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REGION 5A: TRAPPERS CLOSE BOOK ON SOLID FIRST SEASON

By Jeremy Waltner

March 5, 2025

Scotland/Menno wins seven of final nine, including Region 5A battle against Bon Homme; Schlimgen says the standard has now been set Head coach Todd Sc...

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REGION 4B: BEARCATS ELIMINATED IN OPENER

By Jeremy Waltner

March 5, 2025

Young Freeman Academy/Marion team finishes season 3-16 JEREMY WALTNER - PUBLISHER The 2024-25 basketball campaign started well enough for the Freema...

REGION 4B, 5A BOYS BASKETBALL UPDATE

By Jeremy Waltner

March 5, 2025

The Freeman Academy/Marion boys basketball team saw its season come to a close in the first round of the Region 4B Tournament Monday night, March 3, f...

GAMES, COUNCIL MEETING POSTPONED; OTHER UPDATES

By Jeremy Waltner

March 4, 2025

Because of forecast incoming weather, the Freeman City Council meeting scheduled for tonight has been moved to Thursday, March 6 at 6:30 p.m. There ar...

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MENNO SCHOOL BOARD ELECTION ON TAP

By Jeremy Waltner

March 4, 2025

No other races necessary on April 8; Cody Fransen to join Freeman City Council, Katie Fransen Freeman School Board There will be two new members servi...

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FAM BOYS LOSE BIG IN REGION 4B OPENING ROUND

By Jeremy Waltner

March 3, 2025

The Freeman Academy/Marion boys fell behind 12-0 and never recovered in the opening round of the Region 4B Tournament, dropping a 68-47 game to Irene-...

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TSCHETTER THE CHAMP AT 144 LBS.; PANKRATZ, PREHEIM ADVANCE

By Jeremy Waltner

February 26, 2025

Three-day state tournament begins Thursday in Rapid City Three minutes and 45 seconds. That’s how long Easton Tschetter was on the mat during last wee...

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PHOTO OF THE DAY: NEW WEEK, NEW TOURNAMENT

By Jeremy Waltner

March 3, 2025

Jerico Shape, head boys basketball coach for Freeman Academy/Marion, will be the sidelines again Monday night as the Region 4B tournament begins. Shap...

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PHOTO OF THE DAY: BOYS BRACKET

By Jeremy Waltner

March 2, 2025

Matchups have been set for the high school boys regionals as the postseason begins this week. In Region 4B, Freeman Public (16-4) is the No. 3 seed an...

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PHOTO OF THE DAY: MATCH PLAY

By Jeremy Waltner

March 1, 2025

Logun Pankratz totally dominates Lemmon freshman Maxwell Anderson in the first round wrestleback on Friday on his way to a 16-0 major decision and a c...

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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...

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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...

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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

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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PHOTO OF THE DAY: DEVASTATING ANNIVERSARY

By Jeremy Waltner

June 8, 2025

This photo was posted by Swan Lake Christian Camp on its Facebook page on Sunday along with the following explanation. Yesterday, June 7, 1965, marked...

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