For the sixth time in the eight-year history of the program, the Sticks are VFW state champions. This time it was the Canistota/Freeman 16-and-under team that claimed the top prize, taking down Parkston 8-3 Sunday in Platte. The Sticks had previously defeated Selby 8-2 and Alexandria 9-1 en route to...

The photo and following description was posted on Facebook by Heritage Hall Museum & Archives Monday morning, Aug. 12. We know this building on the northeast corner of Fourth and Poplar as the Freeman Senior Citizens Center. It's been home to the organization since 1971. But before that, it was know...

Chad Soulek stands with the team from Avon after announcing the winners of the 2024 Freeman Volunteer Fire Department Rib Cook-Off Saturday evening, Aug. 10. The trio from Avon — Robin Myer, Jarod Myer and Keith Sassman — are all members of the volunteer fire department there and won the rib competi...

Serving starts at 5 p.m.; drive-up service again available on Wipf St.; 32 departments will be involved in the competition; live music at 8 p.m. A major fundraiser for the Freeman Volunteer Fire Department that feels as much like a neighborhood block party as any other event in town will return to t...

Financial contributions include $30,000 anonymous gift, nearly $20,000 in blessing bids and almost $12,000 for the ‘pie guys’ By way of greeting, Edie Tschetter stood before several hundred guests assembled at tables inside the spacious dining room on the lowest level of Pioneer Hall on Saturday. It...

Drama was presented by Freeman Academy in 2017; will take the stage April 3-5 The program committee charged with producing the Schmeckfest musical announced late Tuesday afternoon that “Jane Eyre” will be staged as part of the 2025 festival. The musical drama will be presented each evening of the 64...

Three months after losing his bid for reelection to the Freeman Public School Board to incumbent Emily Andersen and challenger Chris Sayler, Doug McCune was appointed to fill the final year of a three-year term held by Karissa Podzimek, who resigned from her seat at last month’s regular meeting afte...

City resident takes over role previously held by Carol Eisenbeis Shelly Wanninger is the new development and marketing coordinator with the city of Freeman. Wanninger was hired for the 25-hours-a-week job by the Freeman City Council at its June 18 meeting and spent her first day in her office in Cit...

Baseball games start at noon; chislic and fireworks again on tap A full afternoon and evening of activities is on deck as the Freeman community prepares to celebrate the Fourth of July a few days early. The ballpark grounds on Freeman’s north side will once again play host to the festivities this Su...

Major runoff from an adjacent field raced across the South County Road, into the north ditch and through the Prairie Arboretum, causing massive flooding in portions of Freeman early Friday afternoon, June 21. “There’s nothing that could have been done,” said Dave Kaufman, who is president of the Fre...