Vibrant sun dogs decorated the eastern sky Sunday morning as the sun rose and rays of light refracted through ice crystals in the atmosphere — a phenomenon caused by cold temperatures. And cold it is. Sunday morning broke with temperatures below zero, and highs on Monday and Tuesday are expected to ...

This week's issue of The Courier includes a story about the Ortman family pictured in their egg barn on a cold late-winter afternoon. They are, from left: Will, Sherilyn, Liam, Soloman and Christian. Will and Sherilyn, who met in college, returned to Will’s home community in 1999. The story was writ...

Saturday night at the Corn Palace, the Freeman High School boys will face Dell Rapids St. Mary as the second-to-last game of the all-day DWU/Culver’s Classic. Tip is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. and will follow another highly anticipated battle between Class B No. 1 Viborg-Hurley (16-1) and Class A No. 3...

Freeman High School senior Christopher Aasen, seated center, is pictured with some of his football teammates during a ceremonial signing with Dakota State University Monday, Feb. 10. Aasen agreed to play football at the next level with the Trojans after meeting with the team's coaches, who were also...

The front of the Freeman Academy boulevard is pictured on a snowy Wednesday morning. The school is in the news again this week as The Courier has published the second part of a two-part series, The State of Freeman Academy. Read Part 1 Read Part 2

The beauty of winter was on full display Tuesday morning following an all-day snow event the day before, as several inches fell across the region. That prompted schools to dismiss classes early on Monday and start late on Tuesday. And it's cold. Temperatures were below zero at daybreak with wind chi...

The forecast was right — another round of snow is falling across the region on Monday and making for difficult travel. While a lack of wind is helpful, conditions are still tough enough to prompt schools to call off classes early; both Marion and Freeman Public have announced a 12:30 p.m. dismissal,...

The Freeman Area Veteran's Memorial is pictured on a pleasant Sunday morning, with the sun shining and a white landscape offering a picturesque scene. The Freeman Area Veterans Memorial was built in 1999 and dedicated in 2000 — a ceremony that included a speech by Bill Jankow, who served as South Da...

For the first time this winter, moving snow was the order of the day as community residents woke to a mantle of white. About two inches of accumulation came during the overnight hours and lingered just past daybreak. The weather system has since pushed to the east, but another round of moisture is e...

"Ahead of schedule and under budget." That's the report from Freeman Public Superintendent Jake Tietje regarding the custodial shed that is being built on the west side of the junior-senior high school. Favorable weather has certainly helped and may account for the project being completed ahead of t...