COUNCIL BLUFFS (April 6) -- In terms of ball possession, connectivity and shots, Lewis Central was the dominant team in Tuesday’s Hawkeye Ten boys soccer matchup vs.

 SERGEANT BLUFF (April 6) -- The Harlan Community boys track team scored at least once in all 15 running events and finished one point shy of a team title at Tuesday night’s Sergeant Bluff-Luton Warriors Co-Ed Relays. OABCIG, led by Cooper DeJean’s three individual gold medals (four overall), won the boys’ half of the meet with 124 points.

    HARLAN – An administrative decision to eliminate an end-of-instructional-day activity period has been met with resistance from a number of coaches who say the move could lower participation in extra-curricular activities, change what makes Harlan Community successful and unique, reduce quality family time, and put added stress on students involved in activities in the Harlan Community Schools.    Five current and/or former coaches addresse

 TREYNOR (April 6) -- Quentin Dreyer swept the mile and two-mile races and anchored IKM-Manning’s distance medley relay to victory as well Tuesday night, leading the Wolves to a third-place team finish in the Jerome Howe Relays at Treynor. The host Cardinals won nine events, including four relays, and easily claimed the meet title over Underwood by a 180-108 margin.

 PANORA (April 6) -- The Harlan Community girls track team won six events and placed second four times Tuesday night on its way to a first-place performance at Panorama’s Kip Janvrin Co-Ed Invitational. HCHS totaled 130 points overall, followed by Panorama with 88, Mount Ayr 87, Greene County 60 and Madrid 52. The Cyclone girls won two individual events as Brooke Goshorn placed first in the discus with a throw of 103 feet, four inches and Ally

 MISSOURI VALLEY (April 6) -- The AHSTW golf teams were both defeated by Missouri Valley Tuesday afternoon at the Logan-Mo. Valley Country Club. Led by Jackson Tennis’ medalist round of 38, Missouri Valley won the boys dual 184-197.

    COUNTY – Shelby County residents will be receiving a direct mailer piece to their residences later this month full of recycling basics in hopes that the information provided will increase recycling efforts in Shelby County.    The effort is under way to get residents to consider increased recycling efforts in a time when recycling is more important than ever, but efforts are decreasing.  In the long run, that will cost money, officials sai

    PORTSMOUTH – The City of Portsmouth’s annual financial audit is highlighted by a water tower project, recently completed in 2020.    Hamilton Associates P.C., Council Bluffs, released the city’s audit report April 9.    The city’s receipts totaled $1,341,311 for the year ended June 30, 2020, a 530 percent increase over the prior year.  Disbursements for the year ended June 30, 2020 totaled $1,478,595, a 608 percent increase over the prior

    HARLAN -- Julia “Julie” Clark, 64, Harlan, died Wednesday, April 14 in Harlan.    Services will be held Saturday, April 17 at noon at Burmeister-Johannsen Funeral Home in Harlan.  Public viewing is Saturday from 10 a.m.-noon at the funeral home.    Clark is survived by her husband, Luke Clark, of Harlan; daughter Gretchen Cote of Harlan; son Jared Clark of Ames; 15 brothers and sisters; grandchildren Evelyn Cote and Kiley Cote, both of Har