The Freeman Public School District is needing to fill a vacancy on the school board following the resignation of Karissa Podzimek, who joined the board in July of 2022 after running unopposed for election. The board accepted her resignation in regular session Monday, June 10 — the same meeting in wh...

“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...

The Marion School Board isn’t interested in finding out if the third time will be the charm. At least not right now. One week after voters rejected — for the second time in less than six months — a general obligation bond issue that would have generated $6 million in new tax revenue to help fund a m...

When the South Dakota Legislature convenes early next year for what will be its 100th consecutive lawmaking session, Jessica Bahmuller of Alexandria and Drew Peterson of Salem will once again take a seat in the House chamber. Both were re-elected in a three-way District 19 race in the 2024 Primary E...

Jessica Bahmuller and Drew Peterson both won re-election as District 19 representatives in the South Dakota House, finishing in front of challenger Steven Mettler in the June 4 Primary Election held Tuesday. Bahmuller came out well in front, with 2,165 voters choosing her; that’s 45% of the vote. Th...

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...

Head of department for less than a year calls departure ‘unfortunate’ Yet another chief of police with the city of Freeman — this time Jonathan “Jay” Slevin — has resigned after less than a year as head of the department. The Freeman City Council accepted Slevin’s resignation, effective June 3, at i...

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...

Science teacher shares encouragement and five end their days at Freeman Academy  Standing behind the lectern on the Pioneer Hall stage, Carol Stastny, science and computer teacher at Freeman Academy used the opportunity as the keynote speaker at the 2024 commencement to give the graduating seniors a...

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 — ...