HARLAN — The expansion and renovation of Myrtue Medical Center’s Emergency Room will help address increasing demand for emergency services throughout the county. Myrtue Medical Center’s Board of Trustees approved a $7.7 million dollar expansion and renovation of the Emergency Room. With the receipt of grant funding from the U.S.

 SHELBY COUNTY — A part of Shelby County history will be preserved later this year. The McIntosh and Leland Log Cabins, located at the Shelby County Historical Museum in Harlan, will both be maintained, reported Sarah McDonald, Executive Director of the Shelby County Historical Museum. McDonald said the museum has partnered with Heritage Woodworks, Inc. of Clemons, Iowa.

The IKM-Manning girls track and field team competed at the WIC Championships at Underwood, taking a 5th place finish with 63 points, seven ahead of Tri-Center.
“Our conference has a lot of very competitive 1A and 2A schools, so we were happy to see our relays compete and run PR's as well as some of our individuals,” said Wolves Head Coach Emma Konkler-Petersen. 

The HCHS girls track and field team came out and competed well at the Bruce Henderson Invite in Atlantic, taking third place with 92.7 points, 10.5 ahead of Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln.

Monday, the HCHS boys varsity golf team competed in the Lewis Central Triangular against the Titans and Glenwood Rams.
The Cyclones won the tournament with 163, two ahead of Glenwood and four ahead of Lewis Central. Every Cyclone finished with less than 50 strokes on nine holes, including Jonas Reynolds who finished with 38, with birdies on holes 10, 12, and 15.

The HCHS girls varsity soccer team got a chance to play the East Sac County Raiders after their originally scheduled game was postponed, and despite weather conditions were able to come away with a 2-1 victory on goals from Kayla Anderson and Ivy Stevens.
Junior Raider Kenna Meyer got her team on the board early taking a 1-0 lead. The Raiders were able to hold that lead for a while.

The struggles continue for the HCHS boys varsity soccer team with its fourth consecutive loss Monday at Merrill Field against the Council Bluffs Lincoln Lynx, losing 7-0.

    HARLAN — Some homeowners across the world are leaving their lawnmowers parked for a while longer this spring.     “No Mow May” was started by Plantlife, an organization in the United Kingdom, and is gaining traction.

HARLAN — The Western Iowa Tourism Region held its quarterly meeting in Harlan’s C.G.