STATEWIDE — One minute it is sunny and the next minute dark clouds and intense winds pick up and debris starts flying.Tis the season for potential severe weather. The National Weather Service will sponsor Severe Weather Awareness Week March 27-31 to prepare people for the season.Each day covers a...
HARLAN — The Harlan FFA Chapter Banquet was held March 16. The evening consisted of a catered meal by Main Street Market, an awards ceremony and entertainment provided by Mentalist and Illusionist Brian Imbus. The evening was enjoyed by 290 members, parents and guests in attendance. ...
IRWIN — The Shelby County Farm Bureau held its 105th annual meeting Monday in Irwin, where they presented awards, approved minutes and treasurer reports, and officers were elected. Judy Obrecht received the Distinguished Service to Agriculture Award. It is awarded to someone who has gone...
HARLAN — The Last Supper is coming to life again in Shelby County after a hiatus from 2019 to 2022. The event has taken place for more than 20 years. Sponsored by First United Methodist Church, the Last Supper has been performed throughout Iowa. This year there are only two performances —...
HARLAN — The Harlan City Council approved the 28E agreement to share law enforcement services with the Shelby County Sheriff’s Department. The next step before it could be enacted is a vote by the Shelby County Board of Supervisors at their next meeting. In the crowded City Council chambers...
HARLAN — Harold Rand Petersen, 94, of Fort Dodge passed away March 15, 2023. Petersen dedicated much of his life to his beloved hometown of Harlan. “I’ve been here most of my life and it has always been my home,” Petersen said in an August 2004 interview with the Harlan Newspaper. H. Rand Petersen...
Staff Reports HARLAN – Harlan FFA members competed in various Leadership Career Development Events at the Southwest Iowa District FFA Leadership Conference held at IKM-Manning on Saturday, March 4. Members also participated in Sub-district FFA Contests at Atlantic High School on...
EARLING – Immaculée Ilibagiza, author and survivor of the Rwanda genocide in 1994, spent three months hiding in a tiny bathroom with seven other women, praying silently. Her father, who sent her to safety, died along with Ilibagiza’s mother and two brothers. Another brother, who was studying...
ELK HORN — In the spring of 1966, residents of Elk Horn decided the town needed a swimming pool. Rather than using tax payer money to fund the project, it was decided each family in the community would be asked to donate $100. By the time the pool was dedicated on August 23, 1966, 328 families...
HARLAN — Have trombone. Will travel. Travel could be across the world for Harlan Community High School senior Keyton Francis who was selected as a trombone player in the United States Marine Corps band. Described as the elite of the elite, Francis secured one of six openings. “I know I...
Staff Reports HARLAN — Harlan Community Individual Speech Team member Darbie Argotsinger will be performing at IHSSA’s All-State Festival at UNI in Cedar Falls, Iowa, on March 27, 2023. Darbie, the daughter of Todd and Lacie Argotsinger, is a junior at Harlan Community High School. Being...
HARLAN — More than 100 Shelby county residents gathered at the C.G. Therkildsen Center to share their thoughts about the possibility of Unified Law Enforcement between the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office and Harlan Police Department. Many were against the unification. The Shelby County...
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With halftime approaching and the game tied at one, the Cyclones took the lead for good when Junior Ian Shelton assisted the ball to Senior Mason Anderson for a goal giving the Cyclones a 2-1 lead
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Randall Norman Hansen, aka Randy, was born in Harlan, Iowa, on April 15, 1949 to parents, Norman and Hazel. His sister, Dixie, was born three years later. Although he wasn’t thrilled about it,...
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