SHELBY— Several residents at Cardinal Lofts apartments in Shelby say they have been without heat since Thanksgiving. “We are doing what we can to stay warm,” said tenant Randi Riessen. She said the issues with the heating unit are on one side of the apartment complex, and there are six occupied and two unoccupied apartments with no heat. “I’ve lived here for about six years, and we have had issues with the air and heat in the past, but it has

    AREA — Early estimates of funds raised for Break the Silence trivia night Saturday are more than $15,000 for the event.    All proceeds from this event will go to Colleen’s Dream Foundation for Ovarian Cancer Research for an early screening-tool and better treatment options.    The winning trivia team was “With the Band.” Team members included Todd and Angela Bladt, Trent and Jenni Svendsen, Mitch and Kate Petersen, James Palma and Dean Mo

HARLAN — In recent weeks the airline industry has faced several challenges. Between weather delays and an FAA groundstop caused by a corrupt file on Wednesday, many have experienced untold travel woes.    4 Seasons Travel of Harlan has seen this impact its own customers.

With just over five minutes remaining in the fourth quarter, Junior Cash Emgarten had a slam dunk for the Spartans that got the crowd to its feet en route to a 65-46 second half victory over the Audubon Wheelers.

The Exira-EHK Spartans girls varsity basketball team continued their dominance winning their fifth consecutive victory over the Audubon Wheelers Saturday afternoon, 60-20.
“I think everybody is kind of getting a feel for each other,” said Spartans Head Coach Tom Petersen. “A new team every single year and it’s just taken a while for our chemistry to join together. I think the girls are gaining more confidence at times.”

Seniors Brad Curren and Teagon Kasperbauer led the way for the Cyclones Friday night at home in their 72-64 victory over the Atlantic Trojans.
“Tonight it was great to score points and put the ball in the hoop,” said Cyclones Head Coach Mitch Osborn.
The game got underway with Kasperbauer dropping the first bucket of the night, helping the Cyclones take an early lead.

Junior Hannah Sonderman and Sophomore Aubrey Schwieso were the stars of the night Friday at home in their 57-46 victory over the Atlantic Trojans for their third consecutive victory.
“My team is getting me the ball and I do have open looks and my shots are falling,” Sonderman said.

Junior Ross Kusel led the way for the IKM-Manning Wolves Friday with 17 points Thursday night en route to a 51-34 victory over the Logan-Magnolia Panthers, including finishing the game on a 17-0 run.
“It feels really good,” Kusel said. “We had a tough time in the beginning. We were all a little slow, but we picked ourselves up, played together and it was a good win.”

Senior Panther Macanna Guritz scored 12 points for Logan-Magnolia on the path to a 44-40 victory over the IKM-Manning Wolves Thursday night. For the Wolves, it was their second consecutive loss and seventh overall, moving their record to 4-7 on the season.
The first quarter got off to a strong start for both teams with the Wolves trailing by just four points. Junior Abby Neilheisel was leading the Wolves in scoring with six points.