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EDITORIAL: MENTAL HEALTH STARTS WITH RECOGNITION
The juxtaposition between “The joy of being jolly” printed this week as a historical piece from 1902 and the two guest columns written by rural Freeman resident Ashley Holzwarth dealing with mental health struggles that appeared in the past two issues of The Courier couldn’t be more striking. The former from 120 years ago urges everybody to “smile on, smile ever,” to “quarantine your feelings,” and that “people with ‘bad spells on them’ and the ‘dismals’ will cheer up, be chirk and get well.’”
By News Staff 
August 17, 2022
The juxtaposition between “The joy of being jolly” printed this week as a historical piece from 1902 and the two guest columns written by rural Freeman resident Ashley Holzwarth dealing with mental health struggles that appeared in the past two issues of The Courier couldn’t be more striking. The fo...
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FROM THE ARCHIVES: THE DUTY OF BEING JOLLY
It’s a real duty, and the violation of it ought to subject anyone to fine and imprisonment. What right has anyone to go about the community lachrymose, woebegone, with “tears in ‘s eye, distraction in ‘s aspect!” What right has he to distribute the bacilli of depression, gloom, dumpishness, and general “forlornity?” A fellow may have corns and porous plasters, and boils and styes and spasms, and freckles and moles, and eardrums and quinine pills, and an utter absence of joy in the stomach regions, but he needn’t hire the town-crier to go about with a bell proclaiming it.
By News Staff 
August 17, 2022
It’s a real duty, and the violation of it ought to subject anyone to fine and imprisonment. What right has anyone to go about the community lachrymose, woebegone, with “tears in ‘s eye, distraction in ‘s aspect!” What right has he to distribute the bacilli of depression, gloom, dumpishness, and gene...
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PUBLISHER’S COLUMN: FIELDS OF GREEN
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PUBLISHER’S COLUMN: FIELDS OF GREEN
“If Freeman didn’t have a team, I’d be playing somewhere else. I can’t imagine a summer without baseball.” That’s what Jake Weier, player/manager with the Freeman Blacksox, told me when I visited with him about his team’s run through the District 6 Amateur Baseball Tournament and upcoming trip to Mitchell for the Class B state tournament. It’s also all you need to know about Jake’s love for — and commitment to — America’s Game.
By News Staff 
August 3, 2022
“If Freeman didn’t have a team, I’d be playing somewhere else. I can’t imagine a summer without baseball.” That’s what Jake Weier, player/manager with the Freeman Blacksox, told me when I visited with him about his team’s run through the District 6 Amateur Baseball Tournament and upcoming trip to Mi...
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EDITORIAL: THE VILLAGE THAT IS THE CHISLIC FESTIVAL
Big-time congratulations are in order for the organizers of this year’s South Dakota Chislic Festival, the outstanding event that once again unfolded on the grounds of the Freeman Prairie Arboretum on Saturday. An ability to safely and comfortably handle that many people converging on one spot in that amount of time is no small feat, and the fact that they pulled it off speaks to the kind of people who are in leadership.
By News Staff 
August 3, 2022
Big-time congratulations are in order for the organizers of this year’s South Dakota Chislic Festival, the outstanding event that once again unfolded on the grounds of the Freeman Prairie Arboretum on Saturday. An ability to safely and comfortably handle that many people converging on one spot in th...
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EDITORIAL: TIME TO REKINDLE BALLFIELDS DISCUSSION
Local youth baseball and softball teams are once again on the heels of what was another successful spring and summer season, with strong finishes at both the league and state level highlighting the effort. That includes a state championship for both the 12U boys and 12U girls earned last weekend. Congratulations are in order for all the players and coaches.
By News Staff 
July 13, 2022
Local youth baseball and softball teams are once again on the heels of what was another successful spring and summer season, with strong finishes at both the league and state level highlighting the effort. That includes a state championship for both the 12U boys and 12U girls earned last weekend. Co...
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POSTSCRIPT: EDITORIALS OFFER CONTEXT, PERSPECTIVE
I was distressed to learn that Gannett has decided to scuttle the traditional editorial page in its papers. Gannett, the largest newspaper company in the United States as measured by total daily circulation, has more than 250 daily and weekly newspapers in 46 states. That includes the Aberdeen American News, Sioux Falls Argus Leader and Watertown Public Opinion.   Last month Gannett told its publishers to cut back opinion pages to a few days a week and to refocus on community dialogue. Time will tell what that will look like, but it’s a trend that troubles me.
