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By Jeremy Waltner

June 5, 2025

Among the weekly features in The Courier is the history section, which takes a look at the old news from the Freeman and Menno communities. This is th...

obituaries

Lorene Kaufman, 87

By Jeremy Waltner

June 4, 2025

Lorene Kaufman, 87, formerly of Freeman, S.D., passed away May 27, 2025 in Sterling, Ill. A time of viewing and visitation will be held from 10 a.m. t...

news, sports

MCCONNIEL LEADS THE WAY IN BEARCATS’ FINALE

By Jeremy Waltner

June 4, 2025

Marion senior medals twice; Preheim returns to podium; relays finish strong Not only was it the end of an era for Freeman Academy/Marion’s top two run...

photo day

PHOTO OF THE DAY: ETCH A SKETCH

By Jeremy Waltner

June 4, 2025

This image of Pioneer Hall was made using an etching created for letterpress printing in the 1950s. It is part of the Pine Hill Printery exhibit at He...

news, sports

FLYERS FINISH STATE STRONG — AND WITH MOMENTUM

By Jeremy Waltner

June 4, 2025

STATE TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS Flyers finish strong — with lots of momentum Peters, Scharberg make podium; six of nine relays earn medals JEREMY W...

news

PIONEER HALL: BY THE PEOPLE, FOR THE PEOPLE – PART 2

By Jeremy Waltner

June 4, 2025

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 Jerem...

photo day

PHOTO OF THE DAY: REFLECTION OF HOME

By Jeremy Waltner

June 3, 2025

A home on Dewald Street is reflected in standing water left from an overnight rain that produced between a half-inch and three-quarters inch across th...

sports

AUCH EARNS FIRST STATE MEET GOLF MEDAL; BUSE 21ST

By Jeremy Waltner

June 2, 2025

A medal was his goal and a medal was his prize. Competing in his fourth state golf tournament, Freeman High School sophomore Tannen Auch golfed his wa...

photo day

PHOTO OF THE DAY: ONCE UPON A TIME

By Jeremy Waltner

June 2, 2025

This striking photo was posted to Facebook Monday, June 2 by Heritage Hall Museum & Archives as its weekly look back, along with the following informa...

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PHOTO OF THE DAY: SUNDAY SUN

By Jeremy Waltner

June 1, 2025

The steeple at the St. Paul Lutheran Church in Freeman is pictured with the sun in the soft haze of a Sunday morning — poor air conditions caused by r...

news

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...

news

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...

news

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...

news

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 day

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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