American flags, like the one at the Freeman Post Office, have been flying at half staff since April 22 in honor of Pope Francis, who died at his home in Casa Santa Marta in Vatican City on Monday, April 21. The funeral for the 88-year-old was held Saturday morning.

This is a familiar look for those who grew up — or lived — in the Freeman community from the late 1970s through the early 2010s, when Casey's General Store stood at the corner of Cherry Street and the jog connecting Sixth and Fifth streets. The convenience store opened in Freeman in 1979 and operate...

The Neil and Sherri Zachariasen home on Cherry Street — and its reflection — is shown Thursday morning following a welcomed rain earlier in the day. Overcast and breezy conditions and cooler temperatures have been expected, promoting Freeman Public to cancel today's scheduled Flyer Invitational trac...

Freeman Police Chief Barron Nankivel shows students equipment that the police department uses to help serve and protect the public outside of the Freeman Junior-Senior High School Wednesday morning, April 23. Nankivel was one of more than 20 signed up to meet with students at the Freeman Community D...

Some of its vibrancy was lost by the time this photo was taken, but a spectacular rainbow nonetheless is pictured in the eastern sky shortly before 8 p.m. Monday, April 21 — the result of moisture to the east and sunshine to the west of Freeman.

Heritage Hall Museum & Archives shared this photo on Monday, April 21 as part of its weekly look back, along with this explanation: This photo from 1912 is remarkable on so many levels. We're sharing it this week with Arbor Day being observed Friday, April 25. It shows Freeman College, the structure...

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...