Jeremy Waltner: Husband to Stacey and Dad to Ella & Oliver, who is still hopeful the Phoenix can make a deep postseason run.

The news that broke out of Marion, Kansas over the weekend following the search and seizure of the Marion County Record’s newsroom and publisher’s home is troubling at best and deeply dangerous at worst. Not only was it reckless and intrusive, but it appears to be in violation of federal law that protects free speech and freedom of the press. For those who don’t know, here’s what happened.

Courier Publisher Jeremy Waltner is blogging about the Freeman Music Department's trip to Florida June 7-13. A link is published below. Note: If this is your first time reading, the continuous entries are displayed from newest to oldest, so readers may want to scroll down and start from the beginning. CLICK HERE TO START READING

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“I’m holding history.” That was Oliver’s comment to me as he clutched his Canon R10 camera and we stepped foot onto the Howard Wood Field track complex in Sioux Falls Thursday morning for the first day of the 2023 SDHSAA State Track & Field Championships. I took a second to let his words — “I’m holding history” — sink in before replying, “Yes you are, Ollie. Yes you are.”

A Courier editorial published last week suggested that the firing of Fox News host Tucker Carlson and CNN’s Don Lemon — two commentators who brought their own political agendas to the “news desk” at their respective networks — might be a step in the right direction when it comes to civil discourse.

Rarely do I regret choosing journalism as my career, something I knew I would pursue even as a teenager growing up here in Freeman. But there are times I wonder what my world would look like if I had instead taken up my second love — cooking.

The four candidates running for two spots on the Menno School Board of Education have given voters living in the Menno School District a gift — they have given them a choice. In a textbook display of the democratic process, incumbent Jon Schempp is being challenged by Jackie Vaith, Joel Rempfer and Molly Huber in next week’s election, which will take place on Tuesday, April 11. Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the fire hall on Menno’s Fifth Street.

Dear Schmeckfest guests, If this is your first time to Freeman, welcome! If you’re coming in for a repeat visit, welcome back!

Ida Sayler age 104 of Menno, S.D., passed away early Wednesday, March 15, 2023 at the Scotland Good Samaritan Center, Scotland, S.D.  A funeral service was held Saturday, March 18 at Peace Christian Reformed Church, Menno, S.D., with Rev. Ryan VanderWees officiating. Burial was in the Menno Cemetery.