The Post 152 79ers are an American Legion baseball team made up primarily of players from Freeman, Menno and Scotland and ...

The summer baseball season is underway for the local American Legion team — Post 152 based in Menno. Playing as the 79ers, ...

John Charles Gering, 68, of Sioux Falls, passed away June 3 at Ava's Hospice House in Sioux Falls. A private family burial ...

Planters like this one in front of Merchants State Bank dress up Freeman's Main Street for the summer season.

Among the weekly features in The Courier is the history section, which takes a look at the old news from the Freeman and ...

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 ...

On Monday morning, June 2, less than two days following the conclusion of the 2025 State Track and Field Championships, Freeman High School track coach Amy Sorensen didn’t hesitate when asked what ...

Lorene Kaufman, 87, formerly of Freeman, S.D., passed away May 27, 2025 in Sterling, Ill. A time of viewing and visitation will be held from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. on June 14 at the Salem Mennonite (South ...

Lowell Fredrick Claussen, 84, of Freeman, S.D., passed away on May 9 surrounded by family. His celebration of life service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 14 at Renner Lutheran Church (47474 ...

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 Jeremy Waltner in special partnership with Heritage ...

Lyle Mensch was born June 7, 1942 on a farm near Freeman, S.D., to Philip and Ada (Janzig) Mensch. He died Saturday, May 24, 2025 at St. Michael’s Hospital in Tyndall, S.D., surrounded by his family.

Reinhardt “Rheiny” Charles Hofmann, 97, formerly of Freeman, S.D., passed away peacefully on May 27 at the Good Samaritan Nursing Home in Mt. Lake, Minn. A funeral service will be held on Saturday, ...