The first gifts that will be donated to the Bethany Food Pantry in advance of Christmas have arrived at The Courier office in downtown Freeman. Over the next few weeks, the public is invited to contribute to this Community ToyBox Toy Drive, which The Courier has spearheaded since 2016. New or homema...

Matt Donlan (maroon shirt), a member of the Marion School Board, visits with a group of patrons during a series of tours of the Marion school complex during a special informational meeting Monday night, Nov. 6. This was taken looking through a doorway from the old gymnasium, which is part of a piece...

This photo shows a portion of the clock face on the towering timepiece that has long been associated with Freeman's Merchants State Bank, an independent financial institution that goes back to 1899. The bank was originally located on the block north of its current location, in a building that would,...

Freeman Academy students Liam Ortman, Madelyn Anderson and Estelle Waltner rehearse a scene from “Robin Hood The Musical” on the Pioneer Hall stage after school on Tuesday. Ortman plays the title character, Anderson is Maid Marian and Waltner plays the part of Annabelle in the timeless classic that ...

Freeman Academy students (from left) Simon Ortman, Emmit Ortman, Adaline Graber and Elise Waltner work on an assembly line helping wash, label and package cans of turkey for distribution both locally and across the world. It was part of the scene inside the service area at C&B Operations in Freeman ...

Scenes like this one a few miles east of Freeman Friday night are common across the area as farmers take advantage of beautiful fall weather to bring in the grain harvest. According to the most recent statewide crop report released on Oct. 30 by the Northern Plains Region of the U.S. Department of A...

The Freeman water tower rises above buildings and trees as shown on what is shaping up to be a beautiful fall Friday and an even better weekend to come.

Ashlin Jacobsen and Cami Fransen, two of the four seniors on this year's volleyball team at Freeman Public, walk off the court following the Flyers' loss to Scotland in the Region 4B Tournament Tuesday night, Oct. 31. At No. 3, the Flyers were the higher seed and hosted the No. 6 Highlanders, but Sc...

This is part of a create Halloween display in front of the Shelly Wanninger home in Freeman, picture on this Halloween day. It's going to be cold one for trick-or-treaters making their way through town later this afternoon and evening, as temperatures remain in the 20s.

This is the bracket for the Region 4B Volleyball Tournament that begins with one match tonight — No. 9 Freeman Academy/Marion vs. No. 8 Irene-Wakonda. Action is set to begin at 6:30 p.m. in Irene, with the winner moving on to face No. 1 Alcester-Hudson on Tuesday. The Bearcats go into the match winl...