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...

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  Part 2 Were it not for circumstances beyond local control, Pioneer Hall would l...

Track and field participants from Freeman Academy/Marion, Freeman Public and Scotland/Menno will be busy this Thursday, Friday & Saturday At 12:50 p.m. on Thursday, May 29, four young men from Freeman High School and four others from Freeman Academy/Marion were scheduled to step foot on the track at...

For about six hours on Saturday, May 17, Freeman’s two schools — collectively but independently — saw memorable moments at graduation ceremonies honoring the Class of 2025 from Freeman Academy and Freeman Public Schools. Seven seniors finished their high school careers at Freeman Academy in a ceremo...

Twenty seniors complete their high school journey Saturday afternoon in a ceremony that included perspective and humor from three students and parting words from their superintendent. According to the graduation boards on display inside the front lobby of the Menno City/School Auditorium, in the las...