Chris Sayler, who returned to Freeman Public in 2008 and has been highly active in the Marion-Freeman Rebels wrestling program ever since, told his team at practice on Monday that he had submitted his resignation as teacher and coach that afternoon, but that he will finish out the remainder of the y...

Meeting in special session Thursday night, Feb. 8, the Menno School Board of Education voted unanimously to terminate the work agreement with Jan Mudder, according to the official minutes of the meeting. The action came following a 26-minute executive session to discuss a personnel issue. Mudder was...

The boys basketball team from Menno picked up its first win of the season with a 42-38 victory over Irene-Wakonda in Irene Friday night, Feb. 2. The game was close the entire way, with the Eagles leading 13-12 after the first quarter, the Wolves ahead 29-26 at the half and the game tied at 33 after ...

A difficult fire to get at and adverse weather conditions made for a significant challenge for firefighters responding to call southwest of Freeman late last week and resulted in the total loss of a home owned by Menno resident Darrell Mehlhaf and occupied by his nephew, Mitch and his family. Nobody...

What now? That’s the $11.7 million question facing the Marion School Board following last week’s general bond election that fell short of the 60% super majority required for passage. In a special election held Tuesday, Jan. 16 in which the school district was asking patrons to approve $6.5 million i...

After starting the season 1-3, the Freeman Public boys won their fifth in a row on Monday night, taking down Class A Parker 47-41 in Freeman. Until the fourth quarter, the largest lead for either team was four points, with the Flyers going up 41-36 midway through the final period and hitting several...

Because of a press breakdown at Rocket Printing in Armour, the Jan. 18 edition of The Courier wasn't printed until Wednesday evening — about eight hours later than usual. Because of that, it wasn't scheduled to hit mailboxes locally until early Thursday afternoon and will first arrive for those who ...

Last week The Courier carried the perspective of the Israeli-Hamas war through the eyes of Dr. Shakil Hafiz and his wife, Sadaf Cassim. This week offers a closer look at their thoughts on the U.S. response and how they have taken action in their own, small part of the world. Read Part 1 Here. “In th...

The Hamas-Israeli war has drawn big headlines and ongoing television coverage since it rekindled last October, but one Freeman couple is taking issue with how it is being potrayed. Or, rather, the story that is not being told. JEREMY WALTNER - EDITOR & PUBLISHER From the comfort of their warm Freema...

JEREMY WALTNER - EDITOR & PUBLISHER When it comes to holiday seasons that lend themselves to traditions, few deliver quite like Christmas. From singing carols to stuffing stockings to attending Christmas Eve programs at church, it feels like the Christian celebration of the birth of Jesus and all th...