Craig Paulson clears snow from his driveway after winter delivered another round of snow overnight and into the daylight hours of Saturday, Jan. 28. The Freeman community received about 6 inches of new snow, adding to the accumulation that has been building since December. More than 30 inches of snow has fallen since the second week of December.

Freeman Academy senior Jada Koerner raises a commemorative basketball in the direction of her fans after reaching the 1,000-point mark in her prep career. Koerner reached the milestone at home against Irene-Wakonda Thursday night, Jan. 26; she needed fours points to get to 1,000 and got there on a layup late in the second quarter for points 1,000 and 1,001 — another sweet moment what has been an outstanding all-around prep career for the senior.

The cast and crew of Menno's one-act play, "Dark Road," is pictured following their dress rehearsal Monday afternoon. The troupe was one of six to take part in the Region 1B competition on Wednesday and earned a trip to the state festival at O'Gorman next week; the other representative from Region 1B is Sioux Falls Lutheran. Freeman Public also competed. State will be held over three days Feb. 2, 3 and 4. Menno will take the stage Thursday afternoon.

Dustin Randall removes snow from the roof of his Freeman home Monday afternoon, Jan. 25 — a reminder that cleanup from the recent snowfalls continues. And while new snow isn't a reality today, high winds have created difficult road conditions that have prompted Freeman schools to let out early. And — yes — more snow is in the forecast for Friday and Saturday.

This photo was taken in Dead Man's Alley — which connects the south end of Cherry Street with Poplar Street — over the weekend following an overnight fog that turned the landscape into a spectacular winter wonderland. It's been that kind of a winter thus far — a snowy inconvenience and beautiful all at the same time.

This is this week's "Mondays on Main" Facebook post made by Heritage Hall Museum & Archives. Here's the accompanying information: 

Tabitha Schoenwald, who is the marketing and foundation director at Freeman Regional Health Services, assists auctioneer Ken Wintersteen during the live auction at Saturday night's FRHS Foundation Gala — a major fundraiser for the organization that provides financial support to the local health care service. Saturday's formal event also included a meal, silent auction and keynote address from inspirational speaker V.J. Smith, who spoke of the importance of gratitude and appreciation.

Freeman sophomore Sawyer Wipf battles Menno senior Cody Munkvold in Cornbelt Conference basketball action in Freeman Friday night, Jan. 20. It was part of a doubleheader with the girls that the Flyers swept; the varsity boys won 60-34 to pick up their second win of the season (2-8) while the varsity girls won 62-36 to move above .500 (6-5). There's more basketball action today locally; the Freeman boys will host Kimball-White Lake with the JV game to start at 1 p.m., while the Freeman girls travel to Irene to face Freeman Academy/Marion in the Irene-Wakonda Classic.

It was a late start, but school is back in session following an off-day yesterday due to the latest round of winter weather. And Freeman Public will be the location for a basketball doubleheader tonight between the Flyers and Menno; the boys C game will begin at 4 p.m. followed by both junior varsity games, the girls varsity at 6:15 p.m. and then the boys varsity after that. 

Allen Mehlhaf clears snow from his driveway Thursday morning following another round of winter — this time a 6 1/2 inch snowfall locally that came overnight. With more than a foot of snow already blanketing the community, the latest even only adds to the challenge of snow storage, visibility at intersections and scheduling. The Freeman Public Library and Heritage Hall Museum & Archives are both closed, there's no school and tonight's boys basketball game between Freeman and Menno in Menno has been moved to tomorrow in Freeman as a doubleheader with the girls.