COUNTY – Hazardous materials, batteries and bulbs are among the recyclable materials that should be checked before being thrown away as they could be fire hazards at the county landfill, local recycling officials said this week.    As officials try to ramp up recycling efforts in Shelby County this month, they are cautioning residents about some more items that should be recycled rather than thrown away with the trash.  And those include h

    HARLAN – Questions about the Harlan Community Schools’ middle and high school end of instructional day activity period remain this week as district administration moves forward with its elimination amid resistance from coaches and some in the community.    Also offering insight are the Iowa State Auditor’s Office and Iowa Department of Education (DOE), further muddying the situation with questions of whether teaching and coaching contracts

    HARLAN -- Carlos Renato Contreras Torres, 50, Harlan, died April 14 at his home.    A rosary service will be held Saturday, April 24 at 11 a.m. at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan.  Family will greet friends Saturday from 9-11 a.m.

 HARLAN (April 12) -- As the Harlan Community girls soccer team frantically tried to tie the score vs.

 HARLAN (April 13) -- The Harlan Community boys golf team was defeated by Lewis Central 205-219 at the Harlan Golf and Country Club on Tuesday afternoon.

 HARLAN (April 13) -- Seniors Brock Bruns and Mitchell Rueschenberg combined for all three Cyclone wins as the Harlan Community boys tennis team was defeated by Lewis Central 6-3 Tuesday. HCHS dropped to 0-2 on the season going into its Thursday dual at Audubon and will host Kuemper on Monday afternoon. Bruns trailed early in his number one singles match vs. LC freshman Christian Jensen before taking control the rest of the way to win 10-4.

 ADEL (April 9) -- The Harlan Community boys soccer team was defeated twice at the ADM Tournament Friday night, losing to Des Moines East 5-1 and falling to the host Tigers 3-0. The Cyclones dropped to 0-4 on the season. “We are still trying to find our identity and learn to play together as a team,” stated HCHS head coach Dave Voge. “As the Des Moines East game went on we got better, but have a ways to go.

 MANNING (April 10) -- Led by Kyler Rasmussen’s runner-up medalist round of 78, IKM-Manning placed first in Saturday’s five-team home invitational at the M&M Golf Course. The Wolves won the meet with a team score of 345, followed by Underwood 353, Boyer Valley 371, ACGC 380 and Coon Rapids-Bayard 414. Underwood’s Coby Fink was the tournament medalist with an 18-hole score of 75, shooting rounds of 36 and 39.

 MANNING (April 9) -- Tyler Brandt and Bre Muhlbauer earned medalist honors on Friday as the IKM-Manning golf teams opened the season with home dual wins against Riverside. The IKM-M boys scored a 168 at the M&M Golf Course while the girls scored a 249. Riverside did not have enough players for a team score. Brandt shot a 40 over nine holes to earn boys medalist honors and Kyler Rasmussen was the runner-up medalist with a 42.