This is one of the oldest photos showing the earliest days of Freeman. Taken in 1880, it was shot looking to the north on what was an infant Main Street. The Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul Railroad Company had just made Freeman a stop on its expanded line — you can see the train moving through in the ...

That's Freeman's Alexa Nanninga and Olivia Schultz and Menno's Zoe Schaeffer ready to go at the Flyer Invitational last month. Runners from Freeman and Menno will be back at it today at the Region 3B meet in Burke. Races are set to begin at 3 p.m. The top 20 individuals and top three teams advance t...

Area residents woke to a rainy Tuesday morning, as wet weather returns. The conditions will no doubt have an impact on the harvest, which has benefited from ideal weather conditions the past few weeks. A bumper crop is the result, even if the moisture will cause a delay over the course of the next f...

This is "Dignity of Earth and Sky," the sculpture just off Interstate 29 outside of Chamberlain created by Dale Claude Lamphere that "brings to light the beauty and promise of the indigenous peoples and cultures that still thrive on this land." It was dedicated on Sept. 17, 2006 and stands "as an en...

This is what the eastern sky looked like Saturday morning, Oct. 11.

Menno senior Izayah Ulmer eludes pursuit of an Avon defender and fires downfield in Friday night homecoming football action. Ulmer and the Scotland/Menno Trappers had hopes of giving Class B No. 2 Avon a game, but the Pirates were too much, putting up 30 points in the first quarter alone en route to...

The Freeman High School freshman class works on its Harry Potter-themed float in advance of Friday afternoon's homecoming parade in Freeman. The processional — "Movies" — was scheduled to make its way along the parade route starting at 1 p.m. Menno's homecoming parade is today, as well, and was sche...

This week — Oct. 6-11 — marks the 85th celebration of National Newspaper Week. Since 1940, Newspaper Association Managers has sponsored and supported National Newspaper Week, a week-long promotion of the newspaper industry in the United States and Canada. Embracing Local Journalism for a Better Futu...

Students at Freeman Public weren't the only ones to choose homecoming royalty on Monday night. In Menno, Brockton Kocourek and Lexie McNinch were crowned king and queen from a royalty court that also included Keyen Fischer, Brayden Kludt, Ella Rempfer and Madison Schaeffer. Homecoming week has reach...

With the burning “F” — and full moon — pictured behind them, the 2025 Freeman High School homecoming royalty court stands for a photo Monday night, Oct. 6. They are, from left: Tate Sorensen, Thor Aanenson, King Luke Peters, Queen Vaida Ammann, Sam Fransen and Aubrey Gamble. Monday night’s coronatio...