Whether it was the torrential rains of June, a razor-thin election for mayor, two heart-stopping finishes in the biggest races of the season, or an anniversary 150 years in the making, there was something for everybody in a year gone by. It was just after 1 p.m. the afternoon of Friday, June 21, and...

Easton Tschetter, a freshman at Freeman High School, is pictured after securing his 100th career win on the wrestling mat. The milestone came with a pin in the first period of a triangular hosted by Bon Homme on Thursday, Jan. 9.

The flags at the Freeman Post Office are half staff — and there is no mail delivery or service today — as a way to honor President Jimmy Carter, who passed away on Dec. 29 at the age of 100. This National Day of Observance is being held in conjunction with the state funeral for the 39th commander in...

It's nothing like the kind of winter weather other parts of the country have been experiencing the past few days, but the Freeman community did turn white overnight Monday into Tuesday as light snowfall decorated what had been a brown landscape. And it remains cold, with temperatures the single digi...

This photo shows Stern Oil Company as it was in 1989, when the homegrown business was located downtown Freeman — on the corner of Main and Fourth streets. The building was originally built as the First National Bank of Freeman and was home to a shoe store owned by Dale Goertz before it became Stern ...

Passing of Bill Headley on Dec. 22 triggers look back on legacy for the ages William J. Headley, known by most as Bill and whose surname is synonymous with newspapering in Hutchinson County, left an indelible mark on the community of Menno. He represents three generations of family ownership over a ...

Well, we've arrived at the other side of the holidays and there is no better symbolism than the removal of Christmas decorations on Freeman's Main Street, which took place Thursday morning, Jan. 2.

This photo was posted to Facebook by Heritage Hall Museum & Archives on Monday along with the accompanying description: In late December 1966, Toby and Erma Kapsch built and opened the Silver Star Dine-Inn on the southeast corner of Poplar and Fifth. The café had a diner atmosphere – with both booth...

Personnel from Ellsworth Air Force Base, representing the United States Air Force, were on hand to help offer military rites over the body of William J. "Bill" Headley as he was laid to rest in a service at the Salem Reformed Church in Menno late Monday morning, Dec. 30, and, finally, at the Menno C...