IRWIN (June 18) -- The Logan-Magnolia softball team scored two runs in the top of the first inning and continued to chip away here Friday, beating IKM-Manning 13-1 in five. The Wolves, who dropped to 0-13 on the year, finished with just two hits as Alexis Gruhn and Zoey Melton both ripped hard-hit doubles in the third inning. Freshman Ella Richards took the loss, allowing 11 hits but just two earned runs in five innings.

 AVOCA (June 15) -- Kailey Jones pitched a complete game six-hitter and Natalie Hagadon led the offense with five RBI as the AHSTW softball team handled Treynor 10-1 last Tuesday night in Avoca. Jones allowed just one Cardinal run on the night, issued no walks and struck out six. Hagadon finished 2-for-4 with a triple at the plate, scoring twice and driving in five.

 LOGAN (June 16) -- Harlan Community senior Emily Brouse outdueled Logan-Magnolia freshman Abby Hiatt Wednesday night as the Cyclones scored the game’s only run in the sixth inning to edge the Panthers 1-0. Brouse pitched a one-hit shutout, walked two and struck out 12 while Hiatt pitched a three-hitter for Lo-Ma, walked one and struck out four.

    HARLAN --  After the citywide garage sale last week, SCCO/Hero’s Attic saw this pile of items left outside its building.  It was then rained upon over the weekend, and when officials returned on Tuesday, all the items had to be taken to the landfill at the volunteer organization’s cost.    At SCCO/Hero’s Attic, they appreciate every donation of good quality used home furnishings and appliances that they can possibly manage to fit into the

    HARLAN – Harlan Community Schools finished 41st on U.S. News & World Report’s 2021 list of Iowa’s top high schools.    The magazine annually ranks nearly 18,000 schools based on how well they prepare students for college, graduation rates and on how well students perform on state assessments.    Harlan Community also ranked 5,155 nationally.    Students have the opportunity to take Advanced Placement® coursework and exams at HCHS.

    HARLAN – Work is progressing on a downtown building rehabilitation project being funded in part by an Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) catalyst grant that helps communities stimulate growth in their downtown areas.    The building at 601 Court St., the corner of 6th and Court Sts., has been undergoing extensive renovations during the past two years.  Owned by Jerry Henscheid, the project was the recipient of a $100,000 catalyst g

    AVOCA -- Bruce G. Holtz, 67, Avoca, died June 21 at Nebraska Medical Center.    Services will be held Friday, June 25 at 11 a.m. at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Avoca with burial in the Graceland Cemetery in Avoca.  Visitation was Thursday, June 24 from 1-8 p.m. with family greeting friends from 6-8 p.m.

    LAS CRUCES, NM -- Patsy Louise Henderson, 68, Las Cruces, NM, died June 17 at Rust Presbyterian Hospital in Rio Rancho, NM.    Services will be held at Calvary Baptist Church, 1800 S. Locust, in Las Cruces at 11 a.m.

    SHELBY -- Carol Von Eschen, 82, Shelby, died Friday, June 25 in Council Bluffs.    Services will be held Thursday, July 1 at 2 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church in Shelby with burial of ashes in the Shelby Cemetery.  Friends may call Thursday from noon-2 p.m.