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...

This building served as the Hutterthal Mennonite Church northwest of Freeman from 1899 to 1952, when the current structure was built.

Erv Massey, the two-year-old son of Will and Rachael Massey, digs into a Christmas sack after meeting with Santa Claus at Menno's Santa/Appreciation Day Saturday, Dec. 9. The Menno Community Club's traditional holiday event took place in the city-school auditorium from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and included...

One of Freeman's light poles donning Christmas decorates is shown in a shadow on the south side of Norm's Thrifty White Pharmacy Friday morning.

Kristina Sage (back, second from right), the oral interpretation coach at Freeman Public, is pictured with other Class B coaches representing schools that earned a Team Excellent Award at last week's SDHSAA State Oral Interpretation Festival in Harrisburg. Schools that win two or more superiors earn...

The Freeman community once again finds itself processing the news of a tragic death and standing in solidarity with those most impacted by unimaginable loss. In this case it is the passing of Megan Rollag, a senior at Freeman High School and daughter of a friend and former employee, Tabitha Schoenwa...