Shirley Mae Baldwin, daughter of Stoker and Vivian (Lamb) Earlywine was born December 12, 1935 in Logan, Iowa.  She attended country school in Lakeview and Logan, Iowa before graduating as salutatorian from Magnolia School in 1954.Shirley was united in marriage to Howard Beaman.  Three children were born to this union: Daniel, Susan, and Joe.  She was later married to Earl Baldwin.Shirley always planted large gardens, that she canned and froze

Michael (Mike) Pauley, the son of Fred and Vera (Gessert) Pauley, was born on January 7, 1933 at Panama, Iowa.  He was baptized and confirmed at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Panama.  Mike attended St. Mary’s Catholic School in Panama.Mike was united in marriage to Arlene Schwery on November 8, 1954 at St.

Stella Johnson, age 84, formerly of Harlan, IA passed away on June 18, 2023, surrounded by her family.Stella was born on March 7,1939 to Fern “Mann” & Fred Morrow in North Platte, NE.She was preceded in death by her parents, her Sister Alice Kelley & Brother-in-law Bill Kelley and nephew Byron Kelley.She is survived by her brother Bob Morrow of South Dakota, her children Maria (Bobby) Antus of AZ, Geannie (Joe) Wehr of TN, Dean (Christ

Thursday night, the HCHS Cyclone baseball team was hoping to extend its 10-game winning streak against the Clarinda Cardinals on the road, but were unable to do so, dropping game one, 8-5, but bouncing back to win game two, 7-6.

HARLAN — Pizza Ranch in Harlan was awarded several awards at the national conference in Keystone, Colorado.The business won multiple “Best Month Ever” awards in 2022. These awards are given to stores that beat their sales dollar amount compared to years prior.

  HARLAN — State Auditor Rob Sand stopped by Harlan Wednesday, June 28 as a part of his “100 Town Hall” tour. Sand, Iowa’s only Democrat holding a statewide elected office, visited with constituents and answered questions about the condition of the state’s finances and governance. An attendee asked Sand about the lack of transparency in Iowa’s new school voucher program. “When public money gets spent, I tend to think the public ought to know w

HARLAN — The Harlan community’s new baseball and softball indoor facility is entering its final construction phases. The facility is located at J.J. Jensen Park and is owned by Little Cyclone Baseball.

Exira-EHK’s Bella Muller took home a national award Monday night in the snatch category competing against more than 20 other girls and finishing fourth overall in the national weight lifting competition in Colorado Springs.

Cyclone Senior Jenna Gessert likely entered the pitching circle for the final time at H. Jack Field Tuesday night at home against the Sioux City East Black Raiders. Gessert went the distance, only walking two batters in her outing, but the Cyclones lost 24-12.
“Jenna did a great job,” said Cyclones Head Coach Brandi Eckles. “She hit her spots and she wants to go out with a bang, so we’re going to keep going.”