3 days ago · This photo — along with the accompanying explanation — was posted on Facebook by Heritage Hall Museum & Archives as part of its weekly look back. Coas...

Jan 15, 2025 · Considerable growth in enrollment, an expanded curriculum, ongoing attention to the physical plant and a strong financial position has Freeman School District 33-1 well-positioned for the future JEREMY WALTNER - PUBLISHER Compared to the rest of the sprawling campus, it’s a relatively modest addition — a 2,000 square foot structure being built west of the original junior-senior high school ...

Jan 29, 2025 · news - The Courier. 64th annual ‘festival of tasting’ set for April 4-5; see schmeckfest.com for tickets for ethnic Germans-from-Russia meal, musical ‘Jane Eyre’ Tickets are now on sale for the traditional ethnic meal and the musical “Jane Eyre,” both of which will be centerpieces of the 2025 Schmeckfest, an annual cel...

Jan 1, 2025 · The 2024-25 school year will be the last in Menno for Kory Foss. The district superintendent announced Monday morning, Jan. 6, that he has accepted th...

Jan 20, 2025 · As expected, Monday morning dawned cold, with temperatures below zero as indicated by the clock at CorTrust Bank in Freeman. Highs are not expected to reach above zero until tomorrow, prompting Menno — which had school scheduled despite the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday — to call off classes and all activities for the day. That includes Monday night's scheduled game against ...

Jan 15, 2025 · A number of terms are expiring this year on city councils and school boards that utilize The Courier as their official newspaper. The circulation of nominating petitions may begin on Friday, Jan. 31 and should be filed no later than 5 p.m. Friday, Feb. 28. Here are the upcoming vacancies. Freeman City Council Three two-year terms are expiring on the Freeman City Council.

Sep 11, 2024 · Overall totals dip slightly, but numbers at Freeman Public remain as high as they have been in more than 15 years   The number of students attending Freeman Public Schools and Freeman Academy at the start of the 2024-25 school year was nearly identical to that of one year ago, with both school systems showing a decrease of one student. Freeman Public — which includes K-8 educational ...

Aug 30, 2023 · JEREMY WALTNER - PUBLISHER “If it’s a whirlwind, we’re spinning in the right direction.” That’s the 35,000-foot view summarized by Jake Tietje when looking at his relatively short time as superintendent of Freeman Public Schools — specifically the growth in enrollment the district has seen since he arrived as the top administrator in the summer of 2021.

Nov 18, 2023 · 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 ...

Jan 7, 2025 · THE COURIER The Courier serves the communities of Freeman and Menno and is published by Second Century Publishing, Inc. The Courier was founded in 1901 and, since July of 2019, has been continuing the tradition of the Hutchinson Herald by serving the Menno and Olivet communities.   CONTACT 308 S Main - PO Box 950 Freeman, SD - 57029-0950 Phone: 605-925-7033 e-mail: courier@gwtc.net ...