A possible nine-year sports agreement between Marion and Parker is on the table, and by all accounts, both school districts are on board. That’s the biggest takeaway from a special meeting of the Marion School Board held inside the high school gym Thursday night, March 27. The meeting featured a rev...

The Menno amateur baseball team has once again advanced to the state tournament at the expense of its biggest rival. Competing in a District 6B elimination game Thursday night in Lesterville, the Mad Frogs took care of the Freeman Blacksox 9-2 in a game that was nip and tuck until the seventh, when ...

Considering the stellar season that it was, the Freeman/Marion 14u Teeners finished it off in the most fitting way possible — with a state championship. Competing in the final round of the South Dakota VFW 14B State Tournament in Garretson Sunday afternoon, the Sticks blew past Parkston 14-4 to clai...

Because of rain, the 2024 Freeman Fishing Derby scheduled for Saturday morning, June 15, has been canceled. This is the first time in the 20-year history of the event that it has been called off due to weather. The derby was not held in 2020 and 2021 because of Covid-19 and struggles in lining up vo...

This map of the city of Freeman shows where many of the rummages sales will be held on Friday and Saturday, June 7 and 8. This listing features those who have chosen to promote their sales through The Courier. Here are more details, with the numbers corresponding with the map. To save the map as an ...

A four-run bottom of the sixth made the difference in what was an otherwise tight battle as Castlewood edged Scotland/Menno 5-3 in the semifinals of the 2024 State Softball Tournament in Aberdeen Friday afternoon. The Trappers had broken a 1-1 tie in the top of the sixth when Olivia Binde scored fro...

Freeman Academy/Marion is the No. 9 seed and will visit No. 8 Scotland when the Region 4B Girls Basketball Tournament gets underway Monday night, Feb. 19. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. Then on Tuesday, Freeman Public will host two games: the No. 2 Flyers will face No. 7 Menno at 6 p.m. followed by No. 3 ...

Director Iwona Lewter has released information about auditions for “Shrek The Musical,” which will be presented as part of the 2024 Schmeckfest March 14, 15 and 16. Auditions will be held in Music Hall on the campus of Freeman Academy Thursday and Friday, Dec. 14 and 15 from 5:30 to 7:15 p.m., and S...