KIRKMAN -- “I’m a professional volunteer,” Suzanne Rasmussen said while sitting in the Shelby County Community Outreach building.    Rasmussen worked at CDS for 28 years and took an early retirement.

    HARLAN – Renovation of the high school’s auditorium is one of the large-ticket cost items of an overall school district facilities upgrade plan being recommended by a district facilities study committee to the HCSD Board of Education for evaluation and review.    Total cost of the improvements is estimated at $28.5 million to be paid for with bond proceeds recommended by the committee for a December 11, 2018 vote.    The board heard a pres

    TENNANT -- Jim Brantner, the mayor of Tennant, has not always resided there.  Previously he lived in Denver, CO with his wife, Betty, and their three sons for 16 years before moving to Tennant in 2006.    Betty has brothers and sisters who live in the Council Bluffs area and Brantner grew up in the Kansas City area and still has family in the region.

    HARLAN -- Students headed back to school last week in the Harlan Community Schools and Shelby County Catholic School. 

Military duties take him away from Harlan; Google® calendar may show discrepancies; paid $3,488.46 for unused vacation time

    STATE -- Harlan Community Superintendent of Schools Justin Wagner applied for membership on the governor’s Empower Rural Iowa Initiative task forces, and was selected to serve on one by Iowa Gov.

    KIMBALLTON -- Former Kimballton City Clerk Tammy Thompson has been charged with four felony counts after an investigation by the state auditor’s office.    Auditor of State Mary Mosiman this week released a report on the special investigation of the City of Kimballton for the period May 1, 2014 through August 31, 2017.    Thompson has been charged with ongoing criminal conduct, a class B felony; fraudulent practice in the first degree (ove

    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 October 1, 2018, and jury trial is scheduled for October 23 at 9:30 a.m.

    EARLING -- Bernice Book, 93, has been bowling for around 68 years.    Book was born in Panama but moved to Earling after getting married.

    HARLAN -- The Harlan Community Schools and Shelby County Catholic School welcome new instructors to the school districts this year.

    HARLAN – More discussion at the board table is a good thing, in the spirit of being completely transparent and providing the community and school patrons information concerning school district affairs.    Those words came from Harlan Community Schools Board Member Joni Larsen at the Monday, Aug.

    HARLAN -- The Harlan Municipal Utilities reports this week that the water plan is on a record-setting pace.    HMU is asking customers to implement voluntary water conservation over the next few days.  Officials said there is no compromise to quality, but HMU needs customers to cut back on water consumption a little to allow the clear wells and water towers to replenish.

    EARLING – The Shelby County Board of Supervisors will hold a public hearing Tuesday, Sept.

    HARLAN -- The HCS Board of Education heard a presentation from an architectural firm Monday, Aug.

    PANAMA -- “When I was a teacher, I told this story.