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TSCHETTER POWERS PHOENIX PAST BON HOMME
By Jeremy Waltner 
August 31, 2024
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...
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APLA TRIPLE CROWN: DOG DAYS ARRIVE THIS WEEK
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APLA TRIPLE CROWN: DOG DAYS ARRIVE THIS WEEK
By Jeremy Waltner 
August 28, 2024
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 ...
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FCDC ASKS COMMUNITY LEADERS TO EXPLORE STRENGTHS, OPPORTUNITIES
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FCDC ASKS COMMUNITY LEADERS TO EXPLORE STRENGTHS, OPPORTUNITIES
By Jeremy Waltner 
August 21, 2024
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...
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RIB COOK-OFF YET ANOTHER ‘BEST EVER’
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RIB COOK-OFF YET ANOTHER ‘BEST EVER’
By Jeremy Waltner 
August 14, 2024
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...
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150TH ANNIVERSARY: ORIGIN STORIES
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150TH ANNIVERSARY: ORIGIN STORIES
By Jeremy Waltner 
August 7, 2024
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...
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GUESTS FROM NEAR AND FAR DESCEND ON CHISLIC FESTIVAL
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GUESTS FROM NEAR AND FAR DESCEND ON CHISLIC FESTIVAL
By Jeremy Waltner 
July 31, 2024
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...
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STICKS TOP PARKSTON FOR 14U STATE TITLE
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STICKS TOP PARKSTON FOR 14U STATE TITLE
By Jeremy Waltner 
July 26, 2024
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...
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CHISLIC FESTIVAL RETURNS SATURDAY
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CHISLIC FESTIVAL RETURNS SATURDAY
By Jeremy Waltner 
July 24, 2024
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...
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MENNO SLAYS THE 4TH
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MENNO SLAYS THE 4TH
By Jeremy Waltner 
July 10, 2024
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...
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MCC SALE VOLUNTEER EFFORT SPANS GENERATIONS
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MCC SALE VOLUNTEER EFFORT SPANS GENERATIONS
By Jeremy Waltner 
July 10, 2024
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...
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Freeman 39-year-old recognized nationally for her work as an adoption specialist with the Children’s Home Society of South Dakota — but this is not ab...
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ALL IN THE FAMILY
By Jeremy Waltner 
July 1, 2025
Forty-two years ago, his Grandpa Ted took over Ferd’s Market and renamed it Ted’s Market. Ten years after that, his dad, Bob, took over Ted’s Market a...
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Emma Schoenwald and friend Evelyn Lafrentz found enjoyment in a ditch full of water not far north of their Dewald Street homes in Freeman Monday eveni...
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