PHOTO OF THE DAY: MEET THE CHIEF

This is Scott Brewer and his police dog, Lexi, who will be moving to Freeman with the family early next year. Brewer, who works for the state police in Maryland, has been hired as Freeman’s new police chief — a job he hopes to start the second or third week of January. Scott will be joined in Freeman by his wife and their 14-year-old daughter.

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By Jeremy Waltner

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By Jeremy Waltner

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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

By Jeremy Waltner

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ALL IN THE FAMILY

By Jeremy Waltner

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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

By Jeremy Waltner

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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...

PHOTO OF THE DAY: MEET THE CHIEF

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