Dakota Protein Solutions (DPS), the Turner County rendering plant located a mile-and-a-half southeast of Freeman that has drawn public outcry on social media in recent months, was a hot topic as the Freeman City Council met in regular session Tuesday night, Aug. 5. And the dozen residents who attend...

Tabor gives Post 152 all it can handle in its quest to win Region 4B and advance to state, but the 79ers got the job done — in thrilling fashion To quote legendary Los Angeles Dodgers play-by-play announcer Vin Scully, “I don’t believe what I just saw.” OK — it might not have been on the same level ...

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...

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 ...

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...

SD MCC Relief Sale featuring new generation of poppy seed roll-makers Wide variety of foods will be available starting at 11 a.m. Saturday Over the years, Alice Graber has supplied the South Dakota Mennonite Central Committee Relief Sale with a mountain of poppy seed rolls to be sold at the bake sal...

Nearly two dozen people from across the United States, as well as a newspaper editor from Wales, will get an up-close look at some of what the Freeman community has to offer next Monday and Tuesday, July 7 and 8. Most in the group are active or retired journalists, members of the International Socie...

In 1950, 75 years ago, 3,295 school districts were scattered across South Dakota. An overwhelming majority of these were small one-room rural school districts. By 1970, just 20 years later, only 287 districts remained. The one-room schools that dotted the rural landscape had closed, absorbed by city...

A cast of nearly 50 and a production team of nine will take audiences from Kansas to Munchkinland and onto the Emerald City Thursday night, June 19 when the Freeman Area Children’s Choir presents “The Wizard of Oz: Youth Edition” on the Pioneer Hall stage. Tickets may be purchased at the door; doors...

It is the largest and most widely-used building in the freeman community, and how it came to be is remarkable. A story told by Courier Publisher Jeremy Waltner in special partnership with heritage hall museum & archives  Look closely. You’ll recognize the building as Pioneer Hall in what is obviousl...