Slices of pie are set out on the counter of the Freeman Senior Citizen Center in advance of Friday's Lions Club Soup Day fundraiser. Serving will begin at 11 .m. and continue through the supper hour; potato soup and chili are being featured and there will also be ham and cheese sandwiches and hot do...

A group of golfers from Freeman Public gathers on hole No. 1 at Valley View Golf Course for practice one afternoon last week. Today is the first meet of the season as prep golfers from around the region assemble at Fox Run in Yankton for the SESDSS (Southeast South Dakota Small Schools) Invitational...

Freeman Mayor Cody Fransen (challenger): 188 (49.73%) Michael Walter (incumbent): 190 (50.26%) Voter Turnout: 43% Freeman School Board (2 seats available)  Emily Andersen (incumbent): 296 (36.67) Doug McCune (incumbent): 234 (28.99%) Chris Sayler (challenger): 277 (34.32) Voter Turnout: 27% Freeman ...

John Stiegelmeier, the former head coach of the South Dakota State University football team, speaks at the Menno FCA Spring Banquet held at the city/school auditorium Sunday night, April 7. More than 250 attended the banquet and heard Stiegelmeier talk about his own Christian faith journey and his p...

Vehicles fill the parking lot and line the street in front of the Bethany Mennonite Church in Freeman Sunday morning. April 7 dawned dry following a Friday night rain but additional moisture is expected this afternoon and may continue into Monday, but the work week ahead looks warmer and dry.

Members of the Freeman High School senior class are pictured Friday afternoon prior to the school's much-anticipated prom, which included a catered meal for the juniors and seniors, grand march featuring freshmen through seniors and their dates, a dance and after prom party that took the social gath...

Volunteers with the Friends of the Freeman Public Library — including Elizabeth Andersen (left), Colette Mutchelknaus (left of center) and Karen Pidde (center) were hard at it Friday morning preparing meals for those stopping by their Sloppy Goes on the Go fundraiser event. Serving was scheduled to ...

The setting sun is pictured on a windy, brisk Wednesday night. This photo was taken on the east side of Silver Lake, which is located 6 miles north of Freeman.

Local Sportsmans Club also donates to Lake Menno for updated campsites Thanks to the Turkey Ridge Sportsmans Club, children and serious anglers alike will enjoy well-stocked waters at the Prairie Arboreum for years to come. The Club recently donated more than $23,000 toward maintaining the pond. The...

It hasn't felt much like spring the past week or so, but the presence or robins remind us that it is, in fact, a new season, and things are finally turning. Tuesday morning broke with sunshine and highs are expected to climb into the 50s and 60s later this week and into the weekend.