KIMBALLTON (July 7) -- What seemed innocent enough at the time was ultimately the play of the game. Sophomore Shay Burmeister hustled all the way home from second on Quinn Grubbs’ first-inning sacrifice bunt, sliding in safely on a bang-bang play to give Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton a 1-0 lead over Audubon. It would be the only run scored in Wednesday’s Class 1A, Region 2 softball quarterfinal as junior Macy Emgarten barely outdueled Kali Irlmei

Dick was born September 7, 1939 in Morris, Minnesota to Robert and Irene Cairney.  They moved a few years later and he was raised in Portsmouth, Iowa.  In his childhood, he loved to trap mink, but mostly got muskrat. He also loved sports, especially baseball and basketball.  When a pro baseball scout asked him if his 38 oz. bat was too big, he said, “No one has been able to throw one by me yet.”  He had two offers to play in the St.

    HUNTSVILLE, AL – Darbie Argotsinger, Harlan, recently attended the Advanced Space Academy at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center, home of Space Camp®, Space Camp® Robotics, Aviation Challenge® and U.S.

    HARLAN -- The Harlan Community Library will host a free creative writing camp for teens Tuesday, July 27 and Wednesday, July 28 from noon to 3 p.m. at the library.    The writing workshop is based on the theme “dream writing” and participants will “use material from both night dreams and daydreams to create poems, stories, comics and plays.”    The program is for teens ages 13 through 18.

    ELK HORN -- Law enforcement responded to a welfare check in Elk Horn around 10 a.m. Monday, July 12 that resulted in a house fire.    Shelby County Sheriff Neil Gross said the individual who started the fire may have intended to harm himself. The residence at 4116 Madison St. suffered severe fire damage.    “We were called for a welfare check on an individual who possibly wanted to cause self harm,” Gross said.

    HARLAN -- The Shelby County Fair is back in full swing this year with a regular schedule of events, activities and entertainment to support agriculture and 4-H in Shelby County.    The fair will take place July 14 through 18 at the fairgrounds in Harlan.    Last year, the fair was reduced due to the pandemic.

 HARLAN (July 6) -- The Harlan Community softball team must turn the page quickly for the start of regional play following a sour ending to the regular season earlier this week. One night after losing 7-4 to an 11-21 St. Albert team, the Cyclones were defeated 12-2 in six innings by No.

 HARLAN (July 6) -- The Harlan Community baseball team suffered a pair of lopsided home defeats to start the week, losing its Hawkeye Ten Conference finale to St.

 UNDERWOOD (July 1) -- Following a nice mid-game rally, AHSTW simply couldn’t get the timely hit it needed down the stretch Thursday night, falling to Logan-Magnolia 7-6 in an eight-inning Western Iowa Conference Softball Tournament semifinal at Underwood. The second-seeded Panthers won the game in walkoff fashion when courtesy runner Kali Collins slid home safely on Amelia Evans’ fielder’s choice grounder to shortstop with one out in the bott