CARROLL -- Going into a seven-day break without a game, the Harlan Community boys put together 80 minutes of quality soccer Thursday night in a 4-0 non-conference road win over Carroll. HCHS outshot the Tigers 33-9 overall and 24-6 on goal while totaling 11 corner kick opportunities.

 COUNCIL BLUFFS -- Trailing 4-1 with 27:19 left in the match, Harlan Community mounted a late comeback that fell one goal short in a 4-3 boys soccer loss at Council Bluffs Thomas Jefferson last Tuesday. HCHS narrowed the gap by scoring twice off Ethan Knudson corner kicks in a span of 66 seconds - first on a header goal by Drayke Eshelman and then on a TJ own goal with 15:13 remaining. The Cyclones were unable to force a tie down the stretch,

    COLUMBIA, MO -- Allan C. Henningsen, 87, Columbia, MO, died Saturday, May 7 at his home.    A celebration of life service will be held June 4 at 11 a.m. at the Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Jacksonville.    Henningsen is survived by children Blaine (Cheryl) of Jefferson City, MO, Dane of Kansas City, MO and Jane of Kansas City; grandsons Adam Henningsen of St. Louis, MO and Eric Henningsen of Columbia, MO.

    NEOLA -- Panama native Neil Pauley of Neola marks his 80th birthday on May 21. His family is planning a card shower in his honor. Cards will reach him if sent to 612 2nd Street, Neola, IA 51559.    Neil’s family includes his wife, Marian, and children: Rose and Ben Hunter, Omaha; Randy and Julie Pauley, Omaha; Linda Grudle, Arizona; and Rob and Sandi Pauley, Persia. The Pauleys have 13 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

    HARLAN -- Shirley (Dreager) Knudtson of Harlan will celebrate her 90th birthday on May 16. Her family is requesting a card shower in her honor.    Cards will reach her if sent to 2105 9th Street, Harlan, IA 51537.

    COPENHAGEN -- Adam Zaccone and Kaylee Bingham were married on March 18, 2016 in Copenhagen, Denmark. They exchanged vows in a private ceremony.    Parents of the couple are Jim and Laura Bingham, Citrus Heights, CA; and Mark and Kim Zaccone, Harlan.     

    COUNTY – Shelby County has been transitioning its public alert system from Code Red to Alert Iowa since September of last year and are encouraging local residents to sign up for the emergency notification system, officials with Shelby County Emergency Management announced this week.    The Code Red system has been used in Shelby County since 2009, and has been a valuable tool in assisting with emergency notifications to the public, said Em

    COUNTY -- The Shelby County Plant Iowa Committee handed out trees to fifth-graders in Shelby County’s schools last week.  Here, Mary Illg and Bev Burmeister, Plant Iowa Committee members, present the trees to Shelby County Catholic School students Friday afternoon, April 29.    The committee said they are handing out hundreds of trees this year to the students.  The project has been ongoing for the past 33 years.

    HARLAN - An improving financial picture, combined with cost containment efforts, increased patient activity and strong patient satisfaction surveys have opened the door for Myrtue Medical Center to reduce its employee cost reduction plan.    In a memo to employees, Medical Center CEO Barry Jacobsen said effective May 1, Myrtue was reducing the mandatory PTO requirement for affected staff to half of the original plan.