Charles “Scott” Lyon was born on October 23, 1977 to Charles and Cheryle Hoden Lyon in Harlan, Iowa. He attended and graduated from Harlan Community High School in 1996.Scott found the love of his life when he met Marren Stilwell in 2001. They were united in marriage at the Little White Chapel in Las Vegas on January 25, 2003.

Shannon Faye Goeser, daughter of Bill and Bernice (Mescher) Koon, was born on January 31, 1937, in Manning, Iowa. She attended grade school in Manning, Iowa, up until graduation, then went on to attend business school in Omaha, NE.Shannon and her high school sweetheart, Peter Michael Goeser, united in marriage in 1959. They were married for 37 years until he sadly passed away in 1996.

HARLAN —  In 2011, Judi Olson was diagnosed with Artrial Septal Defect (ASD), a discovery that led the Harlan woman down a long  path to recovery.  “The ASD was undetected until I was almost 55,” Olson said.“All in all, I had years of treatments to get to this point.” ASD,  a congenital heart defect present at birth, is a condition where there is a hole or holes in the heart between the artia, or upper chambers.

 SHELBY COUNTY — The Shelby County Board of Supervisors were given updates regarding the proposed carbon capture pipeline at its board meeting Tuesday, February 7. Grant Terry, Isaac Risseeuw, Kaylee Langrell, and Riley Gibson, representing Summit Carbon Solutions, were in attendance. Langrell distributed a handout to the Board stating pipeline safety facts, which included: ·The transportation of hazardous liquid via the pipeline will be regul

HARLAN — The daughters of Hazel Muller would like to invite everyone to join in a card shower for Hazel’s 97th birthday on February, 27.  Hazel is a long time resident of the Harlan area.  She and her husband, Darell, farmed southwest of Harlan for many years and had three daughters, Mary Jo, Linda and Judy and have two grandsons, Christopher and Jonathan.   Cards may be sent to Hazel at 2104  12th Street, #214, Harlan, Iowa, 51537.

The HCHS girls varsity basketball team ran into the very hot Atlantic Trojans, having won seven consecutive games and beat the Cyclones in a nail biter, 53-51. For the Cyclones, it was their first game since last Monday at home against Winterset.

Senior Jace Gubbels led the way Tuesday night on the road against the Atlantic Trojans helping the Cyclones to a dominant 70-46 victory, earning their 12th win of the season. Head coach Mitch Osborn was out due to illness, so his son, Kevin, coached the Cyclones.
“It feels really good,” Gubbels said. “Our defense was stellar, holding them to under 50 points and we shot the ball really well. We just played as a team.”

Senior Makenzie Riley scored 18 points en route to a dominating victory over the Paton-Churdan Rockets for the Spartans 17th win of the season. The Spartans got back in the win column after dropping its previous match to the Woodbine Tigers Friday night on the road.

     DES MOINES  — On Thursday, February 2 the Iowa Newspaper Association (INA) held its annual conference and awards ceremony at the Downtown Marriott in Des Moines.