Did that really just happen? That was the thought that crossed my mind as my eyelids lifted at 6:45 a.m. Tuesday after a late night of work. And I wasn’t thinking explicitly about the unanimous, game-changing vote of the Freeman Public School Board to welcome Freeman Academy students into the Flyers...

Freeman Public School Board votes 5-0 at special meeting Monday night to accept proposal from Freeman Academy for 2025-26 partnership; team will play as Flyers and remain Class B for next year. Next school year, students attending Freeman Public Schools and Freeman Academy will have an opportunity t...

The Freeman Public School District received assurance from the South Dakota High School Activities Association (SDHSAA) Thursday afternoon, APRIL 17 that, should it enter into a proposed cooperative agreement with Freeman Academy for the 2025-26 school year, the all-Freeman team would continue to pl...

Brian Paff, president of the board of directors at Freeman Academy stands before the Freeman Public School Board Monday night, April 14 to discuss the possibility of Freeman Academy students playing sports at Freeman Public. Here's the full report. AT A GLACE Freeman Academy asks to attach to Freema...

The Marion School Board voted unanimously Sunday night, April 13 to approve a nine-year, all-sports cooperative with Parker. The meeting had originally been scheduled for Monday, April 14 but was moved because of a conflict with another activity. The Courier was not present at the meeting because th...

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 with different backgrounds — that has helped define the annual event. And, once again, food, music and heritage was front and center. The lure of Sch...

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. Sure, but we can do better. Enthralling. Yes, absolutely. But still not quite right. Mesmerizing. Definitely. But what about … Spellbinding. That’s it...

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 were also on the ballot, with the results as follows: Ben Crick - 191 Joseph Wipf - 175 Josh Hora - 117 Audrey Massey - 59 Crick and Wipf will replac...

I am writing to address recent developments regarding a potential sports cooperative between Marion and Freeman. Following the Freeman School Board’s special meeting on April 2, the board requested a “formal proposal” for an all-sports cooperative from Marion. After careful consideration, I have dec...

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 continuing the sports relationship with Marion, and the school board agreed on two things: To request a formal proposal from Marion for an expanded co-op, and;...