HARLAN – Heating bills are expected to be considerably higher during the 2021-22 winter  season, as forecasted by energy companies across the U.S.    Market prices for natural gas continue to increase due to recent reductions in domestic natural gas production, along with increases in export of liquefied natural gas (LNG), which will impact energy costs.    While bill increases are totally dependent on weather and demand, the Harlan Munici

    HARLAN -- Bruce Alan Waddell, 64, Harlan, died December 7 at Bergan Mercy Medical Center.    Visitation will be Sunday, Dec. 13 from 5-7 p.m. at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan with burial in the Harlan Cemetery.    Waddell is survived by his wife, Brenda, of Harlan; daughters Ashley (Randy) Mether of Harlan and Farren (Nathan) Johnson of Malcom; and sister Carolyn (Dean) Finken of Atlantic.

    CARROLL -- Brandon Stephen Nelson, 22, Carroll, died December 5.    Services will be held Saturday, Dec. 11 at 3 p.m. at First United Methodist Church in Harlan with burial in the Harlan Cemetery.  Visitation is Saturday from 1-3 p.m.

    GALVESTON, TX -- Nikki Cook Eastberg,  79, Galveston, TX, died December 2.    Eastberg is survived by her husband, Delmer Eastberg, her sister Sharon Akers, brothers Michael and Patrick Kakouris, daughters Maria Davis and husband Steve of Nebraska, Yvonne Wehr and husband Dale of Iowa, son Eddie Robin and daughter LeAnna Garcia of Nebraska, stepsons Guy and Tim Eastberg wife Maria and son Mike of Texas; grandchildren Amanda Christensen and

    HARLAN -- Mary Dell Hayes, 64, Harlan, died November 29 in Des Moines.    Services were held Thursday, Dec. 9 at 11 a.m. at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan with burial in the Harlan Cemetery.  Visitation was Thursday from 9-11 a.m.

    HARLAN -- Bradney Ray McQueen, 67, Harlan, died December 7 at Methodist Hospital.    Services will be held Sunday, Dec. 12 at 3 p.m. at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan with burial in the Farragut Cemetery at a later date.  Visitation is Sunday from 1-3 p.m.

    CEDAR FALLS -- Three members of the Harlan Community High School cheerleading squad recently were recognized as members of the Honor Cheer Squad that performed at halftime of the 2021 Class 4A and Class 1A football games at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls November 18.  More than 250 cheerleaders from across Iowa participated.    HCHS cheerleaders participating included Emma Smith, Katie Burchett and Bailey Arnold (l to r).  They are under the

    HARLAN – Mediacom announced November 30 that beginning January 1, 2022, it will be implementing a series of programming changes and rate adjustments.    Among the rate changes will be increases in costs for local broadcast surcharge, regional sports surcharge, local television, essential television, variety television, unreturned digital adapter/digital receiver or TIVO box, Xtream Bronze, Silver, Gold HBO, Gold Showtime/Starz-Encore and P

    COUNTY – Bequeathed funds from the Ted L.