Brian Paff, president of the board of directors at Freeman Academy stands before the Freeman Public School Board Monday night, April 14 to discuss the possibility of Freeman Academy students playing sports at Freeman Public. Here's the full report. AT A GLACE Freeman Academy asks to attach to Freema...

FOR THE 64TH TIME IN THE LAST 67 YEARS, Freeman’s traditional ‘festival of tasting’ generated a spirit of community and commonality — even among those with different backgrounds — that has helped define the annual event. And, once again, food, music and heritage was front and center. The lure of Sch...

All seven who spoke during the public input portion of the Freeman School Board’s special meeting Wednesday night, April 2 spoke in favor of continuing the sports relationship with Marion, and the school board agreed on two things: To request a formal proposal from Marion for an expanded co-op, and;...

Schmeckfest has been part of the Freeman community’s culture since it debuted  in March of 1959, with varying degrees of successes and challenges. But the one constant — a celebration of a people and the want to come together — remains today, and it will again be on fully display when the ‘festival ...

The Schmeckfest ticket update Monday morning, March 31 shows that the meal on Saturday, April 5 is sold out, and that about 200 tickets remained for Friday, April 4. Reserved seating for "Jane Eyre" is also nearly sold out, with about 60 reserved seats available each night. Plenty of tickets remain ...

After a long stretch without much for dining options, The Coffee Cafe scheduled to open on Highway 81; Watecha Bowl Grille downtown And just like that, a restaurant scene in Freeman that has been dormant in recent years has taken on new life. Not only is The Fringe at Valley View Golf Course open ag...

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...