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    SHELBY -- Robert Dillon, 81, Shelby, died January 6 at his home.    Services will be held Saturday, Jan. 22 at 11 a.m. at Harvest of Hope in Harlan.  Visitation is Saturday from 9:30-11 a.m.

    MARENGO -- Lowell Ivan Howe, 92, Marengo, formerly of Harlan, died Friday, Jan. 14 in Marengo.    Services will be held Thursday, Jan. 20 at 10:30 a.m. at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Harlan with burial in the Rose Hill Cemetery at Kirkman.  Friends may call Wednesday, Jan. 19 from 3-6 p.m.

    HARLAN -- Bonnie Armentrout Larsen, 103, Harlan, died January 11 at Elm Crest Assisted Living.    Graveside prayers will be held Thursday, Jan. 20 at 11 a.m. at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan before  burial in the Harlan Cemetery.    Larsen is survived by son Randall (Mary) Armentrout of Harlan; and grandchildren Julie Armentrout of Harlan and Jill (Jerry) Brown of Parker, CO.

    WALNUT -- Beverly Knudtson, 72, Walnut, died January 11 at Nebraska Medical Center.    Services will be held Friday, Jan. 21 at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Avoca with burial in the Layton Township Cemetery at Walnut.  Public visitation will be Friday from 9-10 a.m.

    COUNTY -- The Shelby County Chamber of Commerce & Industry is accepting nominations for its Citizen/Volunteer of the Year.    Nomination forms can be found inside the Harlan News-Advertiser or Harlan Tribune.  Forms should be dropped off at the chamber office in Harlan or emailed to info@exploreshelbycounty.com.  Deadline is January 28 at 5 p.m.
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    COUNTY – Shelby County has received a favorable interest rate on general obligation bonds being sold to fund emergency communications equipment.    The county’s board of supervisors Tuesday, Jan.

    REGIONAL -- In the last few months of his life, Shawn Havick shared stories with his family of his 32 years with the Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT).    Shawn’s wife, LaDonna, and their two daughters, Hannah and Chelsey, enjoyed the stories of all the good times he had with his co-workers.    However, what really stood out to his family are the hopes Shawn had for improvements, especially as it relates to the mental well-being of t

By Molly Blanco, News Reporter    IRWIN -- If you want to travel the world from the comfort of your home, look no further than the Lied Irwin Public Library.    The library board members suggest you take a trip to anywhere in the world by picking up a good book at the library.    “There is no better way to go on vacation than to get into a book,” said Caryl McMahon, president of the library board.    Karen Plagman, the long-time librarian in I