The Freeman Academy soccer team, pictured here after its win over James Valley Christian last week, will take the field in the first round of the Class A playoffs against Belle Fourche today at 4:30 p.m. on the Bobcats' home field. FA is the No. 4 seed and the Broncs are No. 5. The winner will play ...

The street sign at the corner of Wipf and Fifth streets was vacant Wednesday morning in advance of new signs being installed throughout the city of Freeman. The project is part of a countywide effort taking place in area communities using federal funding and new DOT safety standards. Watch this week...

Don't be fooled by the sunny skies that emerged later Tuesday morning, as seen here above the historic and distinctive clock that stands in front of Merchants State Bank. The brief rain shower that fell earlier in the morning is expected to be followed this afternoon by severe weather moving across ...

In this week's weekly Monday reflection on a part of Freeman's history, Heritage Hall Museum & Archives remembers the original hospital. Here's what was written on the museum's Facebook post Monday morning: Freeman community residents find it difficult to imagine a community without a hospital. But ...

Freeman Academy senior Liam Ortman and other members of the Bobcats soccer team come together to celebrate Lesther Rocha's second — and game-winning — goal late in the second half of their match with James Valley Christian Saturday afternoon. FA's 2-1 win secured them the fourth seed in the eight-te...

Freeman Academy assistant soccer coach James Baer and his younger brother Jorgen — a senior co-captain and defensive stopper for the Bobcats — meet up Saturday morning to apply a fresh coat of paint on the field's lines. FA was scheduled to host James Valley Christian in the final match of the regul...

Lydia Dockter was among nine people learning how to fashion willow shoots into stars at Heritage Hall Museum & Archives in Freeman Thursday afternoon. Viki Graber, a Freeman community native who regularly demonstrates willow weaving at Schmeckfest, is conducting classes at the museum through Sunday....

The Vietnam War Memorial is pictured with the Washington Monument in the background on Wednesday night in the nation's capital, where Courier Publisher Jeremy Waltner has been since Tuesday. Waltner was joined in Washington, D.C. by Dave Bordewyk, executive director of the South Dakota Newspaper Ass...

This photo appears on the front page of the Sept. 28 edition of The Courier. For the story behind the image, the man and the unique tractor, see the report on the 2023 Menno Power Show printed in this week's edition, available online Wednesday afternoon and in print on Thursday.

This photo shows the campus of Freeman Academy, highlighted by the parking lot adjacent to Sterling Hall and Pioneer Hall.