What now? That’s the $11.7 million question facing the Marion School Board following last week’s general bond election that fell short of the 60% super majority required for passage. In a special election held Tuesday, Jan. 16 in which the school district was asking patrons to approve $6.5 million i...

After starting the season 1-3, the Freeman Public boys won their fifth in a row on Monday night, taking down Class A Parker 47-41 in Freeman. Until the fourth quarter, the largest lead for either team was four points, with the Flyers going up 41-36 midway through the final period and hitting several...

Because of a press breakdown at Rocket Printing in Armour, the Jan. 18 edition of The Courier wasn't printed until Wednesday evening — about eight hours later than usual. Because of that, it wasn't scheduled to hit mailboxes locally until early Thursday afternoon and will first arrive for those who ...

Last week The Courier carried the perspective of the Israeli-Hamas war through the eyes of Dr. Shakil Hafiz and his wife, Sadaf Cassim. This week offers a closer look at their thoughts on the U.S. response and how they have taken action in their own, small part of the world. Read Part 1 Here. “In th...

The Hamas-Israeli war has drawn big headlines and ongoing television coverage since it rekindled last October, but one Freeman couple is taking issue with how it is being potrayed. Or, rather, the story that is not being told. JEREMY WALTNER - EDITOR & PUBLISHER From the comfort of their warm Freema...

JEREMY WALTNER - EDITOR & PUBLISHER When it comes to holiday seasons that lend themselves to traditions, few deliver quite like Christmas. From singing carols to stuffing stockings to attending Christmas Eve programs at church, it feels like the Christian celebration of the birth of Jesus and all th...

A Hutchinson County judge early this week ordered that Gregory M. Farrar spend the next 180 days in county jail — with an additional 185 days suspended — for sexually assaulting a Freeman woman last summer. The ruling came from Circuit Court Judge Patrick Smith in the Olivet courtroom late Monday mo...

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 attorney to sexual contact without consent before Hutchinson County Circuit Court Judge Patrick Smith Monday, Nov. 27. Farrar will be sentenced by Jud...

Director Iwona Lewter has released information about auditions for “Shrek The Musical,” which will be presented as part of the 2024 Schmeckfest March 14, 15 and 16. Auditions will be held in Music Hall on the campus of Freeman Academy Thursday and Friday, Dec. 14 and 15 from 5:30 to 7:15 p.m., and S...

When Daniel Graber was looking at and listening to “A German Requiem,” the oratorio composed by Johannes Brahms between the years 1865 and 1868, he recognized immediately the difficulty of the sacred work. The parts demand the upper register of its singers, it shifts in rhythm and there are harmonic...