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PHOTO OF THE DAY: TOUR GUIDE
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PHOTO OF THE DAY: TOUR GUIDE
By Jeremy Waltner 
July 9, 2025
With his wife, Lillie, to his left, Andre Eisenbeis leads a group of 20 newspaper men and women from around the county — and one from the UK — on a to...
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‘THIS IS MENNO; THIS IS WHAT WE ARE’
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‘THIS IS MENNO; THIS IS WHAT WE ARE’
By Jeremy Waltner 
July 7, 2025
American pride again on full display as thousands flock to Menno for the biggest small-town Independence Day celebration around Mettler Implement show...
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NEWSPAPER GROUP TO ‘EXPERIENCE FREEMAN’ JULY 7-8
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NEWSPAPER GROUP TO ‘EXPERIENCE FREEMAN’ JULY 7-8
By Jeremy Waltner 
July 1, 2025
Nearly two dozen people from across the United States, as well as a newspaper editor from Wales, will get an up-close look at some of what the Freeman...
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NEWS
SAARIE AND HIS STOLEN POLARIS RANGER; THE REPORT
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SAARIE AND HIS STOLEN POLARIS RANGER; THE REPORT
By Jeremy Waltner 
July 5, 2025
EDITOR'S NOTE: This story will appear in print in the July 9 issue of The Courier. Three individuals have been arrested and are facing state felony ch...
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MENNO AMATEUR GAME, FIREWORKS MOVED TO JULY 5
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MENNO AMATEUR GAME, FIREWORKS MOVED TO JULY 5
By Jeremy Waltner 
July 4, 2025
Menno's Fourth of July baseball game between the Mad Frogs and Freeman — and the fireworks to follow — has been moved to Saturday, July 5 because of r...
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ALL IN THE FAMILY
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ALL IN THE FAMILY
By Jeremy Waltner 
July 1, 2025
Forty-two years ago, his Grandpa Ted took over Ferd’s Market and renamed it Ted’s Market. Ten years after that, his dad, Bob, took over Ted’s Market a...
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IMPORTANT: COURIER CHANGES COMING
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IMPORTANT: COURIER CHANGES COMING
By Jeremy Waltner 
June 25, 2025
Beginning next week, The Courier will move from a Thursday to a Wednesday print publication, with the online edition going live every Tuesday. To acco...
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SPORTS
BLACKSOX DISH UP ANOTHER BIG WIN; JUNIOR LEGION, TOO
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BLACKSOX DISH UP ANOTHER BIG WIN; JUNIOR LEGION, TOO
By Jeremy Waltner 
July 6, 2025
 The Blacksox are hot. Two nights after putting up 21 hits and 17 runs in a Fourth of July thrashing of Menno, Freeman’s amateur team took down Tabor ...
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79ERS WIN A PAIR AT MENNO’S JULY 4 CELEBRATION
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79ERS WIN A PAIR AT MENNO’S JULY 4 CELEBRATION
By Jeremy Waltner 
July 5, 2025
The only team to beat the Post 152 Junior Legion team so far this season — Tabor — saw what the 79ers are capable of Friday afternoon, July 4, as they...
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79ERS’ JUNIOR LEGION IMPROVES TO 13-1
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79ERS’ JUNIOR LEGION IMPROVES TO 13-1
By Jeremy Waltner 
July 1, 2025
One night after blasting Alexandria 19-1, the Post 152 Junior Legion won twice more at Crofton, Neb., sweeping a doubleheader against Post 128 with 12...
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POST 152 SENIOR LEGION SPLITS IN VERMILLION
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POST 152 SENIOR LEGION SPLITS IN VERMILLION
By Jeremy Waltner 
June 22, 2025
The Post 152 Senior Legion split a pair of games in Vermillion on Saturday, falling 10-5 to Post 206 out of Colton before taking down Post 1 of Vermil...
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Obituaries
Harvey J. Hofer, 93
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Harvey J. Hofer, 93
By Jeremy Waltner 
July 7, 2025
Harvey J. Hofer, 93, of Freeman, S.D., passed away peacefully on Monday, July 1, 2025, at Oakview Terrace Nursing Home in Freeman. A memorial service ...
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Gerrit Niemeyer, 78
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Gerrit Niemeyer, 78
July 7, 2025
Gerrit Herman Niemeyer, 78, of Menno, S.D., formerly Inwood, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, June 25, 2025, at his home in Menno. Visitation with the fam...
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Larry Pullman, 85
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Larry Pullman, 85
By Jeremy Waltner 
July 6, 2025
Larry Pullman, 85, of Bridgewater, S.D., passed away on June 23, 2025 at Tieszen Memorial Home in Marion. Larry Pullman was born on Oct. 24, 1939 in F...
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Grace Schoenwald, 96
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Grace Schoenwald, 96
July 6, 2025
Grace Schoenwald, age 96, passed away peacefully on June 25, 2025 at Ava’s Hospice House in Sioux Falls, S.D. Grace Mae was born on Sept. 29, 1928 to ...
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AREA WIDE CONNECTION TO CEASE OPERATION JULY 1
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AREA WIDE CONNECTION TO CEASE OPERATION JULY 1
By Jeremy Waltner 
June 11, 2025
The Area Wide Connection, a free-distribution advertising publication of Second Century Publishing, Inc. that serves residents of Hutchinson, Turner a...
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SAARIE AND HIS STOLEN POLARIS RANGER; THE REPORT
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SAARIE AND HIS STOLEN POLARIS RANGER; THE REPORT
By Jeremy Waltner 
July 5, 2025
EDITOR'S NOTE: This story will appear in print in the July 9 issue of The Courier. Three individuals have been arrested and are facing state felony ch...
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FOR GOOD
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FOR GOOD
By Jeremy Waltner 
June 18, 2025
Freeman 39-year-old recognized nationally for her work as an adoption specialist with the Children’s Home Society of South Dakota — but this is not ab...
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ALL IN THE FAMILY
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ALL IN THE FAMILY
By Jeremy Waltner 
July 1, 2025
Forty-two years ago, his Grandpa Ted took over Ferd’s Market and renamed it Ted’s Market. Ten years after that, his dad, Bob, took over Ted’s Market a...
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PHOTO OF THE DAY: STANDING WATER
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PHOTO OF THE DAY: STANDING WATER
By Jeremy Waltner 
July 8, 2025
Emma Schoenwald and friend Evelyn Lafrentz found enjoyment in a ditch full of water not far north of their Dewald Street homes in Freeman Monday eveni...
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