Freeman Academy sophomore Estelle Waltner looks up court in girls basketball action last week in Menno. The Bearcats and Wolves both closed out their regular seasons on Thursday, Feb. 15 — Menno beat FA/Marion 51-41 — and are taking part in Region 4B action this week. And on Monday, Waltner's 16 poi...

Postseason basketball action begins tonight, Monday, Feb. 19, when the Freeman Academy/Marion girls travel to Scotland to face the Highlanders in the first game of the Region 4B Tournament. The winner of No. 8 Scotland (3-15) and No. 9 FA/Marion (3-17) will travel to Centerville on Tuesday to face t...

Chris Sayler keeps his eyes on the action during the Region 2B Wrestling Tournament in Canton on Saturday. The Marion-Freeman coach, who has been working with the Rebels program since returning to his home community in 2008, was named Region 2B wrestling coach of the year on Saturday — less than a w...

In what athletic director Jacque Liebl called “the end of an era,” Menno hosted Freeman Academy/Marion in a doubleheader Thursday night, Feb. 15 — the final home basketball games that Menno will play as the Wolves. Menno will be joining Scotland starting next season in an expanded Trappers cooperati...

Volunteers (from left) Marlys Miller, Janet Balzer and Dennis Ries form balls of dried cottage cheese that will be used as the filling for cheese pockets during a Schmeckfest work day Friday afternoon, Feb. 16. The three were part of a crew that will gather again today in the Pioneer Hall kitchen to...

The Freeman Area Veteran's Memorial is pictured Thursday morning following a dusting of snow that fell last night and in the overnight hours. Another round of winter weather is expected later tonight and may produce more accumulation that the community saw earlier.

Freeman High School girls basketball head coach Jenny Peters looks at assistant coach Kent Mueller in the moments following the Flyers' 57-52 upset home win over No. 1 Ethan Tuesday night, Feb. 13. The Freeman girls led after the first period but trailed by three at the half, only to turn in an outs...

On behalf of the Freeman Lions Club, Sam Sorensen presents a check to Max Alderson in the amount of $350 to be used for signs alerting the public to the presence of a Neighborhood Watch program in Freeman. Alderson, a community resident, was a key player in the establishment of the group last August...

This is the Monday's historic look back — a weekly feature by Heritage Hall Museum & Archives that is posted on its Facebook page. It includes the following information: This is the photo of the Freeman Clinic as it appeared at the top of the May 16, 1963 issue of the Freeman Courier. It marked the ...

With its win over Lower Brule at the DWU Culver’s Classic at the Corn Palace on Saturday, the Freeman High School boys basketball team is now guaranteed its first winning season in more than a decade. The Flyers beat the Sioux 55-51 to improve to 12-5 on the season, which means that even if they los...