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...