WISNER, NE -- Funeral services for Sharon J. Breitkreutz, 80, Wisner, NE were held at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, April 13, at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Wisner. Burial was in the Wisner Cemetery.

    ELK HORN – Pep band is where it’s at for Exira/EH-K trumpeter Blake Petersen.    The music is just a blast to perform.    “It’s mostly the fun songs I get to play,” Petersen said.  “I always look forward to playing pep band every year during basketball, along with the rest of the band.  Seven Nation Army is always my favorite to play.    “The thing I enjoy most is the satisfaction of everyone enjoying our performances, whether it’s pep ban

    COUNTY -- Seth Varner and Austin Schneider are loving every minute of their new adventure of criss-crossing Iowa one town at a time. They visit museums and local attractions as well as dine at the locals’ favorite restaurants. And they get to meet a lot of nice people.    Their goal is to visit all 939 incorporated Iowa towns by the end of August.

 AUDUBON (April 1) -- The Harlan Community girls won all seven relays and eight total events while AHSTW took home two gold medals from Thursday’s Audubon Girls Early Bird Track Meet. Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton also competed in the 16-team meet and placed in two events. Team scores were not kept, but HCHS would have out-pointed the field in a regular meet after placing at least once in 14 of 19 events. The Cyclones showed their toughness and de

 WEST DES MOINES (April 1) -- Led by Aidan Hall’s sweep of the 100 and 200-meter sprints, Harlan Community won four events and placed third out of six teams at the Dowling Catholic Relays on Thursday night. HCHS scored 11 times in nine events overall, posting 44 points as place-winners consisted of just the top five individuals per event and the top three in relays. Hall recorded winning times of 11.47 in the 100 and 23.25 in the 200.

    ATLANTIC -- Six HCHS students earned Hawkeye 10 recognition at the conference’s annual All-Academic Team and Character Awards banquet held in Atlantic Wednesday, April 7.    The academic honors and character awards are given by the Hawkeye 10 Board of Control.  Established in 2001 with the help of former HCHS principal Kent Klinkefus, HCHS has had a total of 81 students earn All-Academic recognition and 21 earn character awards.    All-Aca

    REGIONAL -- Looks like Shelby County could see warmer than normal temperatures from now until June.

    HARLAN – The Harlan Community Schools Board of Education has approved the school calendar for the 2021-22 school year, which outlines a beginning start date of August 23 and ending date of May 27 for students.    HCS Superintendent of Schools Lynn Johnson said the calendar has five built-in snow days and eight professional development days for staff.    There will be no spring parent/teacher conferences, similar to the current year.  Fall

    ARVADA, CO -- Word has been received of the death of Margie Marie (Reinig) Taylor, 79, Arvada, CO, who died April 6 at St. Anthony Hospital in Lakewood, CO.    Taylor is a former Panama resident.    Services will be held Thursday, April 15 at 10 a.m. at St. Anne Catholic Church in Arvada with interment at Mt. Olivet Catholic Cemetery.  Viewing is 4-6 p.m. with a rosary at 5 p.m.