American pride again on full display as thousands flock to Menno for the biggest small-town Independence Day celebration around Mettler Implement showcased its fleet of equipment that reflects the agricultural impact Menno’s family-owned operation has had on the area since it was founded in 1963. Dr...

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 charges that include possession of stolen property after a UTV was recovered from their property northwest of Freeman last week. Officials have not publ...

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 rain. First pitch is set for 7:30 p.m. Baseball personnel gathered on the infield of the Lily Pad made the decision at 7:38 p.m., as another round of h...

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 and renamed it Bob’s Clover Farm. Today, Brett Pidde is the man in charge at Jamboree Foods, and nobody would have it any other way. JEREMY WALTNER - P...

Beginning next week, The Courier will move from a Thursday to a Wednesday print publication, with the online edition going live every Tuesday. To accommodate that change, the deadline for news and advertising copy moves from Monday at noon to Friday at noon, beginning this week. Local city and rural...

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 about her. Story & Photo by Jeremy Waltner For those who believe that caring for others is life’s greatest purpose — which Tina Graber most certainly do...

The Area Wide Connection, a free-distribution advertising publication of Second Century Publishing, Inc. that serves residents of Hutchinson, Turner and McCook counties, will cease publication at the end of the month. The final issue will be published Tuesday, June 24. Jeremy Waltner, president of S...

STATE TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS Flyers finish strong —  with lots of momentum Peters, Scharberg make podium; six of nine relays earn medals JEREMY WALTNER  -  PUBLISHER On Monday morning, June 2, less than two days following the conclusion of the 2025 State Track and Field Championships, Freeman H...

It is the largest and most widely-used building in the freeman community, and how it came to be is remarkable.  A story told by Courier Publisher Jeremy Waltner in special partnership with heritage hall museum & archives When the ladies of the Freeman community gathered on May 12, 1950 for a mother-...

Student-athletes competing in this spring sports season haven’t exactly had stellar weather to work with. While there have been opportunities for track and field competitions, golf meets and softball games, conditions — especially as of late — have been problematic. Track & field The Cornbelt Confer...