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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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FREEMAN ACADEMY BOARD NON-RENEWS HEAD OF SCHOOL
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FREEMAN ACADEMY BOARD NON-RENEWS HEAD OF SCHOOL
By Jeremy Waltner 
January 23, 2025
The Freeman Academy Board of Directors announced this week that it has determined not to renew the head of school contract of Dr. Brad Anderson when the fiscal year ends on June 30, 2025. News of the board’s decision was shared with employees during a faculty and staff meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 21. A...
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TERMS EXPIRING ON LOCAL GOVERNING BODIES
TERMS EXPIRING ON LOCAL GOVERNING BODIES
By Jeremy Waltner 
January 15, 2025
A number of terms are expiring this year on city councils and school boards that utilize The Courier as their official newspaper. The circulation of nominating petitions may begin on Friday, Jan. 31 and should be filed no later than 5 p.m. Friday, Feb. 28. Here are the upcoming vacancies. Freeman Ci...
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TSCHETTER PICKS UP CAREER WIN NO. 100
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TSCHETTER PICKS UP CAREER WIN NO. 100
By Jeremy Waltner 
January 15, 2025
Freshman is 20-4 this season and ranked No. 6 in Class B at 144 JEREMY WALTNER -  PUBLISHER It wasn’t just another win for Freeman High School’s Easton Tschetter at the Bon Homme Triangular last Thursday, Jan. 9. It was his 100th. The freshman reached the milestone with a dominating win over Chevy F...
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TICKETS NOW ON SALE FOR 2025 SCHMECKFEST
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TICKETS NOW ON SALE FOR 2025 SCHMECKFEST
By Jeremy Waltner 
January 8, 2025
64th annual ‘festival of tasting’ set for April 4-5; see schmeckfest.com for tickets for ethnic Germans-from-Russia meal, musical ‘Jane Eyre’ Tickets are now on sale for the traditional ethnic meal and the musical “Jane Eyre,” both of which will be centerpieces of the 2025 Schmeckfest, an annual cel...
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EARLY DEADLINE FOR DEC. 26 ISSUE OF THE COURIER
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EARLY DEADLINE FOR DEC. 26 ISSUE OF THE COURIER
By Jeremy Waltner 
December 16, 2024
The Courier is altering its print and delivery schedule for the Dec. 26 issue because of the upcoming Christmas holiday. The deadline for all advertising and editorial copy is 10 a.m. Friday, Dec. 20, with printing to take place the following morning. All copies will get into the postal system on Mo...
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2024 STATE QUALIFIERS TO LEAD YOU REBELS SQUAD
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2024 STATE QUALIFIERS TO LEAD YOU REBELS SQUAD
By Jeremy Waltner 
December 11, 2024
The oldest wrestling cooperative in South Dakota has once again assembled for a winter on the mats, but the 2024-25 season marks a new era for Marion/Freeman. That’s because the Rebels — a program established in 1991 — have a new leader in Mark Bradley, who was hired earlier this year to replace Chr...
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EXTENDING THE TABLE
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EXTENDING THE TABLE
By Jeremy Waltner 
December 4, 2024
When Shelinda Smith decided to turn some loneliness into something else, she in turn gave the Freeman community a Thanksgiving gift that has kept on giving. It was around the Thanksgiving season five years ago that Shelinda Smith was feeling lonely. Sure, she had loved ones around her, but as her ex...
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MARK YOUR CALENDARS CHRISTMAS PROGRAMS
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MARK YOUR CALENDARS CHRISTMAS PROGRAMS
By Jeremy Waltner 
December 4, 2024
’Tis the season for Christmas programs and there are a number coming up. Here’s a look at what’s ahead, in chronological order.  Freeman Elementary The Freeman Elementary School Christmas Concert will be held Thursday, Dec. 5 at 7 p.m., with students in preK-sixth grade performing songs such as: “Th...
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SPECIAL REPORT: FUTURE OF GROWING DREAMS IN QUESTION
By Jeremy Waltner 
November 20, 2024
Longtime preschool/daycare center facing crisis; will close if new path forward isn’t found — and soon Six young children wiggled and squirmed as they eagerly sat at the feet of Hannah Guthrie, their preschool teacher who was opening the children’s book, “The Way I Feel.” It was Monday morning, Nov....
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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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SAARIE AND HIS STOLEN POLARIS RANGER; THE REPORT
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SAARIE AND HIS STOLEN POLARIS RANGER; THE REPORT
By Jeremy Waltner 
July 5, 2025
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 ch...
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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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ALL IN THE FAMILY
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ALL IN THE FAMILY
By Jeremy Waltner 
July 1, 2025
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 a...
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PHOTO OF THE DAY: STANDING WATER
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PHOTO OF THE DAY: STANDING WATER
By Jeremy Waltner 
July 8, 2025
Emma Schoenwald and friend Evelyn Lafrentz found enjoyment in a ditch full of water not far north of their Dewald Street homes in Freeman Monday eveni...
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