This is what Highway 81 looked like to the north of Freeman Saturday morning as windy conditions made travel conditions extremely poor. In addition to limited visibility, drifting on the shoulders of the road had started, and in town, some of the blowing snow had made streets difficult to navigate. ...

The following was posted by Heritage Hall Museum and Archives on its Facebook page today, on the occasion of one of the worst weather disasters in this community's history. On this date 136 years ago, Thursday, January 12, 1888, a blast of Arctic air from Canada rapidly roared into the United States...

Here's another photo taken early this week following the heavy snow that fell in the early-morning hours of Monday, Jan. 8. It shows Kelly Mutchelknaus clearing snow outside Pine Tree Apartments in Freeman and helps set the tone for a week of winter weather. The foot-plus that fell on Monday and int...

This is what Freeman's Main Street looked like Tuesday morning after the early-week storm cleared out, leaving a solid foot of snow across the community and windrows for the city to remove. While the Monday snow didn't come with wind early on, breezy conditions became a reality later in the day and ...

Michael Freeman may have had a Monday off from his teaching responsibilities at Freeman Public, where he is a PE, social studies and science instructor, but there was work to do outside his Freeman home as he used a shovel and snowplow to clear his sidewalk and driveway following a significant overn...

This is Dana J. Dykhouse stadium, home of the South Dakota State University Jackrabbits football team, prior to its semifinal game against UAlbany on Friday night, Dec. 15. The Jackrabbits earned a 59-0 win in that game to advance to the FCS national championship that will be played Sunday afternoon...

Freeman city workers were out pushing snow Saturday morning following about an inch of accumulation locally overnight. More snow is expected Monday before temperatures will plummet later in the week.

Freeman High School senior Ashlin Jacobsen starts the fast break in Cornbelt Conference action Thursday night in Emery. The Flyers faced Bridgewater-Emery in a girls/boys doubleheader, with Freeman Public winning both games. Jacobsen and the girls won 59-48 to improve to 6-1 while the boys held off ...

This was front page news 50 years ago as the Freeman High School boys basketball team secured the Hutchinson County Tournament Jan. 3, 1974 with a 60-47 win over the Tripp Wildcats. As the caption indicates, it was the third year in a row the Flyers claimed the county title. Freeman was led in the w...

The Freeman Post Office is pictured as the sun rises on Wednesday, Jan. 3. After several weeks of stop-and-go scheduled do to the holidays, it's back to routine business as 2024 begins.