HARLAN -- The Harlan Lions Club donated enough food for 200 families during its latest mobile food drive, a key to the continued efforts to tackle food insecurities in Shelby County, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic.    Lion’s Club Representative Sharon Hoffnagle said it was another successful event on February 22.  A mobile food pantry is a traveling event that delivers food directly to families in need for a one-day distribution. 

 DES MOINES (March 5) -- A remarkable season came to a close Friday afternoon for a determined team that just kept on doing “more with less.” Facing top-ranked Algona Bishop Garrigan in the Class 1A state semifinals, the No.

 DES MOINES (March 5) -- With five seconds left in Friday’s state semifinal loss to Bishop Garrigan, Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton head coach Tom Petersen called one final timeout. Guard Tatum Grubbs, the lone senior on the Spartans’ eight-girl roster, had just scored a breakaway layup after making a 3-pointer less than two minutes earlier. It was a 30-second timeout, and Petersen spent most of those seconds giving Grubbs a heartfelt embrace as E-

 DES MOINES (March 6) -- Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton sophomore Quinn Grubbs was one of six players named to the Class 1A All-Tournament Team following the championship game of the 2021 Girls State Basketball Tournament Saturday night at Wells Fargo Arena. In two state tourney games last week, Grubbs totaled 33 points, five rebounds, two assists and three steals.

 DES MOINES -- Attending the state basketball tournament at Wells Fargo Arena has become somewhat of a tradition for the Rodger and Beth Rasmussen family of Elk Horn. In 2011, the Rasmussen’s two sons - Ryon, a senior at the time, and Dayton, a junior - were key members of Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton’s boys basketball state qualifier. Starting in 2015, oldest daughter Maggie went to the state tournament three years in a row - making the semifina

Class 5AQuarterfinal Scores: Monday, March 1Waukee 60, Dowling Catholic 37       Johnston 71, Cedar Falls 64    Ankeny Centennial 47, SE Polk 45    Iowa City West 65, Waterloo West 63Semifinal Scores: Thursday, March 4Waukee 50, Ankeny Centennial 29    Johnston 52, Iowa City West 47Championship Game: Friday, March 5#1 Waukee 71, #2 Johnston 43Second state title for Waukee (13-1); Johnston finishes 18-2

  HARLAN – Hitting the outdoors has been the theme this past month for Iowa State University Extension’s after-school program, designed to get students to experience nature during the spring semester.    On Thursday, Feb.

HARLAN -- Members of the Harlan Fire Department last week trained on ice rescues at Little George Lake in south Harlan.    Harlan Fire Chief Roger Bissen said this type of training is key to prepare firefighters when they respond to an emergency related to recreational activities involving frozen lakes and ponds such as ice fishing.    “We are equipped with ice suits that are also considered a flotation suit,” said Bissen.  “We can stay in ice

    DES MOINES (March 3) -- Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton may not be the tallest team at the Class 1A girls state basketball tournament, or the most athletic...