This week's publisher's column written by Jeremy Waltner includes a closer look at how things work — including seed points in prep athletics and the style used by newspapers. The column is as follows: STYLE POINTS I spent quite a bit of time Tuesday night studying basketball standings and seed point...

Freeman Academy senior Sieta Wiersema blocks a shot on the post in basketball action Tuesday night, Feb. 18 as Freeman Academy/Marion hosted Alcester-Hudson in a doubleheader with the boys. In addition to her strong play down low, Wiersema led the team with nine points in what was a 52-31 loss to th...

As has been the case in recent days, cold weather is persisting, with the clock at CorTrust Bank in Freeman reading 13-below at 9 a.m. on Tuesday. Below-zero temperatures are expected to stick around into Thursday, but a warmup is coming. Temperatures are expected to be in the 20s by Friday, above f...

On this President's Day, it fitting to look back  to Feb. 5, 1988 when United State Vice President and Republican presidential candidate George H.W. Bush chose Freeman as a campaign stop. The rally was held at what was then the Freeman High School gym — today the community center — and drew about 1,...

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...