WATERING RESTRICTONS IN FREEMAN NOW IN PLACE

Effective immediately, watering will not be allowed in Freeman between the hours of 10 a.m. and 7 p.m., per action by the Freeman City Council Tuesday night, June 15. The watering restriction will remain in place until further notice.

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PHOTO OF THE DAY: MOMENT IN TIME

By Jeremy Waltner

October 27, 2024

This shows the moment that SDHSAA executive director Dan Swartos confirmed that Freeman Academy/Marion senior Finley McConniel had won the 2024 Class ...

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MCCONNIEL EDGES HOLDEMAN BY 0.03 FOR CLASS B TITLE

By Jeremy Waltner

October 26, 2024

Marion senior Finley McConniel edged Mitchell Christian sophomore Silas Holdeman by the closest of margins — 0.03 seconds — to claim a dramatic 2024 C...

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PHOENIX FEAST ON DOGS

By Jeremy Waltner

October 25, 2024

Freeman/Marion/Freeman Academy scored eight touchdowns on 10 possessions and held De Smet to 191 total yards — all on the ground — in a 58-14 win in t...

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PUBLISHER’S DESK: FA + JVC = RIVALRY FOR THE AGES

By Jeremy Waltner

October 9, 2024

I don’t know about anybody else who played soccer for Freeman Academy in the 1980s or 1990s, but when I hear the name “Dordt College” — or Dordt Unive...

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CITY OF FREEMAN HIRES SECOND POLICE OFFICER

By Jeremy Waltner

October 15, 2024

Kenny Birkey will be joining the Freeman Police Department as a second officer. The 2010 Freeman High School graduate — and permanent resident of Free...

WATERING RESTRICTONS IN FREEMAN NOW IN PLACE

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