The track and field complex at Freeman Public Schools will be a busy place Monday and Tuesday as the junior high Wizard Relays and the Don Diede Relays return to town. The Wizard Relays will begin with field events today at 2:30 p.m. followed by running events starting at 3:30. The Don Diede Relays will start on Tuesday with field events at 1 p.m. followed by running events at 3 p.m.

A bunny takes comfort in a pile of sticks and grass on a Saturday afternoon in Freeman.

This photo was taken in the 1960s and is part of the collection at heritage hall Museum and archives. It shows freeman looking to the north; freeman academy’s administration building is pictured in the lower left

Monica Clem bags individual brownies for serving as part of the Freeman Public Library's "Sloppy Joes on the Go!" fundraiser being held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. today. Meals will be available to both walk-in traffic at the front of the Main Street library or drive-up traffic in the back; lunch includes a a sloppy joe, bag of chips, bar and battle of water, all for a freewill donation. This is the second year the library has been hosting the sloppy joe fundraiser. 

Freeman firefighters attack a shed fire near the home of Randy and Wanette Tschetter early Thursday afternoon, April 26. The fire at the property just southwest of Freeman (27913 438th Ave.) was reported around 1:15 p.m. when the contents of a nearby burn barrel got away and ignited the structure, said Freeman Police Chief Scott Brewer, who was on the scene. He said no other property was damaged.

Story & Photos by Jeremy Waltner | Publisher It’s April 16, 2022 and Mark Johnson is standing under a tent on a concrete parking lot behind the Elks Lodge just off of Interstate 29 in Sioux City, Iowa, along with some of the other best cooks in the world. The ribeye he is preparing has been warmed to between 80 and 85 degrees and the B&B charcoal burning in the basket of his PK grill is heating to his liking — between 600- and 630-degrees Fahrenheit, although some like it hotter — as hot as 700 degrees.

So what does this photo of ribeyes ready to go on the grill have to do with The Courier? Find out in this week's issue available online later this morning/afternoon and in print on Thursday.

The BrickHouse Lounge, the restaurant that has operated near downtown Freeman for almost a year-and-a-half, is closing this week. The final day of operation will be Saturday, April 29, according to a post made last week on the businesses Facebook page. The eatery has been owned and operated by Tobi Duffel, who opened for business in December of 2021. While The BrickHouse Lounge was operated by Duffel, the property had been owned by local real estate agent Christa Helma and her husband, Jordan.

The sign in front of East River Furniture on Freeman's Sixth Street gives those passing by a good chuckle. 

The Sunday morning sun shines on the Heritage Hall Museum & Archives campus and adjacent Prairie Arboretum in Freeman on April 23. Temperatures are expected to be more reasonable today and a warmup is in the forecast for the coming week.