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PHOTO OF THE DAY: FLIGHT PATTERN
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PHOTO OF THE DAY: FLIGHT PATTERN
By Jeremy Waltner 
May 28, 2025
A yellow-headed Blackbird is in flight at the Freeman Prairie Arboretum. Description from Allaboutbirds.com “With a golden head, a white patch on blac...
PIONEER HALL: BY THE PEOPLE, FOR THE PEOPLE
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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...
STRONG CONTINGENT OF LOCAL ATHLETES HEADED TO STATE
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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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WEATHER IMPACTING LATE SPRING SPORTS SEASON
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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...
GRADUATION IN FREEMAN: TASSELS TURNED
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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...
DALLAS BRASS DELIGHTS IN MARION
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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...
MENNO CLASS OF 2025 SAYS GOODBYE
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MENNO CLASS OF 2025 SAYS GOODBYE
By Jeremy Waltner 
May 15, 2025
Twenty seniors complete their high school journey Saturday afternoon in a ceremony that included perspective and humor from three students and parting...
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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...
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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...
WALTER TO PLAY AS FLYERS AIM FOR CONSOLATION TITLE
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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...
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Obituaries
Death Notice: Donna Lehmann
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Death Notice: Donna Lehmann
By Jeremy Waltner 
May 21, 2025
Donna Lehmann, 91, of Freeman, S.D., ed away on May 21 at Oakview Terrace in Freeman. A funeral service will be held on Saturday, May 24 at 11 a.m...
Janet R. Parnell, 86
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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...
June Schamber, 95
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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...
Marilyn Duerksen, 93
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Marilyn Duerksen, 93
May 3, 2025
Marilyn Duerksen, 93, of Freeman, S.D., ed 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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AT SAARIE AUTO BODY, NEXT GENERATION SETTLES IN
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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...
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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...
PHOTO OF THE DAY: ONE WEEK LATER …
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PHOTO OF THE DAY: ONE WEEK LATER …
By Jeremy Waltner 
April 30, 2025
One week has ed with the Freeman Community Development Corporation hosted a career fair for Freeman Public students in grades 6-12, and this photo...
PHOTO OF THE DAY: WESTSIDE WORK
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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...
PHOTO OF THE DAY: GET CRACKING
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PHOTO OF THE DAY: GET CRACKING
By Jeremy Waltner 
May 9, 2025
Sawyer Wipf cracks eggs Friday morning, May 9 in the parking lot of the Freeman Junior-Senior High School for a breakfast he organized for his classma...

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