Freeman Academy arrived at the table of the Freeman Public School Board last week Monday, March ...

The Freeman High School boys basketball team has developed a ritual this season of singing the school song, “Joyous and Ever Loyal,” in the locker room following every win. You better believe they felt every word of it in Parkston Saturday afternoon. In one of the most electrifying high school baske...

Proceeds to help with expenses following Loren Roth’s June 19 brain injury Nearly nine months after an injury on the farm left Loren Roth with a traumatic brain injury, friends and neighbors are hosting a benefit for the Roth family this Saturday, March 8 from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Freeman Communi...

The Freeman Academy/Marion boys basketball team saw its season come to a close in the first round of the Region 4B Tournament Monday night, March 3, falling 68-47 to Irene-Wakonda in Irene. The Bearcats, who went into the tournament as the No. 9 seed, finishes the season 6-15. The Eagles, the region...

Freeman businesswoman Dawn Walz is finding out the answer  to that question is ‘yes’ as she turns her historic Main Street building into a gathering place for the young and old alike The stately structure that stands at the corner of Main and Fourth streets in downtown Freeman has taken on multiple ...

You don’t know Mike Peterson. You think you do. Those who have encountered the community resident of 36 years, or have heard about him, know him as a rough-around-the edges, inked-up, crass character who’s been on the business end of both punches taken and punches thrown, who years ago started his o...

Saturday night was a grand night for raising funds as nearly 200 men and women came out in support of the local health care facility. The result? $105K raised for a new endowment. JEREMY WALTNER  -  PUBLISHER It wasn’t long after the Freeman Regional Health Services (FRHS) Foundation was established...

Between a solid administrative team, stable staff and bold school board, there is good momentum in the western Turner County district. A renovation project planned for this summer is only expected to help. Based on enrollment — which is so often used to measure how well a school district is doing — ...

Considerable growth in enrollment, an expanded curriculum, ongoing attention to the physical plant and a strong financial position has Freeman School District 33-1 well-positioned for the future JEREMY WALTNER -  PUBLISHER Compared to the rest of the sprawling campus, it’s a relatively modest additi...