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 UNDERWOOD (Feb. 13) -- AHSTW junior Garrison Gettler put in 18 minutes of hard work Saturday afternoon to punch his first ticket to the State Wrestling Tournament. Gettler competed in three one-point matches during the Class 1A, District 7 meet in Underwood, winning two of them to place second at 160 pounds and qualify for this week’s state meet in Des Moines (Feb.

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    HARLAN – Myrtue Medical Center’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic has been nothing short of extraordinary.    Just ask Dr.

    REGIONAL – A new book by author James Kenyon that spotlights a collection of accounts from student alumni of closed Iowa high schools features some interesting antecdotes from local historians in both Shelby and Kimballton.    Echoes in the Hallways: History and Recollections of 102 Closed Iowa High Schools hit the shelves this month, documenting institutions from Iowa’s 99 counties, including Shelby and Audubon Counties.    Kenyon consult

    HARLAN -- Marian “Bonnie” Peterson, 98, Harlan, died February 19 at Bergan Mercy Medical Center.    Services will be held Wednesday, Feb. 24 at 11 a.m. at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Harlan with burial in the Harlan Cemetery.  A wake service will be held Tuesday, Feb. 23 at 6:30 p.m. at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan.  Visitation is Tuesday from 4:30-6:30 p.m.

    COUNCIL BLUFFS  -- The Rev. James F. Kleffman, 86, Council Bluffs, died February 16 at Elm Crest Retirement Community in Harlan.    A private funeral Mass will be held Tuesday, Feb. 23 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Portsmouth with burial following in St.