The flags at the Freeman Post Office are half staff — and there is no mail delivery or service today — as a way to honor President Jimmy Carter, who passed away on Dec. 29 at the age of 100. This National Day of Observance is being held in conjunction with the state funeral for the 39th commander in...

It's nothing like the kind of winter weather other parts of the country have been experiencing the past few days, but the Freeman community did turn white overnight Monday into Tuesday as light snowfall decorated what had been a brown landscape. And it remains cold, with temperatures the single digi...

This photo shows Stern Oil Company as it was in 1989, when the homegrown business was located downtown Freeman — on the corner of Main and Fourth streets. The building was originally built as the First National Bank of Freeman and was home to a shoe store owned by Dale Goertz before it became Stern ...

Passing of Bill Headley on Dec. 22 triggers look back on legacy for the ages William J. Headley, known by most as Bill and whose surname is synonymous with newspapering in Hutchinson County, left an indelible mark on the community of Menno. He represents three generations of family ownership over a ...

Well, we've arrived at the other side of the holidays and there is no better symbolism than the removal of Christmas decorations on Freeman's Main Street, which took place Thursday morning, Jan. 2.

This photo was posted to Facebook by Heritage Hall Museum & Archives on Monday along with the accompanying description: In late December 1966, Toby and Erma Kapsch built and opened the Silver Star Dine-Inn on the southeast corner of Poplar and Fifth. The café had a diner atmosphere – with both booth...

Personnel from Ellsworth Air Force Base, representing the United States Air Force, were on hand to help offer military rites over the body of William J. "Bill" Headley as he was laid to rest in a service at the Salem Reformed Church in Menno late Monday morning, Dec. 30, and, finally, at the Menno C...

For those who attended the Salem Mennonite (South) Church in the early to middle part of the 1900s, this was a familiar scene. The church itself, located closer to the highway than it sits today, was built in 1908 with an addition and a parsonage (also pictured) constructed in 1917. Then in 1966, it...

The Freeman High School boys run through drills Saturday morning in advance of their game against White River scheduled to start at 3 p.m. that afternoon as part of the Hoops City Classic at the Corn Palace in Mitchell. The Flyers are 2-0 and tied for fifth in the Class B South Dakota Prep Media Bas...