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 about her. Story & Photo by Jeremy Waltner For those who believe that caring for others is life’s greatest purpose — which Tina Graber most certainly do...

The Area Wide Connection, a free-distribution advertising publication of Second Century Publishing, Inc. that serves residents of Hutchinson, Turner and McCook counties, will cease publication at the end of the month. The final issue will be published Tuesday, June 24. Jeremy Waltner, president of S...

STATE TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS Flyers finish strong —  with lots of momentum Peters, Scharberg make podium; six of nine relays earn medals JEREMY WALTNER  -  PUBLISHER On Monday morning, June 2, less than two days following the conclusion of the 2025 State Track and Field Championships, Freeman H...

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 When the ladies of the Freeman community gathered on May 12, 1950 for a mother-...

Student-athletes competing in this spring sports season haven’t exactly had stellar weather to work with. While there have been opportunities for track and field competitions, golf meets and softball games, conditions — especially as of late — have been problematic. Track & field The Cornbelt Confer...

Renowned ensemble spends full day with band students from 7 schools before tearing through an ‘American Musical Journey’ Dallas Brass was just about to break for intermission of their May 7 concert at the Marion High School gym when Michael Levine, founder and artistic director of the group, teed up...

Thirty-seven years after his dad, Blaine, started the business at the age of 24, another 24-year-old — Shay — has returned For Blaine Saarie, something that has meant a great deal to him since starting his business, Saarie Auto Body, 37 years ago is the opportunity to staff his business with young a...

Did that really just happen? That was the thought that crossed my mind as my eyelids lifted at 6:45 a.m. Tuesday after a late night of work. And I wasn’t thinking explicitly about the unanimous, game-changing vote of the Freeman Public School Board to welcome Freeman Academy students into the Flyers...

Freeman Public School Board votes 5-0 at special meeting Monday night to accept proposal from Freeman Academy for 2025-26 partnership; team will play as Flyers and remain Class B for next year. Next school year, students attending Freeman Public Schools and Freeman Academy will have an opportunity t...

The Freeman Public School District received assurance from the South Dakota High School Activities Association (SDHSAA) Thursday afternoon, APRIL 17 that, should it enter into a proposed cooperative agreement with Freeman Academy for the 2025-26 school year, the all-Freeman team would continue to pl...