PERRY -- The Harlan Swim Club completed the 2020-21 season on February 27 at the Greater Iowa Swim League State Meet in Perry. The state meet featured two sessions with girls participating in the morning session and the boys swimming in the afternoon. Both teams had their best state finish since the Harlan Swim Club started in 2017.

 COUNCIL BLUFFS (March 30) -- The Harlan Community boys tennis team opened the season on Tuesday with a 9-0 dual loss at Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln. HCHS did win the junior varsity dual, prevailing in seven of nine matches. The 2021 Cyclones return just two varsity players from the 2019 team in four-year letter winners Brock Bruns and Mitchell Rueschenberg, who will be the team’s number one and two players.

 LAKE CITY (March 29) -- Quentin Dreyer’s sweep of the 3,200 and 1,600-meter runs accounted for half of IKM-Manning’s four gold medals here Monday night as the Wolves opened the season at South Central Calhoun’s Chelsey Henkenius Co-Ed Early Bird Track Meet. Dreyer clocked a winning time of 11:21.2 in the 3,200 and later won the mile in 5:11.2.

 AVOCA (March 30) -- Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton’s Tyler Petersen and AHSTW’s Ally Meyers earned medalist honors Tuesday in a season-opening co-ed golf triangular at the Avoca Country View Golf and Grille. Petersen carded a 45 for the top score of the day while Meyers paced the girls field with a 52. Team winners included the AHSTW girls by a slim 250-254 margin over CAM and the CAM boys by just one stroke (218-219) over AHSTW.

 HARLAN (March 26) -- It was a “Friendly Friday” at Merrill Field last week as the Harlan Community girls and boys soccer teams both held scrimmages against AHSTW. Each scrimmage consisted of two 30-minute halves. By rule, no score was kept.

    HARLAN – Students in the Harlan Community Elementary Schools are bringing their kindness initiatives to the community at large.    The 2020-21 version of the Harlan Elementary Kindness Club got off to a slow start this year as the group analyzed how best to work within COVID-19 protocols.  Hopes are now that the weather is warming and spring is near, the student kindness efforts can be shared with the community as well.    “After much deba

    COUNTY -- Thousands of dollars in community impact grants were recently awarded by Shelby County Community Chest to benefit local programs.    Short of the $30,000 goal, the Community Chest distributed checks totaling $23,800 to 12 local organizations.    Organizations that received funds this year include Concerned, Inc.; Country Care Center; Faith Sound; Girl Scouts; Harlan Community Library Foundation Inc.; Harlan Lions Club; Iowa Commu

    HARLAN - The 39 local scholarships available thru the HCHS guidance office and another 26 scholarships you will find on Harlanonline.com that are available directly from organizations provide a great planning document for students as they determine which scholarships they may want to apply for whether they are seniors or they are juniors planning ahead for next year.    Jenni Svendsen, HCHS guidance counselor said, “Harlan Community High S

    HARLAN -- Richard Monson, 79, Harlan, died April 2 at Myrtue Medical Center in Harlan.    Services will be held Saturday, May 1 at 11 a.m. at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan with burial in the Oak Hill Cemetery at Hancock.  Visitation is Friday, April 30 from 5-8 p.m.