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THURSDAY’S FLYER INVITATIONAL CANCELED
By Jeremy Waltner 
April 23, 2025
With rain and cold temperatures in the forecast, Freeman Public Schools has canceled the Flyer Invitational scheduled for Thursday, April 24. Because ...
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PHOTO OF THE DAY: SHOW AND TELL
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PHOTO OF THE DAY: SHOW AND TELL
By Jeremy Waltner 
April 23, 2025
Freeman Police Chief Barron Nankivel shows students equipment that the police department uses to help serve and protect the public outside of the Free...
PUBLISHER’S DESK: THAT RAINBOW
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PUBLISHER’S DESK: THAT RAINBOW
By Jeremy Waltner 
April 23, 2025
Did that really just happen? That was the thought that crossed my mind as my eyelids lifted at 6:45 a.m. Tuesday after a late night of work. And I was...
MARION BOARD APPROVES LONG-TERM DEAL WITH PARKER
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MARION BOARD APPROVES LONG-TERM DEAL WITH PARKER
By Jeremy Waltner 
April 13, 2025
The Marion School Board voted unanimously Sunday night, April 13 to approve a nine-year, all-sports cooperative with Parker. The meeting had originall...
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ALL-FREEMAN SPORTS DEAL A GO
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ALL-FREEMAN SPORTS DEAL A GO
By Jeremy Waltner 
April 21, 2025
Freeman Public School Board votes 5-0 at special meeting Monday night to accept proposal from Freeman Academy for 2025-26 partnership; team will play ...
TO SCHMECKFEST!
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TO SCHMECKFEST!
By Jeremy Waltner 
April 9, 2025
FOR THE 64TH TIME IN THE LAST 67 YEARS, Freeman’s traditional ‘festival of tasting’ generated a spirit of community and commonality — even among those...
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WALTER TO PLAY AS FLYERS AIM FOR CONSOLATION TITLE
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WALTER TO PLAY AS FLYERS AIM FOR CONSOLATION TITLE
By Jeremy Waltner 
March 20, 2025
The Freeman High School boys are playing for a championship — a consolation championship, that is. And one day after sitting out because of illness, f...
FLYERS B-BOUND; THE FULL REPORT
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FLYERS B-BOUND; THE FULL REPORT
By Jeremy Waltner 
March 12, 2025
Fifty years after they won the whole thing and a quarter century since the last time they qualified, the Freeman High School boys are going back to th...
STATE WRESTLING: REBELS BATTLE; TSCHETTER 8TH
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STATE WRESTLING: REBELS BATTLE; TSCHETTER 8TH
By Jeremy Waltner 
March 5, 2025
It may not have been the state tournament Marion/Freeman was hoping for, but the Rebels did return from Rapid City with some hardware — an eighth-plac...
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Obituaries
Marian Gering, 100
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Marian Gering, 100
April 21, 2025
Visitation and viewing for Marian Gering will be at Walter Funeral Home in Freeman, S.D., on Sunday, April 27 with family present from 5 to 7 p.m., an...
Elmer Keller, 97
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Elmer Keller, 97
April 21, 2025
Elmer Keller passed away Saturday, April 12, 2025, at the Good Samaritan Center in Scotland, S.D. at the age of 97. His funeral was held at St. Paul L...
Lorene Weidenbach, 98
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Lorene Weidenbach, 98
April 21, 2025
Lorene Ruth Weidenbach (Behl), 98, of Scotland, S.D., passed away peacefully on April 4, 2025, surrounded by her family. A funeral service was held Sa...
Sherryl Friesen, 76
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Sherryl Friesen, 76
April 21, 2025
Sherryl Friesen Sherryl Ann (Fast) Friesen, 76, of Freeman, S.D., passed away suddenly on March 26, 2025 in Freeman. A celebration of life service wil...
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MARION, PARKER CO-OP TALKS; UPDATED
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MARION, PARKER CO-OP TALKS; UPDATED
By Jeremy Waltner 
March 26, 2025
Boards appear to be closing in on 9-year sports agreement as ‘Pheasants’ starting this fall, with football, softball & wrestling beginning in fall of ...
REPORT, CONTEXT FROM FREEMAN BOARD MEETING
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REPORT, CONTEXT FROM FREEMAN BOARD MEETING
By Jeremy Waltner 
April 3, 2025
All seven who spoke during the public input portion of the Freeman School Board’s special meeting Wednesday night, April 2 spoke in favor of continuin...
NEW RESTAURANTS SET TO OPEN IN FREEMAN
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NEW RESTAURANTS SET TO OPEN IN FREEMAN
By Jeremy Waltner 
March 26, 2025
After a long stretch without much for dining options, The Coffee Cafe scheduled to open on Highway 81; Watecha Bowl Grille downtown And just like that...

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