The front of the boulevard at Freeman Academy is pictured on Thursday, Dec. 21 — the final day of classes for local schools before the holiday break.

Whose hands are those, and what is the story behind this scene? Readers of The Courier will find out in a sweet story that will be published on the front page of the Dec. 21 issue.

Boys and girls basketball teams from Freeman Public will take their home court for the first time this season when the Flyers host Howard in a doubleheader Monday night. Junior varsity games will begin at 5 p.m., followed by the varsity girls and then the varsity boys. Several more games are to come...

A single wreath hangs on the front of the Freeman Missionary Church — a simple but effective nod to the Christmas season that is quickly approaching.

Saturday morning dawned with clouds in the sky and a slight fog hanging in the air. Rain and snow showers were in the forecast for the day, but as of midmorning it was still dry.

Should Pierre continue to be the capital city? That was the question posed to readers of the Hutchinson Herald 120 years ago this week, as a debate resurfaced about the location of the state's government offices. An account of this is documented in the Menno history section printed in the Dec. 14 ed...

This is several generations removed, but once upon a time the intersection north of Freeman at Highways 81 and 42 — still referred to as Stanely Corner on Google Maps — was a busy little community, with filling stations, tourist cabins and this cafe located on the southeast corner of the intersectio...

The Courier is in the process of gathering writings from local students to include with its special Christmas greeting section which will be included in the Dec. 21 issue of The Courier. This drawing was made by Leighton Dockendorf, a first grader at Freeman Elementary.

These five decorated Christmas trees are among 13 on display at the Bethel Church, which is part of the Heritage Hall Museum & Archives complex. Each is unique; that includes two vintage trees. The small one on the far right, circa 1940, comes from Kevin Albright and his mother, Betty (Graber) Albre...