HARLAN — Burmeister-Johannsen Funeral Home in Harlan is now under new ownership with a new name. Mike Hoy and Scott Nelson recently purchased the funeral home from Seth and Kay Johannsen, and is now operating as Heartland Funeral & Cremation Service.Hoy congratulated the Johannsens on their...
HARLAN — Monday, November 20 was eventful with not just one, but two Harlan Community School Board meetings. Three board members- Monte Schechinger, Joe Herzberg, and Joni Larsen ended their terms at adjournment of the first meeting, and upon the second, newly elected members Jennifer Anderson,...
SHELBY COUNTY - It was originally expected to be in operation July 2025, but with what county officials said was “ a lot of hard work from a lot of people, the Shelby County Emergency Medical Services (EMS) system is now up and running. “I am proud of the way everyone has done their part,” Shelby...
SHELBY COUNTY - After receiving notification from Medivac November 13 asking for an increase in funding, stakeholders for the countywide Emergency Medical Services have decided to expedite the plan, and are now tasked with making the transition by December 1. “We didn’t expect this,” said Shelby...
by Renée Brich, Managing Editor HARLAN — Harlan Community High School student Zeke Christensen was recently selected iJAG State Career Association President Elect. Christensen currently the holds the same title for the HCHS iJAG program. Since the 2022-2023 school year, HCHS students have had the...
HARLAN — Along with the new building underway at the Harlan Community schools, new resources are also arriving to help educators continue to update and improve every day within the walls. Made possible by the generous donations of the community, the Harlan Education Foundation has raised $65,000 to...
*********BREAKING NEWS************The following press release was read at the Tuesday, November 20 Shelby County Board of Supervisor's meeting. Please see the Tuesday, November 28 edition of the Harlan Tribune for more information.
The County is proud of the overwhelming support voters placed in...
HARLAN — Tickets are available now for the Harlan Community Theatre’s production of “Lend Me a Tenor”, a comedy by Ken Ludwig. Performances will be at the Therkildsen Center, 706 Victoria St., Harlan on Friday, November 17, Saturday, November 18, and Monday, November 20 at 7 p.m. and a matinee...
STATEWIDE — The Iowa Utilities Board (IUB) evidentiary hearing for Summit Carbon Solutions’ petition for a hazardous liquid pipeline resumed last Tuesday and concluded the next day after a month-long recess due to scheduling conflicts with the venue wherethe hearing was held. The hearing, which...
Harlan — A group of Harlan church members have found a way to keep plastic bags out of landfills and, instead, are putting them to good use. Ladies from “The Church on the Hill”, the Congregational United Church of Christ & the United Methodist Mission Church of Harlan are re-purposing bags...
Harlan — Barb Swanson, owner of Touch of Class Dry Cleaning in Harlan, has retired after 29 years of business.Swanson opened Touch of Class in November 1994. “We put all the piping and equipment in,” Swanson said. “It was a shell when we went there.”At that time, she had already had over 13 years...
HARLAN — Nurses at Myrtue Medical Center are being honored with The DAISY Award For Extraordinary Nurses. The award is part of the DAISY Foundation’s program to express gratitude to nurses who perform extraordinary care and compassion every day. The not-for-profit DAISY Foundation was established...
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New Cyclone Head Wrestling Coach Adam Bendorf was pleased with the start his team got off to opening their season at home in a tournament that featured nine schools, including Glenwood, East Union,
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Lorrell James, son of Albert and Anna (Bald) Borkowski, was born June 20, 1944, at home in Audubon County, Iowa. He grew up south of Manning near Gray and graduated from Manning High School in...
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