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 ...

Quality at-bats in the top of the seventh inning turned a 4-4 tie into a 7-4 lead — and ultimately a win — for the Post 152 Senior Legion over Tabor in Platte Wednesday afternoon, July 23. The win moves the 79ers into the championship round Thursday afternoon at 2 p.m.against Tabor — again — which s...

One win down, two to go. That’s the situation for the Post 152 Senior American Legion baseball team after it bounced Wagner 6-1 in the first round of the double-elimination Region 4B Tournament in Platte Tuesday evening, July 22. Post 152 will next play Tabor today at 2 p.m. — a game that will be fo...

“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...

American pride again on full display as thousands flock to Menno for the biggest small-town Independence Day celebration around Mettler Implement showcased its fleet of equipment that reflects the agricultural impact Menno’s family-owned operation has had on the area since it was founded in 1963. Dr...

EDITOR'S NOTE: This story will appear in print in the July 9 issue of The Courier. Three individuals have been arrested and are facing state felony charges that include possession of stolen property after a UTV was recovered from their property northwest of Freeman last week. Officials have not publ...

Menno's Fourth of July baseball game between the Mad Frogs and Freeman — and the fireworks to follow — has been moved to Saturday, July 5 because of rain. First pitch is set for 7:30 p.m. Baseball personnel gathered on the infield of the Lily Pad made the decision at 7:38 p.m., as another round of h...

Forty-two years ago, his Grandpa Ted took over Ferd’s Market and renamed it Ted’s Market. Ten years after that, his dad, Bob, took over Ted’s Market and renamed it Bob’s Clover Farm. Today, Brett Pidde is the man in charge at Jamboree Foods, and nobody would have it any other way. JEREMY WALTNER - P...

Beginning next week, The Courier will move from a Thursday to a Wednesday print publication, with the online edition going live every Tuesday. To accommodate that change, the deadline for news and advertising copy moves from Monday at noon to Friday at noon, beginning this week. Local city and rural...