City of Freeman
Recent News About City of Freeman
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Main Street & adjacent businesses ARE OPEN
Just a reminder that our Main Street & adjacent businesses ARE OPEN as street reconstruction is underway.
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Freeman's Main Street Reconstruction Project
Sayre Associates has provided us with Volume 3 of a newsletter that sums up the current status of Freeman's Main Street Reconstruction Project.
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Toasty temps are here & that makes the Freeman City Swimming Pool a great place to be!
Toasty temps are here & that makes the Freeman City Swimming Pool a great place to be!
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On Father's Day this year, shelf the tie and get your dad something he really needs at your Hutchinson County Ace Hardware!
Your participating Hutchinson County Ace has great gifts for dad this year.
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Main Street Update, Volume 2 from Sayre Associates
As Freeman’s Main Street reconstruction project continues to be underway - now spanning from Railway all the way south to Fifth Street - Sayre Associates has provided a second update.
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31.4 percent of people 25 or older have an associate's degree or higher in Freeman
31.4 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Freeman in 2020, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.
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Freeman Ace Hardware to give away American flags
Freeman Ace Hardware will give away free American flags on Saturday, May 28 to honor the Memorial Day holiday.
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March 28 Last Day for Ward 2 Voters to Register
Monday, March 28, marks the last day to register to vote in the April 12 municipal election.
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Rubble Site Hours Set to Change April 2
The Freeman City Council recently made a change to the hours of operation for the Rubble Site west of town.
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Bond Resolution on Agenda for Thursday Council Meeting
The Freeman City Council will meet in special session on Thursday, March 31.
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Independent Contractor to Serve As Needed
Following the March 29 executive session, the Freeman City Council took action with regard to the position of municipal finance officer. Motion by Blaine Saarie, second by Lonnie Tjaden to hire Tobias Schanz as an independent contractor to serve in the role of interim finance officer, as needed, at a rate of $50 an hour, plus mileage.
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Visibility & safety
Visibility & safety. Those are the reasons for a stop sign taking the place of a yield sign earlier this month for westbound traffic at the intersection of Fifth & Main in Freeman.
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A third stop sign is now in place at the intersection of Fifth & Main in Freeman
A third stop sign is now in place at the intersection of Fifth & Main in Freeman, impacting westbound traffic.
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Freeman Business Owners Invited to Apply for Grant Funding
We don't want Freeman business owners to miss out on this funding opportunity provided by the Freeman Growth Foundation.
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Temporary Finance Officer Appointed
In city council action Tuesday evening, March 1, councilor Terry Jacobsen moved to appoint Lisa Jensen as temporary finance officer; Lonnie Tjaden provided the second.
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3-Way Stop at 5th & Main Intersection
A third stop sign is now in place at the intersection of Fifth & Main in Freeman, impacting westbound traffic.
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Census Bureau: More women than men in Freeman in 2020
Of the 1,641 people living in Freeman in 2020, 56.5 percent (927) were women and 43.5 percent (714) were men, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the Southeast South Dakota News.
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After Zuckerberg donations, Democrat support in Hutchinson remains unchanged in 2020 election
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris earned 20% of the vote in Hutchinson.
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Census Bureau: Freeman, South Dakota saw more residents between ages 55 and 64 in 2019
Of the 1,459 people residing in Freeman, SD in 2019, the median age was 44, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the Southeast South Dakota News.
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Census Bureau: 1.7% of people in Hutchinson County identified as multi-racial in 2019
Of the 7,308 citizens living in Hutchinson County in 2019, 98.3 percent said they were only one race, while 1.7 percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in January.