This was the scene on the west side of the Freeman Prairie Arboretum as personnel with the South Dakota Game Fish and Parks installed a new fishing pier. It will be used as part of the 19th annual Freeman Fishing Derby scheduled for Father's Day weekend next month. According to reporting by the Mitc...

The Freeman/Canistota/Marion Sticks and the Scotland/Menno Trappers have both cracked the top four in Region 1 and will take part in the region tournament tomorrow — Wednesday, May 21 — in Parkston. The tournament was originally scheduled for today but postponed because of the wet weather. The Stick...

As expected, it's a wet start to the week as a strong weather system moves across the region. Moisture is expected throughout the day, tomorrow and into Wednesday before clearing out on Thursday and then redeveloping Friday and into the weekend.

Savanna Timmerman and Claire Hofer, co-valedictorians of the Freeman High School Class of 2025, share remarks at commencement Saturday afternoon, May 17. It was graduation day for both Freeman Public and Freeman Academy, which held its ceremony earlier in the day on Saturday. A total of 32 seniors —...

Joshua Janssen, Lincoln Anderson and Jada Buse converge at the rear of the Pioneer Hall auditorium in the 40 minutes prior to Freeman Academy's 11 a.m. commencement Saturday, May 17. Freeman Public was scheduled to hold its graduation celebrating the class of 2025 at 2 p.m. on Saturday. Seven senior...

This felled tree on Cherry Street was no match for the high winds that have hit the community in recent days, which have been accompanied by unsettled weather that has produced much-needed rain.

Corey Miller, pastor of the Salem-Zion Mennonite Church, delivers the message at the Freeman Ministerial Association's 2025 baccalaureate held in the Freeman Community Center Wednesday evening, May 14. Miller's theme was "Building Well" and encouraged the graduates from Freeman Academy and Freeman P...

Preparations are underway for the 2025 opening of the Freeman Swimming Pool. Meeting in regular session last week Tuesday, May 6, the city council agreed to open the popular summer hotspot on Sunday, June 1. The Menno City Council has also set the tentative date for the opening of the Menno Swimming...

Pioneer Hall is pictured toward the end of its construction process 75 years ago — a major development for Freeman Junior College and Academy, as well as the larger Freeman community. Dedicated the last week of May 1950, Pioneer Hall opened as one of the largest and most versitile buildings in the c...

Outgoing Menno Superintendent Kory Foss offers a few remarks to the graduating Class of 2025 at commencement Saturday afternoon. Twenty students received their diplomas toward the conclusion of the 50-minute ceremony that included addresses by Student Council President Ellyana Ulmer, National Honor ...