The 2024-25 school year will be the last in Menno for Kory Foss. The district superintendent announced Monday morning, Jan. 6, that he has accepted the position of superintendent with the Elkton School District and will be leaving Menno with his family following the conclusion of this school year. F...

64th annual ‘festival of tasting’ set for April 4-5; see schmeckfest.com for tickets for ethnic Germans-from-Russia meal, musical ‘Jane Eyre’ Tickets are now on sale for the traditional ethnic meal and the musical “Jane Eyre,” both of which will be centerpieces of the 2025 Schmeckfest, an annual cel...

A reminder that, because of the upcoming Christmas holiday, the Dec. 26 issue of The Courier will be printed on Saturday and will enter the postal system on Monday, Dec. 23. Because of that, all advertising and other copy must be submitted by 2 p.m. Friday, Dec. 20.

The Courier is altering its print and delivery schedule for the Dec. 26 issue because of the upcoming Christmas holiday. The deadline for all advertising and editorial copy is 10 a.m. Friday, Dec. 20, with printing to take place the following morning. All copies will get into the postal system on Mo...

Kristina Sage was the oral interpretation coach at Freeman Public Schools when Thor Aanenson cut his teeth on the fine arts elective that puts participants in front of audiences — and judges — with nothing but words and emotion to share. And she realized quickly that, like his older brother, Tryg, T...

When Shelinda Smith decided to turn some loneliness into something else, she in turn gave the Freeman community a Thanksgiving gift that has kept on giving. It was around the Thanksgiving season five years ago that Shelinda Smith was feeling lonely. Sure, she had loved ones around her, but as her ex...

Adam Van Hove, a 1994 graduate of Freeman High School, died Wednesday, Dec. 4 in a single vehicle accident on Highway 18 one mile east of Menno Wednesday night, Dec. 4. The South Dakota Department of Public Safety issued a news release about the fatality Thursday morning, Dec. 5 but did not name the...

’Tis the season for Christmas programs and there are a number coming up. Here’s a look at what’s ahead, in chronological order.  Freeman Elementary The Freeman Elementary School Christmas Concert will be held Thursday, Dec. 5 at 7 p.m., with students in preK-sixth grade performing songs such as: “Th...

Fifteen from Freeman schools, Marion and Menno heading to Sturgis next week Students from Freeman Academy, Freeman Public, Marion and Menno will all take part in the South Dakota High School Activities Association’s 2024 State Oral Interpretation Festival set for next Friday and Saturday, Dec. 6 and...

Longtime preschool/daycare center facing crisis; will close if new path forward isn’t found — and soon Six young children wiggled and squirmed as they eagerly sat at the feet of Hannah Guthrie, their preschool teacher who was opening the children’s book, “The Way I Feel.” It was Monday morning, Nov....