WALNUT -- Milton Boll, 70, Walnut, died July 19 at Myrtue Medical Center.    Services will be held Friday, July 23 at 11 a.m. at Walnut Community Center with burial in the Lincoln Township Cemetery in Hancock.  Family will greet friends Friday from 9-11 a.m.

   Josephine L. Garrison, 67, died July 20 at Jennie Edmundson Hospital.    Jodie is survived by children Vicki Garrison and Kelly (Alexis) Garrison; sister, Ann Walker; grandchildren, Brett, Blake, Kole, Jaiden, Tegan, Charleigh, Preastyn, Rayley and Kalyx; great grandson, Braxtyn; niece, Cris Jensen; nephews, Mike, Kenny and Sean Jensen; lifelong friend, Jeri Sinele; and many friends.    Visitation will be held from 5-7 p.m.

 GLENWOOD (July 16) -- Alex Monson pitched six solid innings and the entire Harlan Community lineup contributed to a 13-run outburst Friday night as the Cyclones opened Class 3A postseason play with a 13-2 Substate 8 baseball quarterfinal romp at Glenwood. The fifth-seeded Cyclones, who lost both ends of a doubleheader vs. the Rams last month - 3-1 and 7-6 - never trailed in the rematch.

 COUNCIL BLUFFS (July 17) -- For nearly six innings Saturday night, Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton junior Tyler Kingery was doing what just one team has managed to accomplish all season: hold a potent St. Albert baseball lineup without any runs. The unheralded, but gutsy, Spartans were outplaying the fourth-ranked Falcons and had them on the ropes, up 2-0 in a Class 1A district final at Wolever Field. St.

 NEOLA -- The Tri-Center baseball team defeated IKM-Manning 9-0 in a Class 1A, District 15 quarterfinal game played Monday, July 12. The Trojans scored three runs in the third inning to build a 4-0 lead and took control with a four-run sixth to make it 9-0. T-C (27-2) went on to shut out West Harrison 6-0 on July 13 and Logan-Magnolia 10-0 on July 17, setting up a Substate 8 final vs.

 TREYNOR (July 12) -- Following a 48-hour suspension due to rain, AHSTW was outscored 7-0 when play resumed last Monday and lost to Shenandoah 9-2 in an opening round Class 2A district baseball game at Treynor. The contest was tied 2-2 on Saturday, July 10, when play was halted with two outs in the top of the third. The Mustangs scored four runs in the bottom of the third and added three more in the sixth to pull away, improving to 8-20 overal

     KIRKMAN -- The archway at the entrance to the Kirkman Rose Hill Cemetery sustained substantial damage Wednesday, June 30 after being hit by a piece of farm equipment.    “It wasn’t vandalism,” said Dan Mickelson, president of the Douglas Township Trustees and overseer of the cemetery.

    COUNTY – Shelby County currently is developing a plan of action on how best to spend federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds it has received.    Estimates have Shelby County government allocated $2.22 million in ARPA funds that need to be committed by the end of 2024.  The county board of supervisors discussed a draft plan of distribution guidelines earlier this month including the release of a request application for eligible entiti

    HARLAN – The City of Harlan and Shelby County Chamber of Commerce & Industry (SCCC&I) are working with local retailers, a non-profit and local building owners to establish a can and bottle redemption center in town following the closing of The Can Place in Harlan in June.    Todd Valline, SCCC&I Executive Director, said the building The Can Place has utilized has been purchased by a private owner, and the new owner of the build