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PHOENIX UPSET ELKTON-LAKE BENTON IN SIGNATURE WIN
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PHOENIX UPSET ELKTON-LAKE BENTON IN SIGNATURE WIN
By Jeremy Waltner 
September 6, 2025
PHOENIX TREAT FANS TO 'CULTURE WIN' by Jeremy Waltner It might not be the ultimate goal of a state championship, but Friday night in Freeman was pretty fun for the Phoenix. Hosting No. 1-ranked Elkton-Lake Benton in its home opener on a cool but exquisite late-summer night, No. 3 Freeman/Marion/Free...
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IRONMEN
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IRONMEN
By Jeremy Waltner 
September 1, 2025
Twenty-four years after Freeman farmer Joey Graber took part in his first distance triathlon, his son Jeff joined him. And, as you’ll read, the 2.4-mile swim, 112-mile bike ride and 26.2-mile run (all in a single day) was mighty challenging — and exceedingly rewarding. Just how young was Jeff Graber...
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ALL THE DAKOTA PROTEIN SOLUTIONS CONTENT IN THIS WEEK’S COURIER
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ALL THE DAKOTA PROTEIN SOLUTIONS CONTENT IN THIS WEEK’S COURIER
By Jeremy Waltner 
August 26, 2025
TURNER COUNTY OFFICIALS TAKING UP CONCERNS ABOUT DAKOTA PROTEIN SOLUTIONS Board of Review looks at conditional use permit, learns of non-compliance issues at Aug. 19 meeting; another hearing scheduled for evening of Sept. 23 Action of one kind or another in response to the problematic rendering plan...
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LOCAL KID MAKING GOOD
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LOCAL KID MAKING GOOD
By Jeremy Waltner 
August 26, 2025
Given his family history and exposure to livestock on the farm west of Olivet on which he grew, it’s not surprising that Aidan Friesen is pursing a doctoral degree in veterinarian medicine. And many stand to benefit from that fortune. When Dr. Dave “Doc” Barz of NorthWest Veterinary and Supply reach...
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‘PATH FORWARD’ THEME AS FA STARTS NEW SCHOOL YEAR
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‘PATH FORWARD’ THEME AS FA STARTS NEW SCHOOL YEAR
By Jeremy Waltner 
August 20, 2025
Per a tradition that goes back decades, students, staff and the larger Freeman Academy community gathered Sunday night, Aug. 17 to kick off another school year — one that comes 124 years after South Dakota Mennonite College was founded and 122 years after the first term of 1903. And the school’s tra...
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BLACKSOX MAKE A RUN, FALTER IN THE END
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BLACKSOX MAKE A RUN, FALTER IN THE END
By Jeremy Waltner 
August 20, 2025
Jake Weier has spent 16 seasons playing on Freeman’s amateur baseball team, the Blacksox, and eight of those seasons have also been spent as manager. And this season, he says, has been among the most fun of all of them. Perhaps that’s what makes last week’s brutal ending so tough to stomach. Facing ...
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CITY ATTORNEY: TURNER COUNTY HAS AUTHORITY OVER DAKOTA PROTEIN SOLUTIONS
CITY ATTORNEY: TURNER COUNTY HAS AUTHORITY OVER DAKOTA PROTEIN SOLUTIONS
By Jeremy Waltner 
August 5, 2025
Dakota Protein Solutions (DPS), the Turner County rendering plant located a mile-and-a-half southeast of Freeman that has drawn public outcry on social media in recent months, was a hot topic as the Freeman City Council met in regular session Tuesday night, Aug. 5. And the dozen residents who attend...
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79ERS ADVANCE TO STATE ON STUNNING WALK-OFF
79ERS ADVANCE TO STATE ON STUNNING WALK-OFF
By Jeremy Waltner 
August 5, 2025
Tabor gives Post 152 all it can handle in its quest to win Region 4B and advance to state, but the 79ers got the job done — in thrilling fashion To quote legendary Los Angeles Dodgers play-by-play announcer Vin Scully, “I don’t believe what I just saw.” OK — it might not have been on the same level ...
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POLICE INVESTIGATING THEFT OF ‘LARGE ABOUNT OF MONEY’ AT FREEMAN SHOPPING CENTER
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POLICE INVESTIGATING THEFT OF ‘LARGE ABOUNT OF MONEY’ AT FREEMAN SHOPPING CENTER
By Jeremy Waltner 
July 24, 2025
Freeman Police Chief Barron Nankivel confirmed Tuesday afternoon, July 29 that a suspect had been taken into custody in conjunction with a theft at the Freeman Shopping Center. The incident came one month after three individuals stole a Polaris Ranger from Saarie Auto Body and were subsequently arre...
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SD CHISLIC FESTIVAL RETURNS SATURDAY
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SD CHISLIC FESTIVAL RETURNS SATURDAY
By Jeremy Waltner 
July 21, 2025
Day full of activities begins at 10 a.m.; 2025 will be the last year as an annual event as festival moves to every-other-year format Chislic: a dish made popular primarily in Hutchinson County derived from the Turkic word shashlik, or shashlik, which means ‘skewered meats,’ and traditionally served ...
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UPDATED SPORTS SCORES
By Jeremy Waltner 
September 1, 2025
SATURDAY, SEPT. 13 Soccer Freeman Academy 8, Custer 0 (9-1-1) FRIDAY, SEPT. 12 Football Freeman/Marion/Freeman Academy 61, Gayville-Volin 6 (4-0) Scot...
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DPS SITUATION: RESIDENTS SPEAK OUT; STERN APOLOGIZES; BOARD TO MEET AGAIN SEPT. 23
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DPS SITUATION: RESIDENTS SPEAK OUT; STERN APOLOGIZES; BOARD TO MEET AGAIN SEPT. 23
By Jeremy Waltner 
August 19, 2025
There were a number of key takeaways from the Turner County Board of Adjustment’s Aug. 19 meeting in which board members reviewed the conditional use ...
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PHOTO OF THE DAY: FULL HOUSE
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PHOTO OF THE DAY: FULL HOUSE
By Jeremy Waltner 
August 21, 2025
Here is another photo from the Aug. 19 meeting of the Turner County Board of Adjustment that drew more than 40 residents of Freeman, all there to repr...
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CITY DECLARES MAIN STREET BUILDING DANGEROUS
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CITY DECLARES MAIN STREET BUILDING DANGEROUS
By Jeremy Waltner 
August 26, 2025
Action means Watecha Bowl cannot open until issues are fixed The future of a restaurant specializing in traditional Native American food that had been...
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FREEMAN ACADEMY HIRES NEW HEAD OF SCHOOL
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FREEMAN ACADEMY HIRES NEW HEAD OF SCHOOL
By Jeremy Waltner 
August 28, 2025
A search that began in spring has borne fruit at Freeman Academy. More than a week after the private, Christian school began its 122nd term, school le...
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