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PHOTO OF THE DAY: STANDING ROOM ONLY
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PHOTO OF THE DAY: STANDING ROOM ONLY
By Jeremy Waltner 
August 20, 2025
This shows the overflow crowd standing outside the room where the Turner County Board of Adjustment met on Tuesday for a hearing about non-compliance issues associated with Dakota Protein Solutions. More than 40 Freeman residents attended the meeting held in Miller's Garage on the south end of Parke...
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PHOTO OF THE DAY: FIRST-DAY SMILES
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PHOTO OF THE DAY: FIRST-DAY SMILES
By Jeremy Waltner 
August 19, 2025
Emily Stern takes a photo of third grader Willow and kindergartener Asher in front of the historic stone marker outside Freeman Elementary on Tuesday morning, Aug. 19 — the first day of classes at Freeman Public Schools. The morning drop-off was a family affair for the Sterns and included dad/husban...
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PHOTO OF THE DAY: LINK TO FELLOWSHIP
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PHOTO OF THE DAY: LINK TO FELLOWSHIP
By Jeremy Waltner 
August 18, 2025
Freeman Academy constituents enjoy food and fellowship in The Link connecting Pioneer Hall and Sterling Hall Sunday evening, Aug. 17 — a precursor to the school's traditional Opening Convocation that marks the start of another school year. For Freeman Academy — which begins the 2025-26 term on Wedne...
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PHOTO OF THE DAY: SUNDAY SELECT
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PHOTO OF THE DAY: SUNDAY SELECT
By Jeremy Waltner 
August 17, 2025
This photo — taken decades ago — shows the south end of Freeman and the Freeman Junior College and Academy campus. That includes Pioneer Hall located in the upper right of the image, which will be in use again tonight when Freeman Academy holds its traditional Opening Convocation at 7 p.m.
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PHOTO OF THE DAY: GAME TIME!
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PHOTO OF THE DAY: GAME TIME!
By Jeremy Waltner 
August 16, 2025
The 2025 fall sports season officially gets underway today — Saturday, Aug. 16 — as the Freeman Academy soccer team hosts Dakota Valley in a match that begins at 12 p.m. The majority of the varsity soccer team is pictured. Back from left: Christian Ortman, Derek Escobar, Mathis Zeppe, Emma Tuschen, ...
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PHOTO OF THE DAY: AT YOUR SERVICE
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PHOTO OF THE DAY: AT YOUR SERVICE
By Jeremy Waltner 
August 15, 2025
That's Vanease Kraft, who along with her husband, Doug, has been operating Kraft Pillow Service out of Kingsley, Iowa for the past 43 years. The traveling operation has been coming to Freeman for many years and was back at it Friday, August. 15 outside of the Et Cetera Shoppe, the local business wit...
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PHOTO OF THE DAY: MOUND VISIT
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PHOTO OF THE DAY: MOUND VISIT
By Jeremy Waltner 
August 14, 2025
Shortstop Avery Mellman pays a visit to starting pitcher Jackson Fiegen to help lighten the mood following a rocky start to Wednesday night's state amateur game against Dell Rapids, when Fiegen walked the bases loaded. Fiegen and the Blacksox got out of the jam allowing just two runs, and he settled...
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PHOTO OF THE DAY: SUMMER SHADOWS
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PHOTO OF THE DAY: SUMMER SHADOWS
By Jeremy Waltner 
August 13, 2025
The Freeman Academy soccer teams gathers at the conclusion of practice just after 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday. The team that still plays as Bobcats — which includes players from Freeman Public, Marion, Parker and Viborg-Hurley — has been at it since Monday, Aug. 4 and will take the field at home for its ...
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PHOTO OF THE DAY: SUNNY SCHOOL
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PHOTO OF THE DAY: SUNNY SCHOOL
By Jeremy Waltner 
August 12, 2025
A sun flare accents this photo of Freeman Academy's Memorial Hall — known as the administration building for most of its almost 100-year-old life — Tuesday morning. The school's primary classroom building will come to life next week when another school year begins; Freeman Academy begins the 2025-26...
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PHOTO OF THE DAY: FAIR APPROACH
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PHOTO OF THE DAY: FAIR APPROACH
By Jeremy Waltner 
August 11, 2025
The oldest and one of the most recognizable county fairs in the state — the Turner County Fair — begins today, Monday, Aug. 11. This was the scene in the morning as vendors and exhibitors were converging on Parker to set up for four days of crowds. Freeman Academy is among several local entities tha...
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‘THIS HAS TURNED INTO AN ABSOLUTE HELL’
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‘THIS HAS TURNED INTO AN ABSOLUTE HELL’
By Jeremy Waltner 
August 12, 2025
Weiss, others speak out strongly against Dakota Protein Solutions When Timothy Weiss and his wife, Becky, decided to move to Freeman from Valley Sprin...
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CITY ATTORNEY: TURNER COUNTY HAS AUTHORITY OVER DAKOTA PROTEIN SOLUTIONS
CITY ATTORNEY: TURNER COUNTY HAS AUTHORITY OVER DAKOTA PROTEIN SOLUTIONS
By Jeremy Waltner 
August 5, 2025
Dakota Protein Solutions (DPS), the Turner County rendering plant located a mile-and-a-half southeast of Freeman that has drawn public outcry on socia...
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DPS SITUATION: RESIDENTS SPEAK OUT; STERN APOLOGIZES; BOARD TO MEET AGAIN SEPT. 23
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DPS SITUATION: RESIDENTS SPEAK OUT; STERN APOLOGIZES; BOARD TO MEET AGAIN SEPT. 23
By Jeremy Waltner 
August 19, 2025
There were a number of key takeaways from the Turner County Board of Adjustment’s Aug. 19 meeting in which board members reviewed the conditional use ...
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PHOTO OF THE DAY: FULL HOUSE
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PHOTO OF THE DAY: FULL HOUSE
By Jeremy Waltner 
August 21, 2025
Here is another photo from the Aug. 19 meeting of the Turner County Board of Adjustment that drew more than 40 residents of Freeman, all there to repr...
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SOX WALLOP BURKE IN STATE AMATEUR OPENER; 79ERS 5TH AT STATE
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SOX WALLOP BURKE IN STATE AMATEUR OPENER; 79ERS 5TH AT STATE
By Jeremy Waltner 
August 8, 2025
Burke uses “bombers” as its amateur team’s name. On Sunday afternoon, that moniker much better applied to Freeman. The Blacksox cranked out 19 runs on...
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