COUNTY -- Fourteen non-profit groups are the recipients of grants this fall from the Shelby County Community Foundation.    Grants totaling $38,350 were awarded to the agencies.  With these grants, the foundation has distributed nearly $2.6 million in grants/scholarship during the last 21 years. 

    Anyone interested in being involved in the re-established Harlan Community Theatre is invited to attend a short informational meeting on Tuesday, Dec.

COUNTY -- Shelby County Community Chest still has hopes of raising $50,000 for local organizations; 100 percent of your tax-deductible donation benefits the following Shelby County non-profit agencies:    Concerned Inc., Country Care Center, Danish Windmill Corporation, Faith Sound, Friends of Harlan City Parks, Girl Scouts, Harlan Community Library Foundation Inc., Harlan Community School District, Harlan Lions Club, Iowa Community Kitchen, I

HARLAN – There’s no doubt that Bill Reid considers himself sort of an adventurer.  He’s traveled the world, done mud runs, half marathons, hang gliding, parachuting and scuba diving, just to name a few.    So when the opportunity came to scale to the top of one of the world’s highest mountains, he didn’t give it a second thought.    “I did it on a challenge, and like a fool I said okay,” Reid chuckled as he recounted the difficulty of trudging

    HARLAN – The City of Harlan has hired Southwest Iowa Planning Council (SWIPCO) to help with the preparation of an application to the Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) for a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) for housing rehabilitation.    The Harlan City Council voted 5-0 Tuesday, Dec.

REGIONAL – The deadline has passed for individuals and families to seek assistance in this year’s annual holiday adoption program, but there still is time for those wishing to adopt families to do so.    For those donating, they can deliver gifts to WCCA’s Outreach Office on the designated drop-off day, Monday, Dec. 17 between 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.    Distribution of gifts to families will be held on Tuesday, Dec.

    HARLAN -- Harlan Community school patrons will head to the polls Tuesday, Dec. 11 to cast ballots on a number of issues, including a proposed $28.5 million bond issue as well as renewal votes for the district’s physical plant and equipment levy and instructional support levy.    Polls will be open from 7 a.m.-8 p.m. at the C.G.

    HARLAN -- Tarah Devlin-Lawler is the newest member of the Harlan Community Schools Board of Education, taking the oath of office Monday, Dec. 3 at a meeting of the board.    Devlin-Lawler was appointed to the board following the resignation of Kathy Mahlberg.  She represents District 6, and will serve until the next board election in November, 2019.

    HARLAN -- A new Myrtue Medical Center Board of Trustee member is expected to be appointed at the December trustees meeting to fulfill the term of Allan Hjelle who has retired from the board.    The board formally accepted Hjelle’s resignation at the November board meeting.

    HARLAN -- Harlan Community school patrons will head to the polls Tuesday, Dec. 11 to cast ballots on a number of issues, including a proposed $28.5 million bond issue as well as renewal votes for the district’s physical plant and equipment levy and instructional support levy.    Polls will be open from 7 a.m.-8 p.m. at the C.G. Therkildsen Ctr.

    COUNTY -- The red kettles are showing up all around Shelby County for the 2018 Salvation Army (SA) Bell Ringing Campaign.  Officials are asking local residents to please don’t pass them by.  Every time you toss your loose change into a counter kettle, or stuff a few bills into a red Salvation Army bucket as you enter Shopko or HyVee, you’re helping someone in your own home county, they say.  Ninety percent of all funds collected in Shelby

    HARLAN -- Myrtue Medical Center provides $2,018,066 in community benefits to Shelby County, according to a recently completed assessment of those programs and services.    Community benefits are activities designed to improve health status and increase access to health care.    Along with uncompensated care (which includes both charity care and debt from services for which the hospital does not collect payment), community benefits include

    REGIONAL – For the first time in years all families and individuals who have asked for assistance thus far via the annual holiday adoption program were adopted at one point last week, but officials say a few more signed up and fortunately there still is time for more needing assistance to sign up as there are plenty of groups and individuals ready to provide that assistance by adopting a family.    Applications for families wishing to be a

    HARLAN – The Harlan Community Schools Board of Education on Monday, Nov.

    HARLAN – Larry Hopp was one of five individuals who spoke in support of Harlan Community Schools Superintendent Justin Wagner during the public comments portion of a Monday evening meeting of the board of education, and he also called out the Harlan News-Advertiser, and specifically managing editor Bob Bjoin, for what he called an “embarrassing, disgusting hit piece on a good man.”    Approximately 35 community members attended the meeting