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Margaret Mary Anderson passed away on May 8, 2023 at the age of 95 years.

Mildred “Mick” Theresa (Erlbacher) Graeve  was born on November 20, 1928, the oldest of six children to Valeria (Koesters) and Leonard Erlbacher in Earling, Iowa.  She was baptized and confirmed at St. Joseph Catholic Church.Mick graduated from St. Joseph High School in 1946.

 HARLAN — Harlan drivers may experience road closures, as curb and gutter replacement is taking place primarily along various sections of Willow, Durant, and Baldwin Streets over the next couple of weeks, and will likely continue into the middle of June.   Harlan City Administrator Gene Gettys said following this initial work, the asphalt mill and overlay process will begin.

 SHELBY COUNTY — Shelby County voters will have the opportunity to voice their opinion on whether or not they feel funding emergency medical service (EMS) is essential. The Board of Supervisors has drafted a resolution and is asking for public response to declare EMS as an essential service in Shelby County at three separate public hearings, scheduled for May 23, June 6, and June 13, each at 10 a.m.

 STATEWIDE — A Harlan woman was instrumental in the recent passage of Iowa Legislation allowing the sale of raw milk. “Raw milk has been a part of our family since before we moved here,” Arkfeld said. When Esther Arkfeld’s ten-year-old daughter was an infant, she was unable to tolerate any baby formula. Since breast feeding was not an option, both the parents and their pediatrician were at a loss of ideas to help her thrive.

Elk Horn – On Thursday, May 11, Ripple Effect and Marne Elk Horn Telephone donated $10,000 to the City of Elk Horn for the city’s swimming pool house project. The donations will go towards the engineering costs of constructing a new ADA-compliant, family-friendly pool house facility.The swimming pool, built in 1966, is owned and operated by the City of Elk Horn. The original swimming pool and pool house were built using local donations.

 SHELBY COUNTY — Following two fires at the Carroll Landfill this past week, representatives at Carroll County Solid Waste are reminding residents to properly dispose of batteries. Both fires originated from crushed batteries in a semi-truck load of garbage that was transported to Carroll County Solid Waste from one of the West Central Iowa Solid Waste Agencies. Shelby County Solid Waste is one of four agencies in West Central Iowa forming the

With five and a half minutes remaining in overtime, Sophomore Cyclone Aubrey Schwieso knocked in the game winning goal past Freshman Treynor goalkeeper Zoey Zadalis securing a 2-1 win, punching their ticket to the Class 1A – Region 5 game against St. Albert Tuesday at Merrill Field.