The HCHS boys track and field team is focused on showing opponents just how good they are in its new season set to get underway March 10 at the IATC Indoor Championships at the Lied Recreation Athletic Center in Ames.

    HARLAN  —  Students from HCHS Business Professionals of America (BPA) chapter will attend the 2023 BPA National Leadership Conference in Anaheim, Calif., April 26–30.    “For students attending the National Leadership Conference, the event is the culmination of a year’s work,” said Chad Swanson, HCHS business teacher. “These students, along with Mr. Kohorst, Mrs.

HARLAN – The Harlan Community School District Board of Directors held a special meeting Tuesday.    The board approved the negotiations agreement with the Harlan Education Association    “It is a package increase of 3% for the 2023-24 master contract that would include $618 added to the base salary,” said HCSD Superintendent Jenny Barnett.

    HARLAN  —   The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office was not unfamiliar with a house belonging to Nelson Guyer in Elk Horn. They had been there before for other issues. But this time was different. This time, Guyer took steps to harm himself and threatened to blow up the house.    On July 12, 2021, Sheriff Neil Gross was the first to respond to the home.

    HARLAN – Since September, students at Harlan Community High School have had an opportunity to explore careers and learn life skills that will serve them in pursuing careers or education beyond high school.    Lori Pilachai, HCHS education specialist with Iowa Jobs for America’s Graduates (iJAG), said students at HCHS made preliminary entries in four categories for the statewide career development conference were successful in three categor

Exira-EHK Senior Shay Burmeister is a multi-sport athlete who has played golf, softball, volleyball and basketball for the Spartans during her high school career. Of the four sports, Burmeister gravitates to one more than the others.

The HCHS boys basketball team ran into the undefeated Bondurant-Farrar Bluejays Monday night in the Regional Final match at Waukee High School and gave them a run for their money, but the Bluejays won, 74-53.
“I told them I was very proud of them,” said Cyclones Head Coach Mitch Osborn. “We had a great year. They played hard and did everything we could’ve asked.”

    HARLAN – Governor Kim Reynolds recently appointed Shelby County Auditor Mark Maxwell to a four-year term with the State of Iowa County Finance Committee. Maxwell will be one of five elected county officials elected to the eight member committee, which also consists of the Auditor of the State, a senate approved certified public accountant, and an operations research analyst. He will continue to serve his role as Shelby County Auditor, and

 HARLAN — U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) toured Sorensen Equipment in Harlan on Wednesday. Feenstra discussed his agriculture tour, the farm bill, asset depreciation and the estate tax.