Freeman/Marion/Freeman Academy overcame a sluggish start and dominated the second half of play en route to a 50-19 win over Bon Homme in Class 9AA action in Freeman Friday night, Aug. 30. The Phoenix trailed 7-0 and 13-6 before taking a 14-13 lead as time expired in the first half. F/M/FA then score...

Ten years ago, Kim Krull discovered a new hobby: breeding and training Labrador Retrievers with his son, Josh. Who would have thought that, a decade later, he would be organizing and hosting a competition that draws Pointing Labrador enthusiasts from across the country? Well, he is. Guess you can’t ...

Dakota Resources facilitates Monday night meeting designed to launch local development corporation into three-year strategic plan  What does a thriving community look like? What steps should be taken to strengthen areas that are deficient? And who should be tasked with taking a leadership role towar...

31 departments, hundreds of guests and a final cook-off for retiring organizer Chad Soulek makes Saturday’s fundraiser one for the books Given the size of the event, the high level of competition and the strong reputation it has built the past 11 years, winning at the Freeman Volunteer Fire Departme...

As part of its series of programs on the 1874 Germans-from-Russia migration, Heritage Hall Museum & Archives focuses on arrival in Dakota Territory The men, women and children of German and Swiss ancestry who immigrated to America from Russia beginning in the 1870s may have come from varying faith t...

Chislic festival once again brings hundreds to the Freeman Prairie Arboretum, but this year’s attendance numbers fell below projections Attending the South Dakota Chislic Festival is something Roger and Wanda Larson have wanted to do since it debuted in 2018, but their schedule hadn’t allowed for it...

Considering the stellar season that it was, the Freeman/Marion 14u Teeners finished it off in the most fitting way possible — with a state championship. Competing in the final round of the South Dakota VFW 14B State Tournament in Garretson Sunday afternoon, the Sticks blew past Parkston 14-4 to clai...

JEREMY WALTNER  - EDITOR & PUBLISHER Guests from across the state and beyond are expected to converge on the Freeman Prairie Arboretum this weekend as chislic once again takes center stage at one of South Dakota’s fastest-growing annual gatherings. The South Dakota Chislic Festival will take place f...

It wasn’t the rain that poured in, but rather the people as thousands flooded Menno for the biggest small-town Independence Day celebration around. The true meaning of the Fourth of July — American independence guarded by those willing to stand up and protect her freedoms — isn’t lost on Gary Schels...

From 101-year-old Alice Graber to preteen brothers Simon and Emmitt Ortman, it takes all walks of life to help make sale a success BY CAROL J. EISENBEIS  - FOR THE SD MCC RELIEF SALE Eighty years. That’s not Alice Graber’s age. That’s how long this Freeman resident has held an active nursing license...