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PHOENIX MOVE TO #1 IN CLASS 9AA; FULL SCOREBOARD
By Jeremy Waltner 
September 1, 2025
The Freeman/Marion/Freeman Academy football team can now show on paper how good it is in person. The Phoenix moved from No. 3 to No. 1 in this week's ...
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PHOTO OF THE DAY: BACK TO WORK
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PHOTO OF THE DAY: BACK TO WORK
By Jeremy Waltner 
September 8, 2025
The start of another work week saw several deliveries at the Freeman Shopping Center, the community's Highway 81 grocery store that opened in the late...
A GOLDEN SATURDAY
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A GOLDEN SATURDAY
By Jeremy Waltner 
September 1, 2025
Fifty years after they turned in one of Freeman’s greatest athletic accomplishments of all time, those who were part of the 1975 State B Boys Basketba...
IRONMEN
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IRONMEN
By Jeremy Waltner 
September 1, 2025
Twenty-four years after Freeman farmer Joey Graber took part in his first distance triathlon, his son Jeff joined him. And, as you’ll read, the 2.4-mi...
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PHOENIX UPSET ELKTON-LAKE BENTON IN SIGNATURE WIN
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PHOENIX UPSET ELKTON-LAKE BENTON IN SIGNATURE WIN
By Jeremy Waltner 
September 6, 2025
PHOENIX TREAT FANS TO 'CULTURE WIN' by Jeremy Waltner It might not be the ultimate goal of a state championship, but Friday night in Freeman was prett...
PHOTO OF THE DAY: ALL IS QUIET
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PHOTO OF THE DAY: ALL IS QUIET
By Jeremy Waltner 
August 29, 2025
Freeman's Main Street is pictured at the end of a work day Thursday, Aug. 28.
FREEMAN ACADEMY HIRES NEW HEAD OF SCHOOL
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FREEMAN ACADEMY HIRES NEW HEAD OF SCHOOL
By Jeremy Waltner 
August 28, 2025
A search that began in spring has borne fruit at Freeman Academy. More than a week after the private, Christian school began its 122nd term, school le...
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SPORTS
BLACKSOX MAKE A RUN, FALTER IN THE END
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BLACKSOX MAKE A RUN, FALTER IN THE END
By Jeremy Waltner 
August 20, 2025
Jake Weier has spent 16 seasons playing on Freeman’s amateur baseball team, the Blacksox, and eight of those seasons have also been spent as manager. ...
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Obituaries
Larry Waltner, 88
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Larry Waltner, 88
September 8, 2025
Larry Waltner, 88, died peacefully Monday, Sept. 1, 2025 at the Ava House Hospice in Sioux Falls, S.D., surrounded by family. A memorial service was h...
Gertie Graber, 98
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Gertie Graber, 98
September 8, 2025
Gertie Graber, 98, of Freeman, S.D., passed away Sunday, Sept. 7, 2025 at the Freeman Regional Nursing Home. A memorial service will be held on Saturd...
Leland J. Hofer, 81
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Leland J. Hofer, 81
September 1, 2025
Leland J. Hofer, 81, of Bridgewater, S.D., was born Oct. 11, 1943 to John M. and Maureen (Walter) Hofer. He passed away Aug. 29, 2025 when his heart w...
Karl Ries, 66
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Karl Ries, 66
September 1, 2025
Karl Ries, 66, of Parker, S.D., passed away on Aug. 31 at Dougherty Hospice in Sioux Falls, S.D., with his family by his side. A private family servic...
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By Jeremy Waltner 
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Weiss, others speak out strongly against Dakota Protein Solutions When Timothy Weiss and his wife, Becky, decided to move to Freeman from Valley Sprin...
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PHOENIX MOVE TO #1 IN CLASS 9AA; FULL SCOREBOARD
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The Freeman/Marion/Freeman Academy football team can now show on paper how good it is in person. The Phoenix moved from No. 3 to No. 1 in this week's ...
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By Jeremy Waltner 
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Here is another photo from the Aug. 19 meeting of the Turner County Board of Adjustment that drew more than 40 residents of Freeman, all there to repr...
CITY DECLARES MAIN STREET BUILDING DANGEROUS
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By Jeremy Waltner 
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Action means Watecha Bowl cannot open until issues are fixed The future of a restaurant specializing in traditional Native American food that had been...

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