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MARION, PARKER CO-OP TALKS; UPDATED
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MARION, PARKER CO-OP TALKS; UPDATED
By Jeremy Waltner 
March 26, 2025
Boards appear to be closing in on 9-year sports agreement as ‘Pheasants’ starting this fall, with football, softball & wrestling beginning in fall of 2026 Parker School Board to hold special meeting with public input Thursday, April 3 at 6:30 p.m. Marion School Board to invite additional public comm...
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HERITAGE HALL ANNOUNCES HERITAGE PICKERS LINEUP
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HERITAGE HALL ANNOUNCES HERITAGE PICKERS LINEUP
By Jeremy Waltner 
March 26, 2025
Other demonstrations planned for Schmeckfest April 4-5; Freeman museum to debut new exhibits at annual festival Heritage Hall Museum & Archives has a full slate of activities planned during Schmeckfest 2025. That includes artisans who will demonstrate traditional crafts and “Heritage Pickers,” indiv...
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A CLOSER LOOK AT SCHMECKFEST’S ‘JANE EYRE’
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A CLOSER LOOK AT SCHMECKFEST’S ‘JANE EYRE’
By Jeremy Waltner 
March 19, 2025
EDITOR’S NOTE: Since January, the cast and production team involved with the 2025 Schmeckfest stage production, “Jane Eyre,” have been working diligently to prepare the musical drama for its three-night run on April 3, 4 and 5. Performances will begin at 7:30 p.m. each night. While “Jane Eyre” has b...
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MENNO SCHOOL BOARD ELECTION ON TAP
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MENNO SCHOOL BOARD ELECTION ON TAP
By Jeremy Waltner 
March 4, 2025
No other races necessary on April 8; Cody Fransen to join Freeman City Council, Katie Fransen Freeman School Board There will be two new members serving on the Menno School Board of Education when it convenes for another fiscal year in July. According to the business manager Dale Weiss, Ben Crick, J...
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TSCHETTER THE CHAMP AT 144 LBS.; PANKRATZ, PREHEIM ADVANCE
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TSCHETTER THE CHAMP AT 144 LBS.; PANKRATZ, PREHEIM ADVANCE
By Jeremy Waltner 
February 26, 2025
Three-day state tournament begins Thursday in Rapid City Three minutes and 45 seconds. That’s how long Easton Tschetter was on the mat during last week’s Region 2B Wrestling Tournament in Salem, and in that time, he recorded three pins and a championship in what can only be described as total domina...
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WRESTLING POSTSEASON STARTS THIS WEEK
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WRESTLING POSTSEASON STARTS THIS WEEK
By Jeremy Waltner 
February 20, 2025
This week, Mark Bradley will do something he’s never done before: Lead the Marion/Freeman Rebels into the region tournament. And if everything goes well, the first-year head coach will find himself — and his wrestlers — in an even bigger spot later next week: The state tournament out west. All of it...
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THE STATE OF FREEMAN ACADEMY – PART 2
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THE STATE OF FREEMAN ACADEMY – PART 2
By Jeremy Waltner 
February 12, 2025
Or Start with Part 1 While there are enrollment and financial challenges, there have also been positive developments in recent years. That, along with a rich history, is giving consituancy motivation to find a path forward. So what comes next? That’s the question many are pondering as the Freeman Ac...
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MARION SCHOOL BOARD APPROVES $300K OPT-OUT
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MARION SCHOOL BOARD APPROVES $300K OPT-OUT
By Jeremy Waltner 
February 11, 2025
Monday night action is a continuation of previous 5-year opt-outs Meeting in regular session Monday night, Feb. 10, the Marion School Board OK’d a five-year opt-out in the amount of $300,000, which as approved will be payable through the 2030 calendar year. This is a continuation of similar opt-outs...
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THE STATE OF FREEMAN ACADEMY – PART 1
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THE STATE OF FREEMAN ACADEMY – PART 1
By Jeremy Waltner 
February 6, 2025
It’s hard to think about the history of Freeman without thinking about Freeman Academy, the institution founded more than 120 years ago. But what does the future hold? That is the question of the day. An email popped into Brian Paff’s inbox not long ago from a supporter of Freeman Academy who doesn’...
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COMMUNITY REPRESENTED AT TRIBAL RELATIONS DAY
COMMUNITY REPRESENTED AT TRIBAL RELATIONS DAY
By Jeremy Waltner 
February 6, 2025
Four Freeman organizations spend meaningful day inside Capitol rotunda in Pierre last Wednesday TIM L. WALTNER  -  FOR THE COURIER A Star Quilt presented to Freeman Academy for hosting an Indigenous Peoples’ Celebration in Freeman last fall was an unexpected highlight as four Freeman organizations p...
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AREA WIDE CONNECTION TO CEASE OPERATION JULY 1
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AREA WIDE CONNECTION TO CEASE OPERATION JULY 1
By Jeremy Waltner 
June 11, 2025
The Area Wide Connection, a free-distribution advertising publication of Second Century Publishing, Inc. that serves residents of Hutchinson, Turner a...
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AUCH EARNS FIRST STATE MEET GOLF MEDAL; BUSE 21ST
By Jeremy Waltner 
June 2, 2025
A medal was his goal and a medal was his prize. Competing in his fourth state golf tournament, Freeman High School sophomore Tannen Auch golfed his wa...
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FOR GOOD
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FOR GOOD
By Jeremy Waltner 
June 18, 2025
Freeman 39-year-old recognized nationally for her work as an adoption specialist with the Children’s Home Society of South Dakota — but this is not ab...
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PHOTO OF THE DAY: DEVASTATING ANNIVERSARY
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PHOTO OF THE DAY: DEVASTATING ANNIVERSARY
By Jeremy Waltner 
June 8, 2025
This photo was posted by Swan Lake Christian Camp on its Facebook page on Sunday along with the following explanation. Yesterday, June 7, 1965, marked...
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PHOTO OF THE DAY: TACO TIME!
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PHOTO OF THE DAY: TACO TIME!
By Jeremy Waltner 
June 13, 2025
Armando Cortez is enjoying the beautiful Friday morning and one of his passions — cooking — at his home at 300 S. Dewald in Freeman. Cortez is serving...
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