A full moon rises in the southeastern sky around 9:45 p.m. Tuesday night, an occasion marked by what is known as a "Strawberry Moon" that makes an appearance every 18 years. The name is not associated with the color of the moon (although it does show a hit of red), but rather with the strawberry har...

The Freeman Area Children’s Choir summer musical theater camp is underway, and a handful of the 48 youngsters taking part are shown making flower hats that will be worn by Munchkins taking the stage in “The Wizard of Oz” — this year’s featured production. The two-week camp got underway Monday, June ...

The Freeman water tower is pictured on a cool, cloudy Monday morning. But keep those shorts and that T-shirt within reach; a big warmup is coming in the days ahead.

This photo was posted by Swan Lake Christian Camp on its Facebook page on Sunday along with the following explanation. Yesterday, June 7, 1965, marked 60 years since a 4 tornados came through the Turner County. One tornado came right over Swan Lake. Several of the camp cabins were swept into the lak...

The summer baseball season is underway for the local American Legion team — Post 152 based in Menno. Playing as the 79ers, the team includes players from Freeman, Menno, Scotland and Marion (towns all established in 1879, hence the team name), as well as Canistota. There are two 79ers teams: The Sen...

Planters like this one in front of Merchants State Bank dress up Freeman's Main Street for the summer season.

Among the weekly features in The Courier is the history section, which takes a look at the old news from the Freeman and Menno communities. This is the history from Freeman that is included with this week's issue. 100 Years Ago Freeman Courier June 1, 1905 The Freeman Mennonite College closed its se...

This image of Pioneer Hall was made using an etching created for letterpress printing in the 1950s. It is part of the Pine Hill Printery exhibit at Heritage Hall Museum & Archives and is included with a column written by Tim L. Waltner included in this week's Courier. The June 5 issue also includes ...

A home on Dewald Street is reflected in standing water left from an overnight rain that produced between a half-inch and three-quarters inch across the larger Freeman community. There's another chance of rain later this week.

This striking photo was posted to Facebook Monday, June 2 by Heritage Hall Museum & Archives as its weekly look back, along with the following information. This aerial photo (looking to the east) from about 60 years ago shows the Freeman Swimming Pool with the baseball field in the background. We kn...