For the second time in as many nights, storms rolled across eastern South Dakota late Tuesday, this time hitting Freeman with more force than on Monday, with strong winds and heavy rain. And the unsettled weather pattern is expected to continue later today, with more severe weather in the forecast.

An active Monday night sky is pictured looking to the northwest from the edge of Freeman around 9 p.m. It was a stormy night across the eastern side of South Dakota and into neighboring states as a volatile system pushed east, bringing with it wind, hail and isolated tornadoes. While there was plent...

Tayden Kerrigan takes bating practice at Freeman's baseball field Sunday evening, July 27 in advance of the Post 152 Junior Legion's region tournament in Tabor Monday and Tuesday. The 79ers gathered for a player-led practice ahead of their 2 p.m. game against Wagner today, and games against Winner/C...

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...