HARLAN -- “2 Artists 2 Weekends” continues this month at the Brick Wall Gallery in historic downtown Harlan. During the first two weekends of November, the Brick Wall Gallery in Harlan will feature two new artists in the space — Deborah King and Shane Schechinger. The exhibit began with an opening reception Thursday, Nov. 4 from 5-8 p.m. The complete list of dates and times are: • Thursday, Nov. 4, 5-8 p.m.; • Friday, Nov.
COUNTY – Incumbents and write-in candidates were elected to mayor and council positions in Tuesday’s election, including Mayor Mike Kolbe in Harlan as well as Councilpersons Sharon Kroger, Jeanna Rudolph and Jay Christensen. Write-in votes will be tallied for some communities in Shelby County and be announced after press time.
REGIONAL – The AHSTW and IKM-Manning School Districts both had positive referendum results in Tuesday’s election as voters approved the Revenue Purpose Statement and Physical Plant and Equipment Levy (PPEL) at IKM-Manning and one of two bond referendums for construction at AHSTW. IKM-Manning Superintendent of Schools Trevor Miller said with the approval the district will be able to move forward with a number of projects including heatin
HARLAN – Harlan voters on Tuesday gave the Harlan Municipal Utilities the authority to discontinue and dispose of by sale its telecommunications utility if it chooses to in the future. More than 61 percent (61.5%) of voters approved of a public measure in the city/school election this week giving HMU the authorization to discontinue and dispose of its telecom. The measure needed a simple majority to pass. While it gives the authorit
HARLAN – It took an extra 16 hours to determine the final vote counts, but it was clear by Wednesday afternoon that a bevy of newcomers will join the incumbents on the Harlan Community Schools Board of Education. With five open seats this year, three will be taken by newcomers as Jade Albertsen (District 2), Gregory Bladt (District 4) and Jim Reischl (District 3) won their districts in a school board election that saw a significant numb
MOVILLE (Oct. 22) -- Woodbury Central standout quarterback Dallas Kluender fired six touchdown passes last Friday night, leading the sixth-ranked Wildcats past AHSTW 46-12 in the opening round of the Class A football playoffs. The Vikings fell behind 26-0 by halftime and were unable to mount a second-half comeback, finishing the season with an overall record of 4-5.
Early morning fire destroys Harlan home this morning. Full details in the NA this week, but please consider donating to the gofundme account to help this family. Search Sotelo Family Fire Loss at www.gofundme.com
