HARLAN -- During a special meeting Monday, May 10, the Myrtue Medical Center Board of Trustees unanimously approved the purchase of a new pool liner for the Petersen Family Wellness Center pool, a move that was made necessary due to chipping and pitting in the current surface.    Wellness Center Director Todd Alberti gave a power point presentation which outlined the pool options.    The work is tentatively scheduled to begin in September

    HARLAN – The Harlan City Council has approved the proposed terms included in an agreement to coordinate with a private developer for a senior housing project in Harlan.    Harlan Senior Cottages GP, LLC is proposing a 36-unit, income-based housing project on private land in northwest Harlan near the corner of Cyclone Avenue and Highway 59.    The council approved recently a resolution of support for the project plan, utilizing tax incremen

    HARLAN -- Madison Schumacher celebrates after graduation ceremonies at Harlan Community High School Sunday, May 16.  Also shown are Reece Schwery (left) and Jesse Schwery headed to the reception line in the cafeteria.  HCHS graduated 125 seniors in commencement exercises held in the HCHS gymnasium -- moved inside from the planned Merrill Field site due to inclement weather.

    HARLAN -- The mask mandate for the Harlan Community Schools is now optional after the Harlan Community School District Board of Directors voted unanimously for the change Friday night, May 14 at a specially called meeting.    More than 100 members of the community who attended the meeting, despite the fact there would be no public comment, cheered and applauded when the decision was announced.    Citing changes to the Iowa Department of Pu

    REGIONAL – Six area high school students have been recognized by Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds and Lt.

 HARLAN (May 7) -- Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln broke a 1-1 tie with two goals in the first eight minutes of the second half here Friday and beat Harlan Community 3-1 in boys soccer action at Merrill Field. The Lynx’s fourth straight win improved their record to 6-6 overall while HCHS dropped to 2-11 on the year. The Cyclones finished with twice as many shots as AL (18-9) and three more shots on goal (9-6) but came up empty on several strong

 HARLAN (May 6) -- The Harlan Community girls soccer team won its second straight match here Thursday night, beating Creston 5-1 to improve to 5-5 overall and 2-3 in the Hawkeye Ten. Darbie Argotsinger scored the Cyclones’ first goal in the ninth minute. Makayla Burchett and Raegen Wicks added two goals apiece as HCHS built a 5-0 lead just seven minutes into the second half.

 HARLAN (May 4) -- Freshman Darbie Argotsinger’s third and fourth goals of the game gave the Harlan Community girls soccer team some welcome breathing room Tuesday night as the Cyclones finished off Denison-Schleswig 5-2 to snap a three-game losing skid. HCHS had struggled for offense in a 4-1 loss at St. Albert Monday as well as a 2-0 defeat at Atlantic last Friday, but scored in the first minute vs.

 GRISWOLD (May 3) -- From beginning to end, the Harlan Community girls track squad put together a highlight reel of big-time performances in Monday night’s Atlantic Trojan Co-Ed Relays at Griswold. The final tally saw the Cyclones win four relays and eight total gold medals, score 25 times in all 19 events and finish with 148.5 points to outlast Glenwood (134) and Atlantic (124) for the girls’ team title. The HCHS boys competed with only a par