Post 152 made history Friday night, Aug. 1 when they played in — and won — its first-ever state tournament game. Competing in the 2025 South Dakota Senior Legion Class B Tournament in Milbank, the second-year 79ers defeated the host team — Post 9 — 8-2 to advance in the winner’s bracket on Saturday....

Don’t look now, but school is right around the corner. With the Fourth of July long gone, another South Dakota Chislic Festival in the books and postseason baseball underway, attention will quickly shift to another year in the classrooms and all that goes with it — whether we like it or not. Freeman...

Good spirit, strong numbers through first part of day helps define South Dakota Chislic Festival, which will return again in 2027 JEREMY WALTNER - PUBLISHER Jennifer Hite isn’t from around here — you can tell by her thick southern drawl. No, she’s from Mississippi, and the only reason she is in the ...

Freeman Police Chief Barron Nankivel confirmed Tuesday afternoon, July 29 that a suspect had been taken into custody in conjunction with a theft at the Freeman Shopping Center. The incident came one month after three individuals stole a Polaris Ranger from Saarie Auto Body and were subsequently arre...

A heck of a season continues — in a heck of a way. Facing Tabor in the Region 4B championship and with a trip to state on the line, the Post 152 Junior Legion bagged an improbable 13-12 walk-off win in extra innings Tuesday evening, July 29 in Tabor. The 79ers, who went into the game with a 21-2 rec...

Day full of activities begins at 10 a.m.; 2025 will be the last year as an annual event as festival moves to every-other-year format Chislic: a dish made popular primarily in Hutchinson County derived from the Turkic word shashlik, or shashlik, which means ‘skewered meats,’ and traditionally served ...

July 8 gathering held as a prequel to international organization’s summer conference in Brookings; group of 20 experiences unique qualities of community JEREMY WALTNER - PUBLISHER Freeman was a gathering spot for a host of friends of The Courier earlier this month, and while the group of 20 was here...

2025 South Dakota MCC Relief Sale big in spirit, sense of community and funds raised — to the tune of $83,000 JEREMY WALTNER - PUBLISHER Nothing like a little scandal to add an element of intrigue to a benefit auction. It happened during the “pie guys” portion of the South Dakota Mennonite Central C...

“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 2026 Schmeckfest musical. The Schmeckfest Program Committee has named Will Ortman as artistic director for the production, part of the annual ethnical...

She started at Freeman Academy before settling in at Menno. With one year left, she is now the SDCTE Teacher of the Year. Betsy Knodel knew she wanted to pursue a career in a field that would lend itself to helping others, and she initially thought that would be nursing. So, after graduating from Al...