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PHOTO OF THE DAY: BOOM, BLAST, HISTORY
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PHOTO OF THE DAY: BOOM, BLAST, HISTORY
By Jeremy Waltner 
July 14, 2025
This photo, taken during the fireworks display at the conclusion of Freeman's Independence Day celebration held July 6, is featured on the cover of th...
KNODEL REFLECTS ON CAREER ROOTED IN COMPASSION
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KNODEL REFLECTS ON CAREER ROOTED IN COMPASSION
By Jeremy Waltner 
July 15, 2025
She started at Freeman Academy before settling in at Menno. With one year left, she is now the SDCTE Teacher of the Year. Betsy Knodel knew she wanted...
SD MCC SALE FEATURES NEW GENERATION
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SD MCC SALE FEATURES NEW GENERATION
By Jeremy Waltner 
July 15, 2025
SD MCC Relief Sale featuring new generation of poppy seed roll-makers Wide variety of foods will be available starting at 11 a.m. Saturday Over the ye...
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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...
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...
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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SPORTS
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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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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...
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...
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...
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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