Harley Plucker and Joline Thomas pause to enjoy a flower garden at the Freeman Prairie Arboretum. Plucker was among residents ...

More than three decades after becoming a four-time All-American wrestler with South Dakota State University, Freeman native and Flyers standout Mike Pankratz is properly recognized For those familiar ...

A panel of four assembled to recall stories from the one-room county schoolhouse era cracks up during a program hosted by Heritage Hall Museum & Archives Sunday afternoon, Sept. 28 held inside the ...

Mike Pankratz, a 1988 graduate of Freeman High School who went on to become a four-time All-American wrestler with South Dakota State University, acknowledges the crowd at halftime of Saturday ...

Dayna Peterson was back on the sidelines of her home court Thursday night, not as a Freeman Flyer, but as a Menno Wolf — the head coach, that is, of the volleyball team. And Peterson and Company ...

The Turner County Board of Adjustment reviews paperwork while visiting with Daisy Johnson, director of equalization for the county, Tuesday evening, Sept. 23. Pictured are, from left: Tony Ciampa, ...

Hulda Streyle, age 102, of Menno, S.D., passed away Wednesday Sept. 24, 2025 at Freeman Regional Nursing Home in Freeman, S.D ...

This was the scene at Valley View Golf Course a mile south of Freeman early Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 24 as runners — ...

Phyllis Reimer, 99, of Freeman, S.D., passed away Saturday, Sept. 20 at the Freeman Regional Nursing Home. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, Oct. 4 at 11 a.m. at the Salem Mennonite (South) ...

Arlene Walz, 90, of Freeman, S.D., passed away Friday, Sept. 19, 2025 at the Oakview Terrace Nursing Home in Freeman. Arlene’s funeral service will be 10:30 a.m., Thursday, Sept. 25 at Immanuel ...

For the 39th time in as many years, Menno’s big Pioneer Power Show brings the past to life through like-minded volunteers and a work ethic not unlike their forebearers    You’ve got to believe that ...

When Parker junior Emma Tuschen woke up Tuesday morning, Sept. 16, one of the first thoughts that popped into her head was, “man, I really want to beat James Valley.” Less than 12 hours later, she and ...