The first gifts that will be donated to the Bethany Food Pantry in advance of Christmas have arrived at The Courier office in downtown Freeman. Over the next few weeks, the public is invited to contribute to this Community ToyBox Toy Drive, which The Courier has spearheaded since 2016. New or homema...

Matt Donlan (maroon shirt), a member of the Marion School Board, visits with a group of patrons during a series of tours of the Marion school complex during a special informational meeting Monday night, Nov. 6. This was taken looking through a doorway from the old gymnasium, which is part of a piece...

This photo shows a portion of the clock face on the towering timepiece that has long been associated with Freeman's Merchants State Bank, an independent financial institution that goes back to 1899. The bank was originally located on the block north of its current location, in a building that would,...

Scenes like this one a few miles east of Freeman Friday night are common across the area as farmers take advantage of beautiful fall weather to bring in the grain harvest. According to the most recent statewide crop report released on Oct. 30 by the Northern Plains Region of the U.S. Department of A...

The Freeman water tower rises above buildings and trees as shown on what is shaping up to be a beautiful fall Friday and an even better weekend to come.

This photo was taken in the late 1960s, when the Freeman community was developing to the east. It was taken looking to the southwest and features the St. Paul Lutheran church in the lower right corner, which was dedicated in 1963. The street that runs diagonally from left to right is Albert Street, ...

This photo summarizes how the last couple of days have both looked and felt across the community. Cool, wet and windy weather has been the norm since Wednesday night, making it feel like the fall season that it is. There is a strong chance of more rain today, all of which will make for ugly conditio...

The history of the Freeman community is peppered with triumph, tragedy and loss which includes a number of memorable and devastating fires. The Sugar Bowl burned in 1922, Pullman Elevator in 1928, Fensel’s Hatchery in 1943, the Bethany Mennonite Church in 1945, the Park Lane elevator in 1955, Fensel...