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 that perform extraordinary care and compassion every day.      The not-for-profit DAISY Foundation was established by family members in memory of J.

    HARLAN -- All of the students at Shelby County Catholic School participated in STEM-based challenges on Wednesday afternoon, Jan. 29 during Catholic Schools Week. The theme for the day was “Be a Creative Problem Solver.”  From left: Payton Kobold, Zoey Schulte and Edie Mae Kaufmann work on building a perch that will hold a small plastic animal. 

    LINCOLN, NE – Jack Klitgaard and Henry Tomsu have been selected for the prestigious Nebraska Young Lions All-Star Jazz Band, and will be performing this weekend in Lincoln, NE.    Klitgaard, the son of Dr. Don and Laurel Klitgaard of Harlan, is a junior at Harlan Community High School.  Tomsu, the son of Scott and Tami (Klein) Tomsu, Elkhorn, NE, is a senior at Elkhorn South High School.

    COUNTY -- Four officers were elected during the Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Shelby County extension council organizational meeting Jan. 4. The nine-member county extension council annually elects officers to comply with Iowa law.    Renee Hansen, Harlan, is the newly-elected chairperson.

    HARLAN -- Community members are invited to join the Senior Life Solutions Program at Myrtue Medical Center for an open house and ribbon cutting on Wednesday, Feb 5 from 2-3 p.m. in the lower level of Myrtue Medical Center. Guests will have the opportunity to tour the program facility and ask questions while enjoying light refreshments.

    HARLAN -- Harlan Community High School hosted Pink Out activities Friday, Jan. 24 during the boy/girl doubleheader basketball game vs. Clarinda.  A number of activities were planned to raise funds and awareness for breast cancer research.  Above, Sarah Strom, a breast cancer survivor, spoke to the crowd about the importance of self exams.  Here she is with her story board on display in the hallway. 

    HARLAN -- The City of Harlan will open a yard waste disposal site this spring for city residents to take their yard waste to for disposal free of charge.    The site is scheduled to be open March 15, and is for City of Harlan residents only.  The site is only available for waste from residential areas -- no dumping by any business or commercial user is allowed.    Harlan City Administrator Gene Gettys, Jr.

    COUNTY -- Shelby County businesses are being asked to update their contact information with the Shelby County Emergency Management Agency.    Emergency Management Director Alex Londo said the updated information is needed to make sure the county has the correct information should an emergency situation arise at a local business, especially after hours.    Business owners are asked to log on to the emergency management website, and click on

    HARLAN – A Harlan man is questioning the feasibility of the Harlan Municipal Utilities continuing to offer telecommunications services after its board approved loaning it more surplus revenues from the electrical department.    Mike Anliker addressed the Harlan City Council Tuesday, Jan.

    HARLAN – The City of Harlan is moving forward with updating it’s comprehensive plan, signing off last week on an agreement with Southwest Iowa Planning Council (SWIPCO) to coordinate the project.    A comprehensive plan is an official public document adopted by resolution that sets forth its major policies concerning the future development of the community.  The city will pay SWIPCO $18,000 to coordinate the comprehensive plan update, the

    HARLAN – The City of Harlan has been notified that it did not receive state funding that, if approved, would have allowed for the construction of bio retention cells near the back of Nishnabotna Valley REC’s property along Chatburn Ave.    Harlan City Administrator Gene Gettys, Jr.

    HARLAN – Shelby County Catholic School, along with other Catholic schools across the nation, will celebrate Catholic Schools Week January 26-31.    Catholic Schools Week is an annual observance meant to highlight the value of Catholic education and its contributions to communities and the nation.    The theme for this year is Catholic Schools: Learn. Serve. Lead.

    HARLAN -- Victoria Mahlberg is a member of the Harlan Community High School Winter Guard, which performed recently at halftime of a basketball game at HCHS.  The sports season is in full swing this month, although difficult weather has led to some postponements in recent weeks.  The Harlan Community Cyclone boys and girls basketball teams are again in action tonight hosting Clarinda in the annual Pink Out night.  A number of activities are

    HARLAN – Auditors for the Harlan Community School District noted in HCSD's annual audit report that the district didn't contact the state auditor's office regarding financial irregularities related to unused vacation leave paid to a previous superintendent of schools that were received in July, 2018.    District officials said that didn't happen because they, in correspondence with legal counsel, didn't identify an

    REGIONAL -- Myrtue Medical Center’s Spring Blood Analysis Screening Clinics will begin on Wednesday, Feb. 12 at Myrtue Medical Center Community Health, 2712 12th Street.    Myrtue offers the Blood Analysis Screening to the community in the spring and fall.