PHOTO OF THE DAY: OUR 125TH YEAR
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PHOTO OF THE DAY: OUR 125TH YEAR
By Jeremy Waltner 
April 9, 2025
This editorial is included with the April 10, 2025 issue of The Courier. The Courier: Vol. 125, No. 1  This is a milestone issue for the Freeman-based...
TO SCHMECKFEST!
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TO SCHMECKFEST!
By Jeremy Waltner 
April 9, 2025
FOR THE 64TH TIME IN THE LAST 67 YEARS, Freeman’s traditional ‘festival of tasting’ generated a spirit of community and commonality — even among those...
SPIRITS OF REDEMPTION; A REVIEW OF ‘JANE EYRE’
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SPIRITS OF REDEMPTION; A REVIEW OF ‘JANE EYRE’
By Jeremy Waltner 
April 9, 2025
A review of the outstanding Schmeckfest musical ‘Jane Eyre’ | BY JEREMY WALTNER Let’s reach into our bag of words and see what we can find. Engaging. ...
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CRICK, WIPF WIN SEATS ON MENNO SCHOOL BOARD
By Jeremy Waltner 
April 9, 2025
Ben Crick and Joseph Wipf won a seat on the Menno School Board of Education in the election held April 8 at the fire hall. Josh Hora and Audrey Massey...
PHOTO OF THE DAY: FACES OF STATE
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PHOTO OF THE DAY: FACES OF STATE
By Jeremy Waltner 
April 8, 2025
Those from Freeman High School who took part in the State FFA Convention last week in Brookings are pictured here, and are also pictured in this week'...
PHOTO OF THE DAY: LOOKING DOWN, LOOKING BACK
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PHOTO OF THE DAY: LOOKING DOWN, LOOKING BACK
By Jeremy Waltner 
April 7, 2025
This photo was posted by Heritage Hall Museum & Archives as its weekly look back Monday, April 7, along with the following description: This view of R...
PHOTO OF THE DAY: GERMAN DELIGHT
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PHOTO OF THE DAY: GERMAN DELIGHT
By Jeremy Waltner 
April 6, 2025
Students in Nathan Bates' German Language class at the University of South Dakota make their way through the buffet at Schmeckfest late Friday afterno...
PHOTO OF THE DAY: HISTORIC EGGSAMPLE
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PHOTO OF THE DAY: HISTORIC EGGSAMPLE
By Jeremy Waltner 
April 5, 2025
Donna Zeeb, a historian and collector from Menno, discusses eggbeaters during her "Heritage Picker" demonstration at Schmeckfest Friday afternoon. Zee...
REPORT, CONTEXT FROM FREEMAN BOARD MEETING
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REPORT, CONTEXT FROM FREEMAN BOARD MEETING
By Jeremy Waltner 
April 3, 2025
All seven who spoke during the public input portion of the Freeman School Board’s special meeting Wednesday night, April 2 spoke in favor of continuin...
PHOTO OF THE DAY: ON TIME DELIVERY
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PHOTO OF THE DAY: ON TIME DELIVERY
By Jeremy Waltner 
April 4, 2025
Sheila Epps rolls a cart of baked goods through The Link and into the Sterling Hall auditorium where they will be sold at the Schmeckfest Country Kitc...
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AREA WIDE CONNECTION TO CEASE OPERATION JULY 1
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AREA WIDE CONNECTION TO CEASE OPERATION JULY 1
By Jeremy Waltner 
June 11, 2025
The Area Wide Connection, a free-distribution advertising publication of Second Century Publishing, Inc. that serves residents of Hutchinson, Turner a...
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: TACO TIME!
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PHOTO OF THE DAY: TACO TIME!
By Jeremy Waltner 
June 13, 2025
Armando Cortez is enjoying the beautiful Friday morning and one of his passions — cooking — at his home at 300 S. Dewald in Freeman. Cortez is serving...

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