AVOCA -- Bernie Mann, 90, Avoca, died February 21 at Avoca Specialty Care. Services will be held Friday, Feb. 25 at 11 a.m. at United Church of Avoca with burial in the Graceland Cemetery. Visitation was held Thursday, Feb. 24 from 5-7 p.m.
HARLAN -- Myrtue Medical Center in Harlan has been named one of the 100 highest-ranked Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) in the United States by The Chartis Center for Rural Health. This annual recognition program honors outstanding performance among the nation’s rural hospitals based on the results of the Chartis Rural Hospital Performance INDEX™. Myrtue has received the Top 100 recognition for 10 of the last 11 years.
HARLAN – The Harlan Jazz Experience has qualified for the 2022 Iowa Jazz Championships (IJC) with a first-place showing in Class 3A at the Dick Bauman District Jazz Festival held Monday, Feb.
HARLAN – The City of Harlan currently is seeking applications for mayor through March 18 following the resignation of Mayor Mike Kolbe effective March 31. The Harlan City Council formally accepted Kolbe’s resignation at its February 15 council meeting, and will proceed with an appointment process. Interested individuals have until Friday, March 18 to fill out the necessary application available on the city’s website or in paper form
DEFIANCE – The City of Defiance has begun the process of seeking funding to rehabilitate its older water tower in an effort provide an additional water source for the community and surrounding area. Defiance Mayor Jamie Goetz said last week it’s become apparent that drought conditions have taken a toll across the region, and efforts need to be made to secure reliable water resources for everything from drinking water to fire protection.
REGIONAL -- Members of the Shelby County Farm Bureau approved a $5,000 donation to Loess Hills Agriculture in the Classroom (LHAITC) to support in-classroom programming, educational support, and teacher professional development.
COUNTY – Shelby County has authorized ARPA (American Rescue Plan Act) funds to pay for an imaging effort that will allow Shelby County Recorder documents to be available for public search online. The county last month approved a bid from Cott Systems – Records Management Solutions of Ohio at a cost of approximately $148,000, with a $3,000 annual maintenance fee. Funds for the project have been earmarked from the federal ARPA dollars
AVOCA -- The City of Avoca took a step forward Tuesday night in the establishment of its budget for the 2023 fiscal year. Following a public hearing in which no written or oral comments were received, the city council passed a resolution setting the maximum levy at 10.68259. Tax dollars generated by the maximum levy are expected to cover projected costs on the following line items in the city budget: Regular General, $608,741; FICA a
