Freeman Public isn't the only school district celebrating homecoming next week. The Menno community will also be enjoying a week of school pride starting Monday and culminating with a parade, pep rally and football game on Friday, Sept. 15. These are the candidates standing for royalty. For queen (f...

The homecoming royalty candidates at Freeman High School had their photo taken at the start of a new school week Tuesday morning. They are, from left: Evan Scharberg, Shad Tschetter, Blake Stahl, Riley Knittel, Ava Andersen and Kaytlin Pankratz. Homecoming week will begin Monday, Sept. 11 with coron...

While most business are closed for Labor Day — including banks at the United States Postal Service — some are open. This is Casey's located at the corner of Sixth Street and Highway 81 Monday morning.

This photo shows the Salem-Zion Mennonite Church as it stood prior to 1956, when the current structure was built nearby. Salem-Zion (North) is one of two rural congregations located in Turner County east of Freeman. The other is Salem Mennonite which is located 2 1/2 miles south of the North Church....

This photo from freemansdhistoy.com shows Palace Bowl, presumably not long after it opened in 1961. Owned and operated by Orville Ellwein, the 8-lane Freeman blowing ally was located just off Sixth Street and enjoyed its heyday in the 1970s and 1980s before slowing down in the years that followed. T...

This photo of Freeman Public School 7-12 Principal Katie Juhnke appears on the front page of the Aug. 31 edition of The Courier along with a story about the enrollment growth in the district. School administration say the number of students in grades K-12 has surged by 80 in the past three years, ma...

This photo of Freeman Public School 7-12 Principal Katie Juhnke appears on the front page of the Aug. 31 edition of The Courier along with a story about the enrollment growth in the district. School administration say the number of students in grades K-12 has surged by 80 in the past three years, ma...

The flags at the Freeman Area Veteran’s Memorial blow in the Thursday morning wind. 

The flags at the Freeman Area Veteran’s Memorial blow in the Thursday morning wind. 

This is what the moon looked like as darkness fell Monday night, Aug. 28.