TUCSON, AZ -- Dennis D. Firebaugh, 71, Tucson, AZ, formerly of Harlan, died June 12.    Private services will be held.  Arrangements are being coordinated by Desert Torse Heather Cremation and Burial.    Firebaugh is survived by his wife, Eileen M.

    AVOCA -- Dallas Dean Popp, 67, Avoca, died June 18 at his home.    Services will be held Wednesday, June 22 at 11 a.m. at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Avoca with burial in the Graceland Cemetery at Avoca.  Visitation is Tuesday, June 21 from noon-8 p.m. with family greeting friends from 6-8 p.m.

    WAVERLY -- Former Harlan residents Patrick and Jo Ann Kluesner of Waverly will mark their 50th wedding anniversary on June 18. Their family is planning a card shower in their honor.

    HARLAN -- Russell and Deloris Adams of Harlan will celebrate their 70th wedding anniversary at an open house on Sunday, July 3 from 2-4 p.m. in the McKee Room at Elm Crest Retirement Community in Harlan. Friends and relatives are invited to attend.    The couple’s children are the late Patricia Boothe; Jayne Baugh, Denver, CO; Teresa Adams, St. Charles, MO; and David Adams, San Antonio, TX.

    HARLAN -- Frank and Shari Heese of Harlan announce the engagement of their daughter, Carly to Greg Conry, son of Tom and Lisa Conry, Harlan.    The couple will wed on June 25 at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Harlan. 

    HARLAN -- As Jaxon Rold chomped down on a cooked green bean fresh out of the garden, his parents anxiously awaited his response.    “I want more of this,” Jaxon responded. “But, it could use some salt.”    Despite the lack of spice, Jaxon’s parents, Trent Rold and Devin Mahoney, were relieved.

    COUNTY – Temperatures nearing 100 degrees for an extended period of time last week and weekend claimed its first victim in the form of a buckled county road in northern Shelby County.    County engineer Dan Ahart said the hot temperatures caused a portion of Linden Road north of County Road F24 to buckle.  It’s not an uncommon site when the heat gets excessive for a longer period of time.    “We weren’t surprised at all,” Ahart said after

    HARLAN – Harlan has been awarded a 2016 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) from the Iowa Economic Development for downtown building façade improvements.    The state’s grant amounts to $299,750 (50 percent) toward the total project cost of $514,500.  The city will provide a portion of the total project percent cost, $117,375, while building owners doing projects will be responsible for $97,375 of the cost.  City officials said word t

    HARLAN –  As Randy Pash grips the steering wheel hundreds of feet above ground, he observes the land reaching for the horizon in front of him.    “I just love being up in the air and having control of the airplane,” Pash said. “[I love] looking at the earth from a different perspective. It is really a great experience.”    Growing up around planes, it was fate when Pash fell in love with flying in high school.