HARLAN -- The Harlan Community School District welcomes 10 new staff members for the 2020-21 school year.  They began duties this week and will welcome students back on Monday, Aug. 24.

    ELK HORN -- Her love of Danish heritage makes working at the Museum of Danish America in Elk Horn a great fit for Cheyenne Jansdatter. She is employed as the archival collections manager at the museum.    Jansdatter had spent summers since she was five-years-old visiting her dad and siblings in Copenhagen, Denmark.    “Danish was my first language and spending my summers in Denmark helped me build my fluency.

    HARLAN -- Residents are reporting this month the theft of political signs from their residences/yards.  Harlan Police Chief Frank Clark confirmed that the department has had one report of a political flag stolen.  Local residents are reporting the theft of Trump/Pence signs from their yards.  No Biden/Harris signs have been reported missing.    Officials said if caught, the thieves could be charged with fifth-degree theft as well as trespa

    COUNTY -- The Shelby County Community Foundation is pleased to announce that applications are now being accepted from organizations providing charitable services in Shelby County.    As part of this fall grant cycle, $40,000 is available to support Shelby County nonprofit organizations and community projects.

Substitute Teachers?    The district is seeking to strengthen the substitute pool and the state has implemented less restrictive licensing guidelines.    Those guidelines include removing day limits, lowering the age and degree requirement to obtain a substitute authorization, and increasing opportunities for holders of a career and technical authorization.    The district encourages and welcomes persons to consider being a substitute.  Call K

    Inside today’s News-Advertiser you will find the first week of our 67th Annual Football Contest. $50 in prize money will be awarded each of the next 11 weeks.    The Harlan Newspapers will do its best to keep up to date with schedule changes due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and will score only those games played each week.      See page 6A for complete details.

    AVOCA -- AJ “Big Country” Sieh, Jr., 20, Avoca, died August 13.    A memorial service will be held Saturday, Aug. 22 at 1 p.m. at the AHSTW Football Field in Avoca with burial in the Graceland Cemetery in Avoca at a later date.  Family will greet friends from 11 a.m.-1 p.m.

    HARLAN -- Robert Leon Lindsay, 75, Harlan, died July 20, 2020.    A memorial service will be held Saturday, Aug. 22 at 10 a.m.

    HARLAN – A Kansas City firm is in the midst of  extensive housing development in north Harlan. The project entitled Christiansen Meadows is named after longtime Harlan mayor the late Gary Christiansen.