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Harlan — Barb Swanson, owner of Touch of Class Dry Cleaning in Harlan, has retired after 29 years of business.Swanson opened Touch of Class in November 1994. “We put all the piping and equipment in,” Swanson said. “It was a shell when we went there.”At that time, she had already had over 13 years...
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 who perform extraordinary care and compassion every day. The not-for-profit DAISY Foundation was established...
AMES — The Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication at Iowa State University has named Alan and Steve Mores the recipients of its 2023 James W. Schwartz Award. The annual award recognizes distinguished service to journalism and communication and is the highest honor conferred by the school....
SHELBY COUNTY — Shelby County voters will head to their polling locations Tuesday, November 7 to elect officials for cities and school districts. Also on the ballot will be Measure TD for the purpose of funding Emergency Medical Services in Shelby County. (Please see separate story for more...
SHELBY COUNTY — Voters in Shelby County will vote on Emergency Medical Services essential funding November 7. Public Measure TD asks voters to fund a county wide EMS service for a period of 15 years through a tax levy. The proposed amount is $.75 cents per $1,000 of taxable property within the...
SHELBY COUNTY — The future of Emergency Medical Service in Shelby County will be determined by voters in the November 7 election.Earlier this year, the Shelby County Board of Supervisors held a series of public hearings to declare EMS an “essential service” in the county. The Board’s declaration...
PELLA— The Harlan Community High School Girls Cross Country team finished second in the 3A State Qualifying Cross Coutry meet in Pella Wednesday night, qualifying them for state. Individually, Lindsey Sonderman placed third and Brylee Schechinger 12th, qualifying them as individuals. Above, left...
ANKENY — Six Harlan Community Middle School students volunteered to run in the Washburn Classic Middle School Statewide Cross Country Meet Saturday, October 14. The meet was held at Centennial High School in Ankeny. Students who competed included (as pictured) seventh grade boys Ben Cox and...
AREA — The mission of “Straight From the Farm” is to educate students and teachers about where their food, fuels, and fibers come from, and Program Director Melanie Bruck, uses a hands-on approach to do just that.“When you are walking down the hallway of a school with 10 foot tall corn stalks or...
HARLAN — Harlan Community School students were encouraged to start a chain reaction of kindness and compassion during a presentation inspired by the life of a school shooting victim.On April 20, 1999, Rachel Scott was eating lunch outside Columbine (Colorado) High School, when two students armed...
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