GRISWOLD -- Viola D. McCullough, 101, Griswold, died January 6 at Cass County Memorial Hospital.    Services will be held Friday, Jan. 14 at 11 a.m.

    HARLAN -- Frank “Rocket” Herning, 76, Harlan, died January 6.    No services will be held.    Herning is survived by his wife, Karen (Kramer) Herning of Harlan; and sons Tom (Jackie) Schumacher, Roger (Jackie) Schumacher and Dan (Sarah) Schumacher.    Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan is in charge of arrangements.

    HARLAN -- Jody Lynn Wyatt, 61, Harlan, died January 6 at Myrtue Medical Center.    No services will be held.    Wyatt is survived by daughter Chelsie Wyatt of Florida; sisters Bev (Kenny) Carrier of Montona, Pattie Jorgensen of Avoca, Judy (Ted) Heilig of Avoca, and Debbie (Neil) Paulsen of Avoca; and brothers Bill Wyatt of Tennant, Tony (Jennifer) Wyatt of Avoca, Jim Wyatt of Irwin, and John Wyatt of Manilla.    Pauley Jones Funeral Home

    BLAIR, NE -- Merle Petersen, 89, Blair, NE, formerly of Kimballton and Elk Horn, died December 16.  Private family services will be held.    Petersen is survived by his wife, Joy; children, Cindy Steen, Curt (Cindy) Petersen, Cheryl (Sam) Sacco, Shane (Kathy) Petersen, Sheila (Ron) Martin; grandchildren, Trevor (Briana) Steen, Cody (Kaitlynn) Steen, Brandi (Nick) Pierce, Jamie (Megan) Petersen, Danielle Petersen, Taylor Petersen, Justine (

    WALNUT -- Betty Walter-Sievers, 92, Walnut, died Thuesday, Jan. 6 at Peace Haven Retirement Home in Walnut.    There are no services scheduled at this time.    Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Avoca is in charge of arrangements.

    LINCOLN, NE -- Robert “Bob” Lake Anderson, 81, Lincoln, NE, formerly of Harlan, died  at Nebraska Heart Hospital on January 4, 2022.    He is survived by his wife Alice Licht Anderson, five children and grandchildren: Rob (Lori) Anderson, Omaha; (Brooke (Daniel) Norton, Gilbert, AZ, Connor (Cailey) Anderson and Dylan Anderson of Omaha;) Mark (Tanya) Anderson, Westerville, OH; (Nicholas Anderson, New York, NY, Kyla and Jacob Anderson, Colum

    COUNTY -- Welcome the 2022 New Year’s Baby Anthony Benjamin Vega Mendoza, born Tuesday, Jan. 4 at 7:20 p.m. at Myrtue Medical Center in Harlan.  Anthony weighed 8 pounds, 11 ounces.      He is the son of Isela Jasmin Mendoza and Jose Vega.
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    HARLAN – An updated and renovated auditorium space at the high school is one of the key needs as spelled out by administration, teachers and support staff in a findings report provided to the Harlan Community Schools Board of Education last month by CMBA Architects.    Patrick Davis with Denovo Construction Solutions, the firm tapped to provide master planning for future facilities improvements, outlined the results of the thought exchange

    HARLAN – An illness in the office at Harlan Municipal Utilities Tuesday, Jan.