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PUBLISHER’S COLUMN: THE JOHNSON NEGATIVES
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PUBLISHER’S COLUMN: THE JOHNSON NEGATIVES
By Jeremy Waltner 
October 17, 2024
The history of the Freeman community is told in the 120-plus volumes of newspapers that make up the archives of the Courier, but also in the numerous binders filled with negatives from when film was synonymous with photography. This collection spans the 1980s, 1990s and dips its toes into the 21st c...
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PHOTO OF THE DAY: CULTURAL CONNECTION
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PHOTO OF THE DAY: CULTURAL CONNECTION
By Jeremy Waltner 
October 16, 2024
Secretary David Flute of the South Dakota Department of Tribal Relations speaks with Freeman Academy students in grades 1-4 during what was a special morning at the school — an Indigenous Peoples' Celebration. The conversation that took place between Sec. Flute and the students inside Heritage Hall ...
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FA HOSTING ‘INDIGENOUS PEOPLES’ CELEBRATION’ NEXT WEDNESDAY
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FA HOSTING ‘INDIGENOUS PEOPLES’ CELEBRATION’ NEXT WEDNESDAY
By Jeremy Waltner 
October 2, 2024
Initiative between school and secretary of Office of Tribal Relations will include multi-cultural experiences; other schools invited to event JEREMY WALTNER  - EDITOR & PUBLISHER The public is invited to join students from Freeman Academy and surrounding schools to an Indigenous People’s Celebration...
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MENNO BAND DAY RETURNING FRIDAY
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MENNO BAND DAY RETURNING FRIDAY
By Jeremy Waltner 
September 25, 2024
Fifth Street in Menno will once again be alive with a stream of music and choreographed formations next Friday, Oct. 4 when another Menno Band Day takes the community by storm. The exhibition and competition will begin at 10 a.m. when the Wolves Marching Band leads a processional that will include 2...
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POWER SHOW RETURNS TO MENNO THIS WEEKEND
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POWER SHOW RETURNS TO MENNO THIS WEEKEND
By Jeremy Waltner 
September 18, 2024
What began as a relatively unassuming exhibition on the Menno City Park nearly 40 years ago will return once again, not to the park, but to Pioneer Acres on the north edge of town, where the Pioneer Power Show continues to grow and flourish with every passing year. Exhibits and demonstrations will t...
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ENROLLMENT IN FREEMAN HOLDING STEADY
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ENROLLMENT IN FREEMAN HOLDING STEADY
By Jeremy Waltner 
September 11, 2024
Overall totals dip slightly, but numbers at Freeman Public remain as high as they have been in more than 15 years The number of students attending Freeman Public Schools and Freeman Academy at the start of the 2024-25 school year was nearly identical to that of one year ago, with both school systems...
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NEW FACILITY CHRISTENED AS VALUE-ADDED ASSET
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NEW FACILITY CHRISTENED AS VALUE-ADDED ASSET
By Jeremy Waltner 
September 4, 2024
Dakota Protein Solutions, located on the outskirts of Freeman, will serve 150-mile radius; industry leaders say it will have strong economic impact on community  Once upon a time — and not that long ago in history’s ledger — rural America was falling short in its ability to retain and attract people...
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IMMIGRANTS’ JOURNEY LACED WITH CHALLENGE, RISK, REWARD
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IMMIGRANTS’ JOURNEY LACED WITH CHALLENGE, RISK, REWARD
By Jeremy Waltner 
September 4, 2024
The story of the Swiss-Volhynian Mennonites and their journey from Russia to the community that would become Freeman cannot and should not be told in simple terms. Rather, it’s a complicated history with roots going all the way back to an Anabaptist religious movement that began in 16th-century Swit...
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DAKOTA PROTEIN SOLUTIONS ‘AN ENTERPRISE TO BE PROUD OF’
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DAKOTA PROTEIN SOLUTIONS ‘AN ENTERPRISE TO BE PROUD OF’
By Jeremy Waltner 
August 21, 2024
Ribbon-cutting at state-of-the-art facility set for next Tuesday  An agricultural-based facility unique to South Dakota — that is, a non-proprietary rendering operation located just outside of Freeman — will celebrate its forthcoming opening next week. Dakota Protein Solutions is inviting the public...
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1874 SETTLEMENT: MORE STORIES TO TELL
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1874 SETTLEMENT: MORE STORIES TO TELL
By Jeremy Waltner 
August 14, 2024
The Salem-Zion (North) Mennonite Church, located four miles east of Freeman, will play host to a special 150th anniversary observance of the Swiss-Volhynian settlement of the community next month. On Saturday evening, Sept. 7 and all day Sunday, Sept. 8, a series of programs and services will focus ...
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AUCH EARNS FIRST STATE MEET GOLF MEDAL; BUSE 21ST
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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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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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By Jeremy Waltner 
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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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