PORTSMOUTH -- The Iowa Western Baseball League’s annual All-Star Game will be played Wednesday, August 4, at the Portsmouth ball park.

    SHELBY -- Word has been received of the death of Marilyn Jane Evans, 74, Shelby, who died July 30 at her home.    Services will be held Tuesday, August 3 at 7 p.m. at Pauley Jones Funeral Home, Avoca. Visitation will be prior to the service from 5:30 p.m. - 7 p.m.

    OMAHA -- Word has been received of the death of Cindy M. Jones, 74, Omaha, who died Thursday, July 29 at her home.    Services will be held Wednesday, Aug. 4 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Stephen the Martyr Catholic Church.  Visitation is Tuesday, Aug. 3 from 5:30-7 p.m.

 CARROLL (July 26) -- Tri-Center fought back gamely on multiple occasions Monday night but ultimately fell two runs short, losing to Alburnett 8-6 in a Class 1A State Baseball Tournament quarterfinal held at Merchants Park. The third-seeded Trojans closed an outstanding season with an overall record of 28-3 while the sixth-seeded Pirates (29-9) moved on to the semifinal round and lost to St.

 HARLAN -- Mike Hansen, Mark Zaccone and Joe Zaccone are this year’s club champions at the Harlan Golf and Country Club following championship tournament play on Sunday, July 25. All three divisions played 18 holes. Joe Zaccone, a multi-time champion in Harlan, won the Men’s Open Division, Mark Zaccone won the Men’s Senior Division (ages 50-64) and Hansen won the Men’s Super Senior Division (65 and over).

 HARLAN -- The Harlan Golf and Country Club held its annual Couples Weekend Tournaments on July 10-11. This year’s championship flight winners were Steve and Stacy Davis on Saturday, July 10, and Dan and Jan Kramer on Sunday, July 11. Both tournaments employed an alternate shot format and all ties were broken by handicap holes. The top five place-winners from each flight were as follows.

 COUNTY -- Broghan Kelly, Sharon Gubbels and Ken Leinen were this year’s winners at the Rosman Glendale Shelby County Golf Course championship tournament, held Sunday, July 18. On a perfect day for golf, all three divisions saw excellent participation numbers. Kelly won the Men’s Championship Division for the first time and will represent the golf course at the 63rd annual Tournament of Champions in Atlantic August 13-15.

    IRWIN -- Betty Armentrout, 97, Irwin, died July 27 at her home.    Services will be held Friday, July 30 at 10:30 a.m. at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan with burial in the Oak Hill Cemetery in Irwin.  Visitation was held Thursday, July 29 from 5-7 p.m.

    BRUSH, CO -- Marilyn Ann Wingert Ford, 58, Brush, CO, died July 17 at East Morgan County Hospital in Brush.    A celebration of life will be held August 5 at 10:30 a.m.