United States Representative Dusty Johnson, left, visits with former South Dakota Legislator Frank Kloucek at the South Dakota Chislic Festival (SDCF) Saturday, July 26. Johnson, who is from Mitchell and running for governor of his home state, has also attended the festival in previous years and cal...

The Freeman Prairie Arboretum is once again playing host to the South Dakota Chislic Festival, which is taking place for the seventh time Saturday, July 26. A steady stream of people has been filtering through the grounds throughout the day, with a good spirit evident in conversations and smiles amo...

This was the scene Thursday evening, July 24 at the St. Paul Lutheran Church in Freeman as Morgan and Mitch Kleinsasser, with assistance of others, removed the signature steeple from the structure that began serving the congregation in 1963. The removal came out of necessity as water issues have bec...

Bob Pidde plays ball with his grandson Milo in front of Jamboree Foods Thursday morning, July 24. Bob, who has turned over ownership of the downtown grocery store to Milo's parents, Brett and Kelsey Pidde, says he cherishes time with his grandchildren when they come by the store.

The bell tower at the Salem (South)  Mennonite Church — a signature element of the church that was built in 1967 that survived the fire of 1985 — stands above the trees on a recent summer morning. The church, which is located four miles east and two miles south, will host at afternoon even this comi...

This photo shows the opening page to the chapter on artificial intelligence that is included in the 2024-2026 Associated Press Stylebook, which is used as a guide for newspapers around the world. The Courier editorialized about this still-relatively new development in technology that uses bots to re...

Avery Mellman and other players for Freeman's amateur baseball team stand at attention during the playing of the national anthem during the community's Independence Day celebration on July 6. Mellman and the Blacksox will join six other teams from the South Central League in Region 6B play this week...

Ryan Wieman of Wieman Land & Auction of Marion identified bidders during the South Dakota Mennonite Central Committee Relief Sale in Freeman Saturday, July 19. The live auction was among the highlights of the sale, which generated roughly $83,000 for MCC's mission of worldwide relief, according to p...

Edie Tschetter and Nathan Epp talk logistics ahead of the live auction that will help highlight the 2025 South Dakota Mennonite Central Committee Relief Sale being held in Freeman today, Saturday, July 19. The sale officially got underway at 11 a.m. with food booths open and the silent auction ready...

Luke Kelly creates art by pressing a decorative rubber block onto a pad of ink before transferring it to paper Thursday afternoon, July 17. It was part of the Freeman Public Library’s Summer Reading Program’s visit to Heritage Hall Museum & Archives, where it continued with its “Color Our World” the...