HARLAN -- Carl John Peters, 76, Harlan, died May 26 at Bergan Mercy Medical Center.    Services will be held Friday, June 4 at 1 p.m. at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Westphalia.  Visitation is Friday from 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

    HARLAN -- Iowa DNR staff responded to a diesel spill in Harlan Thursday, May 27, meeting with local officials as they worked to track down its source.  The Shelby County Emergency Management Service and Harlan Fire Department investigated a report of diesel odor and red sheen in a branch of the Nishnabotna River Wednesday night.

    MANILLA -- Dave Muhlbauer of Manilla has announced his campaign for the U.S. Senate seat held by Sen. Charles Grassley, becoming the first Democrat to enter the 2022 race.    Republican Sen. Grassley has retained his seat in the U.S. Senate since 1981, but it is unknown whether he will run for another term.    Muhlbauer, 37, is a fifth-generation farmer and former vice chairman of the Crawford County Board of Supervisors.

    LINCOLN, NE – Jack Klitgaard and Mitchell Rueschenberg have been selected for the prestigious Nebraska Young Lions All-Star Jazz Band, and will be performing this week in Lincoln, NE.    Klitgaard, the son of Dr. Don and Laurel Klitgaard of Harlan, and Rueschenberg, the son of Joe and Amy Rueschenberg, Harlan, are 2021 graduates of Harlan Community High School.    The band will perform Thursday, June 3 at 7 p.m.

    HARLAN – Austin Rhoads always has been drawn to law enforcement and the military – specifically the Air Force.    As a youngster he has had a strong drive to be a police officer or pilot.  Part of a community in Roblox, he participates in role play games and has made friends with kids with similar interests, as well as current police officers and air personnel.    He’s proud of his Blue Stripes jacket and masks he received as a reward for

 HARLAN -- Ken and Janice  (Gubbels) Klein were married June 6, 1970 in Westphalia. Since the couple couldn’t celebrate their golden anniversary last year, a card shower will commemorate their 51st anniversary. Their children include Chad, Bahama, NC; Heather, Ann Arbor, MI; and Kyle (Brenda), Carroll. The Kleins have two grandchildren. Cards may be sent to 1320 Linden Rd., Harlan, IA 51537.

 ATLANTIC -- The Harlan Community boys golf team finished the season by placing fifth out of eight teams in the Class 3A Sectional Tournament held Friday, May 14, at the Atlantic Golf and Country Club. ADM was the sectional champion with a team score of 316 and Carroll placed second with a 322, both advancing to the May 20 district meet in Orange City.

 CARROLL -- Harlan Community senior Brock Bruns will finish his tennis career at the state tournament following his second-place effort at the Class 1A District Tournament May 12 in Carroll. Bruns, who entered the district meet seeded second in the singles bracket, finished 2-1 on the day and will now compete at the 1A State Tournament May 28-29 at Byrnes Park in Waterloo. Competition will begin at 9:30 a.m.

 GLENWOOD (May 13) -- The Harlan Community track teams rose to the occasion at Thursday’s Class 3A State Qualifying Meet in Glenwood, posting a plethora of season and personal-bests while advancing a combined 22 entries to this week’s state track meet. The HCHS girls will take 12 entries in 10 events to Des Moines following their second-place, 132-point district performance.