Emily Hofer has taken on numerous endeavors since returning to her home community in 2005. In addition to her primary motivation for moving back — to become the CFO and third-generation executive at Merchants State Bank — she quickly became involved in other areas of service. Hofer has taken on lead...

A number of students from Freeman Academy, Freeman Public, Marion and Menno will be traveling to Harrisburg High School next week for the 2023 State Oral Interpretation Festival. The competition will take place over the course of two days Friday and Saturday, Dec. 1 and 2. From Freeman Academy, seni...

Thank you for being brave. For letting us be free. Thank you for serving, And going to war for us. Thank you for going to the military, And putting your life on the line. Thank you for being selfless, And fighting for us and your family. Those words, written by fifth grader Andrew Nusz, were among s...

School officials in Marion are inching closer to a general obligation bond election in which voters living in the school district would be asked to approve $6.5 million in funding to help pay for Phases 1 and 2 of a three-phase renovation of the dated campus. Under the proposed Master Plan outlined ...

Freeman Academy students Liam Ortman, Madelyn Anderson and Estelle Waltner rehearse a scene from “Robin Hood The Musical” on the Pioneer Hall stage after school on Tuesday. Ortman plays the title character, Anderson is Maid Marian and Waltner plays the part of Annabelle in the timeless classic that ...

A project that has been talked about for years but has failed to gain traction has new life thanks to the involvement of a local service-minded organization. The Freeman Lions Club has stepped forward and agreed to help lead the effort to see new baseball/softball ballfields built for youth. The pla...

Ashlin Jacobsen and Cami Fransen, two of the four seniors on this year's volleyball team at Freeman Public, walk off the court following the Flyers' loss to Scotland in the Region 4B Tournament Tuesday night, Oct. 31. At No. 3, the Flyers were the higher seed and hosted the No. 6 Highlanders, but Sc...