ELK HORN -- Patrick Michael Gallagher, 64, Elk Horn, died Saturday, Nov.

    WALNUT -- Kenneth Suhr, 78, Walnut, died November 20 at his home.    Private family services will be held Wednesday, Nov. 25 at 11 a.m. at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Avoca with burial in the St. Patrick Cemetery at Walnut.  Public visitation will be Tuesday, Nov.

    HARLAN -- Bonnie J. Knight, 93, Harlan, died November 19 at Elm Crest Retirement Community.    Private family services were held Monday, Nov. 23 at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan.    Knight is survived by daughters Kathleen (Clen) Lincoln of Fort Dodge and Nancy (David) Jacobs of Harlan; son Stephen Knight of Harlan; and six grandchildren.
 

    WALNUT -- Linda Kay Holst, 78, Walnut, died November 18 at Cass County Memorial Hospital.    A private family graveside service was held Saturday, Nov. 21 at 11 am.

    HARLAN – COVID-19 hospitalizations at Myrtue Medical Center in Harlan as well as in the Omaha metro area are increasing to the point where medical officials are asking local residents to take public health guidelines seriously, to mitigate the risk of full hospitals and unavailable patient beds.    While Myrtue Medical currently has an average daily census of 10-15 patients in its critical access, 25-bed hospital, half of those this week a

Tough game for the Cyclones Thursday, but how about this Saturday morning? A Cyclone Cloud....

We'll be back next year!

Thanks to Tony Hough for this awesome photo!

    REGIONAL -- The Iowa Western Community College Board of Trustees unanimously approved the hiring of Dr. Daniel Kinney as the fourth president of the storied institution during a meeting Nov. 16.    Kinney, who served 11 years as president of Iowa Central Community College in Fort Dodge, replaces his father, Dr. Dan Kinney, who is retiring after serving 26 years as president.

    COUNTY – Face coverings are now mandatory for visitors doing business in county-owned buildings, and employees, under a policy unanimously approved by the Shelby County Board of Supervisors Tuesday morning, Nov.

     STATE – Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds on Tuesday signed a new Public Health Disaster proclamation that imposes a number of additional public health measures to reduce the spread of COVID-19, including further mask requirements for Iowans.    The new measures became effective at 12:01 a.m. on Tuesday, November 17 and will continue until 11:59 p.m.