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PHOTO OF THE DAY: CLASSIC SCHMECKFEST CLICK
By Jeremy Waltner 
April 2, 2025
This classic Schmeckfest photo by Willard Waltner, whose negatives and prints are part of the Heritage Hall Museum & Archives' collection, shows two s...
SCHMECKFEST: CHECKERED PAST, CHECKERED PRESENT
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SCHMECKFEST: CHECKERED PAST, CHECKERED PRESENT
By Jeremy Waltner 
April 2, 2025
Schmeckfest has been part of the Freeman community’s culture since it debuted  in March of 1959, with varying degrees of successes and challenges. But...
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 ...
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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...
HERITAGE HALL ANNOUNCES HERITAGE PICKERS LINEUP
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HERITAGE HALL ANNOUNCES HERITAGE PICKERS LINEUP
By Jeremy Waltner 
March 26, 2025
Other demonstrations planned for Schmeckfest April 4-5; Freeman museum to debut new exhibits at annual festival Heritage Hall Museum & Archives has a ...
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...
FREEMAN BOARD LUKEWARM ON PHOENIX EXPANSION
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FREEMAN BOARD LUKEWARM ON PHOENIX EXPANSION
By Jeremy Waltner 
March 19, 2025
Request comes from Marion, which is also in talks about an all-sports co-op with Parker; superintendents and ADs were to meet Wednesday An expansion o...
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SPORTS
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...
REGION 4B: STRONG SEASON ENDS EARLY FOR FLYERS
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REGION 4B: STRONG SEASON ENDS EARLY FOR FLYERS
By Jeremy Waltner 
March 5, 2025
Losses to Avon, Gavyille-Volin put blemish on otherwise solid season, but head coach Jenny Peters says the Flyers rose to this year’s challenge If the...
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Obituaries
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Death Notice: Darlene Schrag, 90
By Jeremy Waltner 
March 29, 2025
Darlene Schrag, 90, of Freeman, S.D., passed away on March 28 at Oakview Terrace in Freeman. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Apri...
Nicole (Preheim) Pine, 51
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Nicole (Preheim) Pine, 51
By Jeremy Waltner 
March 28, 2025
Nicole (Preheim) Pine, 51, of Yankton, S.D., passed away on March 16 at Avera McKennan Hospital. Arrangements are pending. We bid farewell to a remark...
Sherryl Friesen, 76
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Sherryl Friesen, 76
March 28, 2025
Sherryl Friesen, 76, of Freeman passed away unexpectedly in Freeman on March 26. Memorial services are pending for Saturday, April 12th, at 11 am at t...
Lena Wek, 91
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Lena Wek, 91
March 28, 2025
Lena Wek, 91, of Freeman, S.D., passed away Thursday, March 20 at the Freeman Regional Nursing Home. A funeral service will be held Thursday, March 27...
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By Jeremy Waltner 
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Boards appear to be closing in on 9-year sports agreement as ‘Pheasants’ starting this fall, with football, softball & wrestling beginning in fall of ...
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By Jeremy Waltner 
March 5, 2025
Proceeds to help with expenses following Loren Roth’s June 19 brain injury Nearly nine months after an injury on the farm left Loren Roth with a traum...
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...
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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