The sun tries to break through the clouds above the Freeman Missionary Church on Easter Morning.

This photo shows the east side of Main Street during a much earlier era looking to the northeast; the building on the right was, at the time, home to The First National Bank of Freeman, and is today Vintage Vault and Floral.

Not all are pictured, but these are members of the Freeman High School boys track team that won the Menno Relays Thursday, April 17, clipping Hanson 124.5 to 123. The FHS girls had a good day, too, finishing second to powerhouse Colman-Egan. The Scotland/Menno boys and girls both finished third in t...

Members of the Freeman Academy Board of Directors, seated on the left, and board and school officials from Freeman Public are pictured during a special meeting late Wednesday afternoon, April 17 to discus a proposal from Freeman Academy about an sports cooperative, and also hear public input. Here a...

This photo of Claire Hofer, Olivia Smith, Ethan Buchmann and Jackson Buchmann is on the front page of this week's Courier along with the following story about FFA. VALUE-ADDED EXPERIENCE It may not get the attention of other extra-curricular activities (like sports), but those involved with FFA say ...

Brian Paff, president of the board of directors at Freeman Academy stands before the Freeman Public School Board Monday night, April 14 to discuss the possibility of Freeman Academy students playing sports at Freeman Public. Here's the full report. AT A GLACE Freeman Academy asks to attach to Freema...

Directors Amber Bradley and Iwona Lewter have announced that "The Wizard of Oz" will be the featured production of the Freeman Area Children's Choir's 2025 summer musical theater camp. It will take place at Freeman Academy Monday over a week-and-a-half — June 9-19 — with a public performance of the ...

The 2025 Menno-Olivet Easter Cantata participants are pictured at the Salem Reformed Church in Menno leading up to the Palm Sunday performance scheduled for 7 p.m. April 13 at the church. They include: Back from left: Lois Wollman, Nick Schrag, Emily Sayler, Mike Hecht, Sara Schaeffer, Galen Guthmil...

High school baseball players from Scotland/Menno (left) and Freeman/Canistota/Marion stand at attention during the playing of the national anthem Thursday evening, April 10 at The Lily Pad in Menno. It's early in the season for both the Trappers and the Sticks, who play under the sanction of the Sou...

An assortment of fresh, homemade slices of pie sit out for the taking at the Freeman Lions Club Soup Day fundraiser late Friday morning, April 11. Serving begins at 11 a.m. and picks up again at 4 p.m., all at the Senior Citizen Center. As many as 32 pies have been baked and donated for the event, a...