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By Jeremy Waltner

December 22, 2024

William J. ‘Bill’ Headley, age 85 of Menno, S.D., passed away Sunday, Dec. 22, 2024 at the Menno-Olivet Care Center. A funeral service will be held at...

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PHOTO OF THE DAY: 115 YEARS AGO

By Jeremy Waltner

December 22, 2024

This photo, which is part of the collection at Heritage Hall Museum & Archives, shows Freeman's Main Street following blizzard in 1909. Things look mu...

breaking news

BEARCAT BOYS, GIRLS FALL TO ETHAN

By Jeremy Waltner

December 22, 2024

The Freeman Academy/Marion boys dropped to 0-2 on the season with a 60-48 road loss to Ethan Saturday, Dec. 21. The Rustlers improved to 2-1. The FA/M...

photo day

PHOTO OF THE DAY: WINDING DOWN 2024

By Jeremy Waltner

December 21, 2024

This photo taken at the James River Valley looking west on Highway 44 is representative of the fading light of the year and the unknowns that lie ahea...

sports

HANSON TAKES DOWN TRAPPERS IN DOUBLEHEADER

By Jeremy Waltner

December 21, 2024

The Scotland/Menno boys hung with Hanson early, but the Beavers controlled the second half en route to a 72-44 win in Alexandria Friday night, Dec. 20...

photo day

PHOTO OF THE DAY: BANDING TOGETHER

By Jeremy Waltner

December 20, 2024

The Freeman High School pep band had a Christmas look and sound while it played prior to the Thursday night boys basketball game between the Flyers an...

news

REMINDER OF EARLY PRINT SCHEDULE FOR COURIER

By Jeremy Waltner

December 17, 2024

A reminder that, because of the upcoming Christmas holiday, the Dec. 26 issue of The Courier will be printed on Saturday and will enter the postal sys...

sports

FHS BOYS ROUT CANISTOTA, MOVE TO 2-0

By Jeremy Waltner

December 19, 2024

Senior Christopher Aasen and juniors Luke Peters and Tate Sorensen each scored 16 points to lead Freeman to a 76-42 win over Canistota in Freeman Thur...

photo day

PHOTO OF THE DAY: MEAL IN MENNO

By Jeremy Waltner

December 19, 2024

This photo is from the Menno Community Club's Santa/Appreciation Day held at the city/school auditorium last Saturday, Dec. 14. It is published on the...

photo day

PHOTO OF THE DAY: ACTION FIGURES

By Jeremy Waltner

December 18, 2024

This photo of the seven returning letter-winners for the Freeman High School boys is included in this week's Courier along with the boys basketball pr...

news

49-YEAR-OLD FREEMAN MAN DIES IN ACCIDENT

By Jeremy Waltner

December 5, 2024

Adam Van Hove, a 1994 graduate of Freeman High School, died Wednesday, Dec. 4 in a single vehicle accident on Highway 18 one mile east of Menno Wednes...

photo day

PHOTO OF THE DAY: HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

By Jeremy Waltner

November 28, 2024

Three generations of ladies — Patty Carlson, her granddaughter Olivia Smith, and daughter Shelinda Smith — work Thursday morning, Nov. 28 in the kitch...

photo day

PHOTO OF THE DAY: A SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE

By Jeremy Waltner

December 7, 2024

The Reader's Theatre team from Freeman Academy performs "Mythically Mythical Myths" at the 2024 State Oral Interpretation Festival in Sturgis Friday m...

sports

FHS BOYS OPEN SEASON WITH OT WIN OVER NO. 2 COUGARS

By Jeremy Waltner

December 13, 2024

In an interview with The Courier for next week's boys basketball preview, Freeman Public head coach Lance Friesen cautioned not to put the cart before...

photo day

PHOTO OF THE DAY: OLD MAIN

By Jeremy Waltner

December 16, 2024

This historic photo was shared by Heritage Hall Museum & Archives on its Facebook page Monday morning, with the following information: This photo of a...

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