By News Staff 
July 6, 2022
I was distressed to learn that Gannett has decided to scuttle the traditional editorial page in its papers. Gannett, the largest newspaper company in the United States as measured by total daily circulation, has more than 250 daily and weekly newspapers in 46 states. That includes the Aberdeen Ameri...
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opinion
EDITORIAL: LITTLE THINGS CAN MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE
Once work is completed on the major construction projects around town, it’s going to look great — there’s no doubt about that. But what are Freeman residents doing on their own to make this community a good place to visit and live? Here’s a good reminder to be the community you want to see.
By News Staff 
July 6, 2022
Once work is completed on the major construction projects around town, it’s going to look great — there’s no doubt about that. But what are Freeman residents doing on their own to make this community a good place to visit and live? Here’s a good reminder to be the community you want to see. Three ma...
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POSTSCRIPT: MASCOT MATCH-UP, SOUTH DAKOTA STYLE
TIM L. WALTNER - Publisher Emeritus I really like the Phoenix as the mascot selected by students for the Freeman/Marion/Freeman Academy coop football team. I liked it immediately when I first heard it was in the running. It’s unique. I like the alliteration (despite the spelling – F-Ph). And I appreciate the symbolism (excellence/rebirth/transformation) and the thought that went into bringing Phoenix to the table.
By TIM L. WALTNER  
May 4, 2022
TIM L. WALTNER - Publisher Emeritus I really like the Phoenix as the mascot selected by students for the Freeman/Marion/Freeman Academy coop football team. I liked it immediately when I first heard it was in the running. It’s unique. I like the alliteration (despite the spelling – F-Ph). And I appre...
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EDITORIAL: CREDIT TO MENNO PATRONS, SCHOOL LEADERS
The conversations that took place Monday night between concerned patrons of the Menno School District and Superintendent Tom Rice were a textbook example of what healthy dialogue looks like, and what positive public discourse can lead to. Meeting in regular session inside the old city/school auditorium March 14, Rice and the school board heard from a number of parents about two concerns: Moving baccalaureate from the main school gymnasium into the very space they were meeting on Monday, and fifth graders being added to the 6-8 middle school structure.
By News Staff 
March 16, 2022
The conversations that took place Monday night between concerned patrons of the Menno School District and Superintendent Tom Rice were a textbook example of what healthy dialogue looks like, and what positive public discourse can lead to. Meeting in regular session inside the old city/school auditor...
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EDITORIAL: ARBERY CASE SOBERING REMINDER OF ‘HATE’
“I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.”  
By News Staff 
February 23, 2022
“I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.”   Those words from Martin Luther King Jr., offered as part of his famous “I have a dream” speech in August of 1963, are among th...
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PHOTO OF THE DAY: GRANTED!
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PHOTO OF THE DAY: GRANTED!
By Jeremy Waltner 
November 20, 2023
Emily Hofer, president the Freeman Community Foundation board of directors (left of center) is pictured with community members representing the latest...
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MASSEY NAMED TO CORNBELT ALL-CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM
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MASSEY NAMED TO CORNBELT ALL-CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM
November 9, 2023
Menno senior Ashton Massey was named to the Cornbelt all-conference first team for her play on the volleyball court this past fall, while Freeman Publ...
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THE DAY LAKE CHARLES WAS LOST
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THE DAY LAKE CHARLES WAS LOST
November 15, 2023
BY LYLE PREHEIM Five-year-old Shirley Preheim was just behind her father Felix when he opened the door and looked out toward the long driveway stretch...
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FARRAR PLEADS GUILTY TO SEXUAL MISCONDUCT; TO BE SENTENCED DEC. 11
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FARRAR PLEADS GUILTY TO SEXUAL MISCONDUCT; TO BE SENTENCED DEC. 11
By Jeremy Waltner 
November 28, 2023
Gregory M. Farrar, a Hurley man who in 1998 was convicted of harassing nearly a dozen women in southeastern South Dakota, pleaded guilty via power of ...
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AUDITIONS ANNOUNCED FOR ‘SHREK THE MUSICAL’
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AUDITIONS ANNOUNCED FOR ‘SHREK THE MUSICAL’
By Jeremy Waltner 
November 18, 2023
Director Iwona Lewter has released information about auditions for “Shrek The Musical,” which will be presented as part of the 2024 Schmeckfest March ...
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