EARLING -- Douglas Herman, 61, Earling, died February 5 at Myrtue Medical Center in Harlan.    Visitation is Friday, Feb. 12 from 3-6 p.m.

 AVOCA (Feb.

 CARROLL (Feb. 2) -- Jocelyn Cheek keeps on knocking down threes and the Harlan Community girls basketball team continues to steamroll the opposition. The 11th-ranked (Class 4A) Cyclones notched two more lopsided wins earlier this week, smacking Greene County 58-16 Monday night in Harlan before winning at Kuemper Catholic 88-45 on Tuesday. Cheek, who tied a school record with nine treys last Friday vs. Creston, hit 3-of-5 vs.

 CARROLL (Feb. 2) -- Hot and cold.

 ELK HORN (Jan.

 HARLAN (Jan. 28) -- The Harlan Community boys and girls bowling teams each rolled their top grand totals of the season last Thursday to sweep a Senior Night dual vs. Clarinda at Cyclone Lanes. The HCHS boys surpassed their previous season-best score by 164 pins, improving to 4-7 overall with a 2,530-2,371 victory. All six Cyclone bowlers rolled a two-game series of 300 or better, led by senior Brennon Munch’s 379 (200-179).

PORTSMOUTH -- The bottle of Seagram’s 7 whiskey has been on display at the Portsmouth American Legion for decades, saved for the last remaining World War II veteran from the post.    That veteran so happens to be Alvin Heller, who couldn’t have been more surprised when Legion members from Post #547 brought the encased bottle to him at Elm Crest Retirement Community recently.    Although they couldn’t present it in person due to the COVID-19 pa

    HARLAN -- During Catholic Schools Week, SCCS students painted kindness rocks to be placed in and around the six Catholic parishes.

 AVOCA (Jan. 29) -- The AHSTW basketball teams won by lopsided scores in Friday night’s girl-boy doubleheader vs. Missouri Valley. The girls prevailed 54-9 in the first game of the night before the boys won 75-43. The Lady Vikes (12-5) were led by Kailey Jones’ 14 points and 14 rebounds while Claire Denning had 13 points and seven steals.