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FORMER SDSU COACH TO KEYNOTE MENNO FCA BANQUET
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FORMER SDSU COACH TO KEYNOTE MENNO FCA BANQUET
By Jeremy Waltner 
April 3, 2024
Former SDSU football coach keynoting April 7 event; there’s still time to RSVP Those attending Sunday evening’s spring banquet of the Menno Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) will hear from one of the most well-known former coaches in all of South Dakota. John Stiegelmeier, who led the South Dak...
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DELIVERY OF THIS WEEK’S AWC DELAYED
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DELIVERY OF THIS WEEK’S AWC DELAYED
By Jeremy Waltner 
March 27, 2024
Because of Monday's winter storm and poor road conditions on Tuesday, this week's issue of the Area Wide Connection will first be delivered to Freeman later Wednesday morning. While it will be placed in mailboxes at the Freeman Post Office as soon as it is received, those living in rural areas and o...
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‘SHREK’ SHATTERS THE SCHMECKFEST MUSICAL GLASS CEILING
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‘SHREK’ SHATTERS THE SCHMECKFEST MUSICAL GLASS CEILING
By Jeremy Waltner 
March 20, 2024
When “Shrek the Musical” was announced as this year’s Schmeckfest production late last year, I know there were doubters who were skeptical at best and dismissive at worst, and even some who stubbornly said they would not be attending. I don’t know if those folks ever came around, but if not — well, ...
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MARION BOARD PASSES SECOND BOND RESOLUTION
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MARION BOARD PASSES SECOND BOND RESOLUTION
By Jeremy Waltner 
March 13, 2024
Officials lower ask by $500K, keep majority of building project in tact; election to take place June 4 Voters living in the Marion School District will have, not one, but two elections of local relevance this coming spring. In addition to an April 9 election that will decide a four-way race for two ...
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CREATING THE FAIRY TALE LAND OF ‘SHREK’
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CREATING THE FAIRY TALE LAND OF ‘SHREK’
By Jeremy Waltner 
March 6, 2024
Story of the big green ogre and a community of ‘freaks’ made popular by the 2001 major motion picture hitting the Schmeckfest stage next week Since they began in 1967, Schmeckfest stage productions have taken audiences around the world — from the Ukrainian village of Anatevka to the Land of Oz; from...
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FREEMAN MUSEUM TO DEBUT NEW LOOK AT SCHMECKFEST
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FREEMAN MUSEUM TO DEBUT NEW LOOK AT SCHMECKFEST
By Jeremy Waltner 
March 6, 2024
In addition to the traditional artisan demonstrations and historical programs, Heritage Hall Museum & Archives will be opening a newly renovated Arrival on the Prairie Gallery during Schmeckfest 2024. Schmeckfest will be held on the campus of Freeman Academy, located adjacent to the museum on Friday...
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UPDATED: GOSSEN 2ND, TSCHETTER 8TH
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UPDATED: GOSSEN 2ND, TSCHETTER 8TH
By Jeremy Waltner 
February 24, 2024
Three others take the mat for the Rebels in Sioux Falls; Sayler says the person to lead the program next will have a ‘golden spoon’ Key wins, disappointing losses and confirmation that, yes, the future is bright for the Marion-Freeman wrestling program, helped define last week’s South Dakota High Sc...
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JOINT FREEMAN CITY/SCHOOL ELECTION SET
JOINT FREEMAN CITY/SCHOOL ELECTION SET
By Jeremy Waltner 
February 24, 2024
Registered voters living in the city of Freeman and the Freeman School District will head to the polls Tuesday, April 9 for a joint city/school election. There are three city races: Cody Fransen is challenging incumbent Michael Walter for mayor; Erin Lachman is challenging incumbent Charles Gering f...
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GOSSEN TO WRESTLE FOR 113 LB. TITLE; TSCHETTER FOR 7TH PLACE
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GOSSEN TO WRESTLE FOR 113 LB. TITLE; TSCHETTER FOR 7TH PLACE
By Jeremy Waltner 
February 23, 2024
THE LATEST Freeman High School freshman Brody Gossen will wrestle for 113 lb. state title while Freeman High School eighth grader Easton Tschetter will compete in the 7th/8th-place match in the 120 lb. devision — both on Saturday. Gossen (47-2) will face Brody Randall (43-0), a sophomore from Hamlin...
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MENNO RAISES $2,767 FOR KOBEE SHERMAN
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MENNO RAISES $2,767 FOR KOBEE SHERMAN
February 14, 2024
It was a whiteout night for Kobee Sherman in Menno on Tuesday, Feb. 13 as the Wolves community honored the Viborg-Hurley senior and his family with a tribute and cash donation in the amount of $2,767. Sherman has been battling bone cancer since shortly after the State B Boys Basketball Tournament la...
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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
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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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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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By Jeremy Waltner 
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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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