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...

“Mr. Voss! Mr. Voss! Mr. Voss!” The chants were loud and nonstop as they echoed through the hallways of Freeman Elementary School, the pitch of the voices perfectly of grade school quality. It was Wednesday, May 15, the last day of the 2023-24 school year and the last day for Shane Voss, who was ret...

Mitch Wollmann helps his aunt, Deb Beier, deliver planters to downtown businesses Tuesday evening, June 4. The planters are designed and sold by Fensel's Greenhouse to participating establishments to help beautify the downtown area.

Local, regional and state voters will weigh in on a number of races in the 2024 Primary Election set for Tuesday, June 4, and those living in the Marion School District will decide whether to approve a general obligation bond in the amount of $6 that would help fund an $11 million capital improvemen...

Scotland/Menno is one win away from playing for a Class B state softball championship. Competing in the first round of the 2024 SDHSAA State Softball Tournament in Aberdeen early Thursday afternoon, May 30, the Trappers used a home run by Trinity Bietz to establish momentum early and dialed-in pitch...

State VFW leader and Menno resident offers personal and profound tribute to those who have lost their lives defending the United States As the Monday morning wind whipped through the Menno City Cemetery, Anna Arnold stood before those scattered in chairs across the grounds of the sacred space and re...

By the time the early-afternoon hours of Saturday, May 25 rolled around, it was clear that the Freeman Academy/Marion boys were either going to emerge as the Class B champions or the runners-up at the 2024 SDHSAA State Track and Field Championships. Tied with Gregory going into the final two events ...

McConniel, Cremer, Gortmaker also speak as 10 seniors say goodbye to Marion High School He was introduced by co-valedictorian Alexa Gortmaker as “the infamous Mr. Lanfear,” and over the course of the next six minutes, Marion Public School’s government, history, art and contemporary issues teacher — ...

The Freeman High School boys golf team and Freeman Academy junior Jada Buse will all be taking part in the 2024 State Golf Meet in Brookings Monday and Tuesday, June 3 and 4. All qualified at the Region 3B Tournament played at Central Valley Golf Course in Hartford on Monday, May 20. Buse earned her...