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PHOTO OF THE DAY: MEETING OF THE MINDS
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PHOTO OF THE DAY: MEETING OF THE MINDS
By Jeremy Waltner 
July 19, 2025
Edie Tschetter and Nathan Epp talk logistics ahead of the live auction that will help highlight the 2025 South Dakota Mennonite Central Committee Relief Sale being held in Freeman today, Saturday, July 19. The sale officially got underway at 11 a.m. with food booths open and the silent auction ready...
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PHOTO OF THE DAY: CREATIVE JUICES
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PHOTO OF THE DAY: CREATIVE JUICES
By Jeremy Waltner 
July 18, 2025
Luke Kelly creates art by pressing a decorative rubber block onto a pad of ink before transferring it to paper Thursday afternoon, July 17. It was part of the Freeman Public Library’s Summer Reading Program’s visit to Heritage Hall Museum & Archives, where it continued with its “Color Our World” the...
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PHOTO OF THE DAY: SKY HIGH
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PHOTO OF THE DAY: SKY HIGH
By Jeremy Waltner 
July 17, 2025
The three center flags at the Freeman Area Veteran's Memorial are pictured against a partly cloudy sky in Freeman on Thursday — another day that is seeing a break from the high heat of the past week.
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PHOTO OF THE DAY: NOT GOOD
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PHOTO OF THE DAY: NOT GOOD
By Jeremy Waltner 
July 16, 2025
This Silver Maple and a chunk of the front deck at Erin and Leah Lachman's home fell victim to a strong storm that moved across the region Tuesday evening, July 15. The large system that extended from the Nebraska to the North Dakota border reached Freeman mid-evening and, by 10 p.m., had cleared th...
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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 this week's Courier. It was one of more than 600 similar images made by photographer Jeremy Waltner, who in addition to Freeman's celebration, covered t...
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PHOTO OF THE DAY: EYES ON YOU
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PHOTO OF THE DAY: EYES ON YOU
By Jeremy Waltner 
July 14, 2025
A lawn ornament absorbs the hot sun and intense heat of the day as temperatures are again climbing into the 90s. Hot weather will continue through Tuesday before a mid-week cooldown.
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PHOTO OF THE DAY: MOON SHOT
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PHOTO OF THE DAY: MOON SHOT
By Jeremy Waltner 
July 13, 2025
The moon that rose in the eastern sky late Saturday night, July 12 was a beautiful one, with orange accents standing out against other elements — in the case the lights at the Freeman Junior-Senior High School parking lot.
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PHOTO OF THE DAY: SUNRISE AT SILVER LAKE
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PHOTO OF THE DAY: SUNRISE AT SILVER LAKE
By Jeremy Waltner 
July 11, 2025
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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 tour of their Prairie Roots Produce operation located south/southwest of Freeman. It was a part of a day filled with activities for community journalist...
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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 evening, July 7. The opportunity followed a hard rain that dumped more than 2 inches of rain locally, with lesser amounts in rural areas. The strong system...
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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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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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CHISLIC FESTIVAL RETURNING JULY 26; MOVING TO EVERY-OTHER-YEAR FORMAT
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CHISLIC FESTIVAL RETURNING JULY 26; MOVING TO EVERY-OTHER-YEAR FORMAT
By Jeremy Waltner 
July 14, 2025
The Freeman community and volunteers from the surrounding area — known as “The Chislic Circle” — are once again making plans to welcome thousands to t...
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PHOTO OF THE DAY: STANDING WATER
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PHOTO OF THE DAY: STANDING WATER
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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...
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“Bright Star,” a musical that opened on Broadway in 2016 and was nominated for five Tony Awards, including Best New Musical, has been selected as the ...
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