Jeremy Waltner

The Freeman High School 1975 state basketball championship team is being inducted into the South Dakota High School Basketball Hall of Fame as part of...

‘Bright Star’ hits all the right notes; a review of this year’s Schmeckfest production by Jeremy Waltner

It’s just after 11:30 a.m. Tuesday morning, March 24, and I’m just now getting to my publisher’s column — something that is often the last piece of my...

The Freeman boys captured the Class B championship in thrilling fashion and the Flyer cheerleaders stomped their way to the Spirit of Six Award. The f...

Sheila Wipf and Mataya Yilmaz, band directors at Freeman Public and Freeman Academy, accepted 25-year awards on behalf of their schools at this year’s...

The Freeman High School boys basketball team is pictured on the video board inside Wachs Arena in the Barnett Center Wednesday afternoon, March 18 — o...

If you haven't yet heard about Freeman's basketball cheerleaders, now is the time to find out what you've been missing! If you have heard about them,...

This screenshot of Luke Peters is taken from a 20-minute video interview with Peters and fellow Freeman High School senior Tate Sorensen conducted by...

This screenshot of Luke Peters is taken from a 20-minute video interview with Peters and fellow Freeman High School senior Tate Sorensen conducted by...

As the sign indicates, this phone booth — on display inside Heritage Hall Museum & Archives — was originally used at a Freeman hotel.

This photo was shared by Heritage Hall Museum & Archives on its Facebook page Monday morning, Jan. 5, along with the following explanation.

The Courier is a weekly newspaper based in Freeman, South Dakota covering the communities of Freeman, Marion and Menno.

In due time, when the Freeman girls reflect on the final week of their 2025 volleyball season, their minds will almost certainly go straight to their...

In due time, when the Freeman girls reflect on the final week of their 2025 volleyball season, their minds will almost certainly go straight to their...

For 17-year-old Maddy Herlyn, mental health awareness is personal, and on Saturday, her senior capstone project will raise awareness — and funds for h...

John Holm changes the sign at the intersection of Sixth and Cherry streets to remind passersby about the Freeman Lions Club Pancake Day scheduled this...

A hearing that lasted 2 hours and 40 minutes ended with the Turner County Board of Adjustment voting 4-1 to approve a serious of extensive conditions...

The Turner County Board of Adjustment reviews paperwork while visiting with Daisy Johnson, director of equalization for the county, Tuesday evening, Sept. 23. Pictured are, from left: Tony Ciampa, Mick Miller, Eric Meyer, Bruce Haase and board chair Steve Schmeichel. These five men will decide what action to take following the Sept. 23 meeting in which they voted unanimously to find Dakota Protein Solutions in violation of its conditional use...

By a unanimous vote, the five-member Turner County Board of Adjustment has found Dakota Protein Solutions (DPS) in violation of the conditional use permit granted by the board on Sept. 4, 2021. The action came the evening of Tuesday, Sept. 23 inside the Parker Community Building, where more than 70 residents — mostly from the larger Freeman community — gathered for the hearing. Additional action is expected at the board’s next...

This is what the moon looked like late Tuesday evening, Sept. 9 as it was in a Waning Gibbous phase, with 96% of its surface lit by the sun.