HARLAN -- The trial of former Harlan City Administrator Terry Cox on charges of first-degree theft, felonious misconduct in office and tampering with records has been continued.    Shelby County court records indicate that the pre-trial conference is now scheduled for March 18, 2019 and the jury trial is scheduled for 9:30 a.m.

    HARLAN -- Harlan’s Richard Daberkow was presented with a plaque from the Harlan Community Athletic Department at the final HCHS home football game of the season, honoring him for 40 years of service on the football chain crew and for 20 years of volunteering at high school and middle school track meets.   

    After one too many tequila shots, Monica woke up in the same state she had been the night before: drunk. My friends and I noticed her drunken stupor after her purchase of a small drum with “Jerusselm” misspelled on its front.

    HARLAN -- The Harlan Police Department and Shelby County Sheriff’s Office are hampering the drug activity efforts in the community with an increase in the number of narcotic-related arrests in recent months.    The Harlan Police Department netted a total of 27 different narcotic-related charges filed in Shelby County during August, and 43 in September.  The sheriff’s office had 16 in August, and point to the utilization of its new K-9 unit

    EARLING -- Earling Fire Chief Tom Henrich died in the line of duty Saturday, Oct. 20 after responding to a combine fire near Earling.    Shelby County Emergency Management reports that on Saturday, Oct.

    HARLAN -- A Harlan man has filed a petition in Shelby County court seeking $4,000 in damages from the City of Harlan due to injuries he allegedly suffered due to an overgrown bush.    Gary L.

HARLAN -- J.D. Scholten, the Democratic candidate for U.S. House in Iowa’s 4th congressional district, held a town-hall meeting in Harlan Thursday, Oct. 18.  A good crowd turned out to hear from Scholten at the Shelby County Chamber of Commerce and Industry offices. 

    HARLAN -- An investigation into Harlan Community Schools Superintendent Justin Wagner’s military leave from the district has uncovered inaccuracies and leave he failed to disclose and did not enter on his calendar, resulting in Wagner having to pay back to the district monies he was not entitled to receive.    Wagner was on military leave September 5-8, 2017 and again January 9-12, 2018, but failed to enter the leave into the district’s ab

   HARLAN -- For the past 18 years veteran Jim Zea has been releasing 10 to 12 of his white pigeons during the playing of the National Anthem prior to the start of the HCHS varsity home football games at Merrill Field in Harlan.    Last Friday marked the last time Zea released pigeons out from under the large American flag during the patriotic salute at regular season football games as he and his wife, Judy, will be relocating to Ankeny.    Th

    HARLAN -- The Harlan Community Schools is hosting international best selling author and speaker Jon Gordon Monday, Oct.

(Earling) The Shelby County Emergency Management Office issued a press release Saturday evening regarding the loss of a firefighter at the scene of a combine and field fire in Shelby County on Saturday.

Sixteen teams in 3A have reached the playoffs by winning district championships or placing high enough in the association's RPI rankings to earn a wild-card berth. All district champion teams, including those who tied, are in bold below.

HARLAN -- Approximately 25 people turned out for a Shelby County Chamber of Commerce and Industry-sponsored Candidates Forum to meet local and state candidates running for office.  Watch the Harlan Newspapers for full election coverage in early November.

    HARLAN -- “Most of the misconceptions are that police hate everybody. We don’t, we are here to protect and serve,” Derrick Yamada said.    Yamada has been a police officer for 11 years. He attended the Iowa Law Enforcement Academy in 2011 and became a certified reserve officer in 2011.    Yamada decided to become a police officer because of his Grandpa D, who was a police officer. 

    COUNTY -- Shelby County Community Chest has kicked off its annual fund drive with hopes of raising $50,000 this year for local organizations.    Shelby County Community Chest raises funds for local non-profit agencies which provide valuable services to youth, for area residents and to communities in the Shelby County area.