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AUCH TIED FOR 2ND AFTER FIRST DAY OF STATE ‘B’ GOLF TOURNAMENT

By Jeremy Waltner

June 2, 2025

Tannen Auch, who will be a junior at Freeman High School this fall, is tied for second place after the first day of competition at the State B Golf To...

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PHOTO OF THE DAY: REFLECTION OF HOME

By Jeremy Waltner

June 3, 2025

A home on Dewald Street is reflected in standing water left from an overnight rain that produced between a half-inch and three-quarters inch across th...

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PIONEER HALL: BY THE PEOPLE, FOR THE PEOPLE

By Jeremy Waltner

May 28, 2025

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 Jere...

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STRONG CONTINGENT OF LOCAL ATHLETES HEADED TO STATE

By Jeremy Waltner

May 28, 2025

Track and field participants from Freeman Academy/Marion, Freeman Public and Scotland/Menno will be busy this Thursday, Friday & Saturday At 12:50 p.m...

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2025 STATE TRACK IN THE BOOKS

By Jeremy Waltner

May 29, 2025

FROM SATURDAY 9:00 a.m. – Cadence Hofer (FHS) Triple Jump, Flight 2, No. 3 (13th, 32-11 3/4) Result: DNP, 31-10 1/4 9:00 a.m. – Brooks Schoenfish (SM)...

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WEATHER IMPACTING LATE SPRING SPORTS SEASON

By Jeremy Waltner

May 21, 2025

Student-athletes competing in this spring sports season haven’t exactly had stellar weather to work with. While there have been opportunities for trac...

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GRADUATION IN FREEMAN: TASSELS TURNED

By Jeremy Waltner

May 21, 2025

For about six hours on Saturday, May 17, Freeman’s two schools — collectively but independently — saw memorable moments at graduation ceremonies honor...

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DALLAS BRASS DELIGHTS IN MARION

By Jeremy Waltner

May 14, 2025

Renowned ensemble spends full day with band students from 7 schools before tearing through an ‘American Musical Journey’ Dallas Brass was just about t...

sports

AUCH, BUSE, FOSS QUALIFY FOR STATE GOLF MEET

By Jeremy Waltner

May 23, 2025

Freeman High School sophomore Tannen Auch qualified for his fourth Class B State Golf Tournament by finishing eighth at the Region 3B meet held at Roc...

sports

CORNBELT TRACK MEET POSTPONED AGAIN; NOW MAY 22

By Jeremy Waltner

May 14, 2025

Thursday's scheduled Cornbelt Conference Track Meet in Bridgewater, originally postponed until Friday, has now be rescheduled for next Thursday, May 2...

sports

VIBORG-HURLEY TOO TOUGH FOR FLYERS IN ‘B’ OPENER

By Jeremy Waltner

March 22, 2025

The Viborg-Hurley boys were ranked No. 1 in the South Dakota Prep Media Poll for most of the season, and on Thursday night against Freeman, they showe...

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WALTER TO PLAY AS FLYERS AIM FOR CONSOLATION TITLE

By Jeremy Waltner

March 20, 2025

The Freeman High School boys are playing for a championship — a consolation championship, that is. And one day after sitting out because of illness, f...

obituaries

Death Notice: Donna Lehmann

By Jeremy Waltner

May 21, 2025

Donna Lehmann, 91, of Freeman, S.D., passed away on May 21 at Oakview Terrace in Freeman. A funeral service will be held on Saturday, May 24 at 11 a.m...

obituaries

Janet R. Parnell, 86

May 7, 2025

Janet R. Parnell, 86, went home to be with the Lord on April 18, 2025, leaving behind a legacy of love, strength, and faith. A born farm girl and Sout...

obituaries

June Schamber, 95

May 4, 2025

June (Mundt) Schamber was born to Henry and Johanna (Hines) Mundt on June 13, 1929 at Wagner, S.D. She was baptized on June 30, 1929 by Rev. E. J. Zan...

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Marilyn Duerksen, 93

May 3, 2025

Marilyn Duerksen, 93, of Freeman, S.D., passed away on May 2 at Oakview Terrace in Freeman. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Ma...

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2025 STATE TRACK IN THE BOOKS

By Jeremy Waltner

May 29, 2025

FROM SATURDAY 9:00 a.m. – Cadence Hofer (FHS) Triple Jump, Flight 2, No. 3 (13th, 32-11 3/4) Result: DNP, 31-10 1/4 9:00 a.m. – Brooks Schoenfish (SM)...

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AT SAARIE AUTO BODY, NEXT GENERATION SETTLES IN

By Jeremy Waltner

May 7, 2025

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, somethin...

sports

CORNBELT TRACK MEET POSTPONED AGAIN; NOW MAY 22

By Jeremy Waltner

May 14, 2025

Thursday's scheduled Cornbelt Conference Track Meet in Bridgewater, originally postponed until Friday, has now be rescheduled for next Thursday, May 2...

news, sports

STRONG CONTINGENT OF LOCAL ATHLETES HEADED TO STATE

By Jeremy Waltner

May 28, 2025

Track and field participants from Freeman Academy/Marion, Freeman Public and Scotland/Menno will be busy this Thursday, Friday & Saturday At 12:50 p.m...

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PHOTO OF THE DAY: WESTSIDE WORK

By Jeremy Waltner

May 21, 2025

This was the scene on the west side of the Freeman Prairie Arboretum as personnel with the South Dakota Game Fish and Parks installed a new fishing pi...

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