HARLAN -- Harlan Community Student Council will be hosting a combined Pink/Blue Out Tuesday, Feb. 1 to raise funds for cancer awareness and research.  Donations from the evening’s events, held during the boys and girls basketball games vs.

    HARLAN – Harlan has been announced as one of 10 finalists for the Healthy Hometown Award as part of the 2022 Healthiest State Initiative honors.    Individuals, communities, K-12 school, early care providers, out-of-school programs, health care providers and workplaces will be recognized for their efforts to improve the physical, social and emotional well-being of Iowans in an online ceremony next month.    “This year’s finalists have gone

    HARLAN -- Pre-schoolers at the Shelby County Catholic School got the chance recently to once again try out their snow shoeing skills.    Shelby County and Iowa Department of Natural Resources Naturalist Christina Roelofs said she brings the program to the area schools for exercise, fun, and to show students how important it would be to have snowshoes in an area that gets lots of snow.
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    HARLAN – The Harlan Library has been awarded a $15,000 grant from the State Historical Society of Iowa to continue with digitization of the Harlan Tribune and News-Advertiser and Harlan Republican newspapers.    The library, Harlan Newspapers and the Shelby County Historical Society have worked together since 2019 to provide digital and word searchable archives of the Harlan newspapers.  The three entities are partnering with Cedar Rapids-

    FREMONT, NE -- Leo Merle Hough, 86, Fremont, NE, died January 20.    Visitation with the family at the funeral home will be Friday, Jan. 28, from 5-7 p.m.  A Celebration of Life ceremony is set for Saturday, Jan. 29, at 10:30 a.m.

    WALNUT -- Gladys Petersen, 92, Walnut, died January 10 at Myrtue Medical Center.    She is survived by her daughter Jackie (Dan) Riessen of Avoca, Iowa; grandchildren Trevor (Melanie) Riessen of Fremont, Nebraska; Randi Riessen of Shelby, Iowa; Catelyn (Nick) Meysenburg of Lincoln, Nebraska; 3 great grandchildren: Alex and Emmy Riessen of Fremont, Nebraska; Beaudin Meysenburg of Lincoln, Nebraska.    A 3 p.m.

    HARLAN -- Leroy J. Anastasi, 95, Harlan, died January 21 at Elm Crest Assisted Living.    No services are planned at this time.    Anastasi is survived by daughters Mary Jo (Tony) Sondag of Harlan, Vicki (Gary) Fagan of Harlan, and Kris (Dave) Pope of Harlan; and brother Ray (Frances) Anastasi of Harlan.    Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan is in charge of arrangements.

    ATCHISON, KS -- Sister Amelia Nowatzke, OSB, 93, a Benedictine sister of Mount St. Scholastica, Atchison, Kans., formerly of Panama, died Tuesday, Jan. 18, at the monastery. Funeral services are pending.    Nowatzke is survived by nieces and nephews and her monastic family.    Becker-Dyer-Stanton Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

    WALNUT -- Eric Walton, 45, Walnut, died January 19 at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics.    Services will be held Saturday, Jan. 29 at 2 p.m. at the Walnut Community Center.  Public visitation will be held Saturday from 10 a.m.-2 p.m.