Will Ortman, director of this year's Schmeckfest musical, "Bright Star," visits with Nadia Mudder, who plays the leading roll ...

Regarless of where life takes them, they’re always welcome here at home,” said Mitchell Kleinsasser, pictured here at last ...

Freeman students in grades 6-12 last week had the chance to experience an up-close and personal look at some of the job opportunities available right here, in their own backyard. The Greater Freeman ...

The path to this year’s Schmeckfest musical wasn’t carefully planned. In fact, it started almost by accident. A trip to ...

The Monday morning sun lights up this American flag flying on a Third Street home in Freeman. After an unseasonably warm day on Sunday, the start of the work week is expected to once again be a ...

Roger William Hofer, 73, passed away after a brief diagnosis of brain cancer on Feb. 26, 2026 at Ava’s House hospice in Sioux Falls, S.D. A funeral service will be held Thursday, March 5 at 10:30 a.m.

The administration building at Freeman Academy — formally identified at Memorial Hall — is pictured after nightfall Wednesday, March 25.

On Monday afternoon, March 16 — less than 48 hours after the Freeman High School boys basketball team left for Aberdeen to compete in the State B ...

Connor Campbell, a trooper with the South Dakota Highway Patrol, shows Freeman students the inside of his Dodge Charger ...

PUBLISHER'S COLUMN: RARE AIR AS A JOURNALIST AND AS A DAD It’s just after 11:30 a.m. Tuesday morning, March 24, and I’m just now getting to my publisher’s column — something that is often the last ...

It’s just after 11:30 a.m. Tuesday morning, March 24, and I’m just now getting to my publisher’s column — something that is ...

The Freeman boys captured the Class B championship in thrilling fashion and the Flyer cheerleaders stomped their way to the ...