MANNING — Have you ever wondered what it was like to paint a mural on the side of a building or on a wall of some shape or size?    The City of Manning is providing the opportunity to anyone during an art-exclusive weekend.

ELK HORN— “The Nordic Swan”, a giant sculpture made from scrapwood and over 300 recycled plastic buckets, has found a place to nest at the Jens Jensen Prairie Landscape Park on the Museum of Danish America grounds in Elk Horn. The sculpture was created by Thomas Dambo, a prominent recycle artist from Copenhagen, Denmark. The Danish Embassy in Washington, D.C.

With a limited roster at the Tiger Relays, Cyclones head coach Sam Brummer was pleased with the effort put forth by his team as they managed to tie for 3rd place with the Glenwood Rams with 63 points, just four behind Underwood who won the event.

With the Drake Relays right around the corner, the HCHS girls track and field team had another strong performance at the Council Bluffs Track Invite Thursday.
“This was a fun meet for us,” said Cyclones Head Coach Jenny Hamilton. “We switched some things up and asked girls to compete in events that may have been out of their comfort zone. We got in some needed speedwork and broke a few mental barriers along the way.”

12 minutes into Thursday’s soccer match, Cyclone Aubrey Schwieso crossed the ball to Kayla Anderson who assisted to Ivy Stevens for a goal, putting the Cyclones up 1-0, en route to a 4-0 shutout victory over the Missouri Valley Lady Reds. It was their third consecutive win and sixth of the season.

Thursday, the HCHS boys golf team competed in the Harlan Triangular against the Treynor Cardinals and Kuemper Catholic Knights at the Harlan Golf & Country Club in challenging weather.
“The conditions tonight were pretty tough with chilly temps and gusty 25 mph winds,” said Cyclones Head Coach Chad Swanson.

    HARLAN — For 40 years, an organization has been planting trees in Shelby County — Shelby County Plant Iowa.    It was established in 1983 by Governor Robert Ray and Shelby County boasts the only original committee still in existence in the state.      This is the SC Plant Iowa committee’s 40th year in existence.

    SHELBY COUNTY — Armed with rakes, gloves and hearts of compassion, Harlan Community High School juniors and seniors spent Wednesday morning helping Shelby County residents do projects for which they needed help.    National Honor Society has hosted the event for 25 years, with the exception of the coronavirus pandemic in 2020.    This year’s projects included houses, parks and baseball diamonds in Harlan, Defiance, Earling, Portsmouth, Pan

 SHELBY COUNTY — The Shelby County Board of Supervisors passed a resolution to approve the Fiscal Year 2024 budget at a meeting held Tuesday, April 18. Prior to passing the resolution, the Board recessed from the regular meeting to hold a public hearing. “Budget planning went well,” said Shelby County Auditor Mark Maxwell. “We pretty much stuck to what our intentions were.