CARROLL - Gary R. Brown, 76 died on Sunday, August 9 at St. Anthony Regional Hospital, Carroll.    Brown had worked for Super Value (later purchased by HyVee) in Harlan.    A visitation will be held from 5 - 7 P.M. on Friday, August 14 at the Dahn and Woodhouse Funeral Home , Carroll.    Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, August 15 at the Carroll Football Stadium.    A graveside service will held at 3:30 p.m.

 HARLAN (Aug. 6) -- With a hopeful eye toward playing full seasons this fall, the Harlan Community football and volleyball teams held preseason camps this week in preparation for the start of practices on Monday, Aug. 10. The annual Cyclone Football Camp of Champions is taking place Monday-Friday.

 HARLAN - High winds moved through the area the morning of Monday, August 10th causing downed tree limbs and flying debris.
In several locations, a tarp and large tree branches were blown into the 69kv transmission line that encompasses our community.  The circuit breakers in three substations did their job and were tripped around 9:30 a.m.

    COUNTY -- Non-profit agencies within Shelby County will have until the end of August to complete applications for funding from Shelby County Community Chest (SCCC). Funds from SCCC are made possible by the generosity of local donors to the SCCC annual fund drive which will be taking place this fall.    Shelby County Community Chest accumulates and then disburses the funds from this campaign to local non-profits for a single year.

    REGIONAL -- AHSTW Community School District, Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton and IKM-Manning School Districts have all released Return to Learn plans on their respective school websites. AHSTW has set Thursday, August 20 as the first day of school for the 2020-2021 school year.         Both Exira-EHK and IKM-Manning have set Friday, August 14 as the first day of school for their districts.

    HARLAN – COVID-19 relief funds from the federal government handed down to states and then to individual school districts are being utilized by the Harlan Community School District to keep students and staff safe during the 2020-21 school year.    HCS Director of Finance Brian Gubbels said the district already has expended $58,955.27 of its total allotment on an extensive list of items including hand sanitizer, masks, gloves, safety partiti

    REGIONAL – Shelby County residents have turned out in a positive way to fill out the Census, but there are still many who have not done so.  It’s an important step in ensuring the community will receive its fair share of federal funds, grants and support for local hospitals, first responders, health clinics and many other programs such as the school lunch program and services for needy families.    To date, Shelby Countians have done well

    REGIONAL -- Shelby County’s population has decreased for another consecutive year since 2010, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s most recent estimates, but hopes are that efforts to attract business and develop affordable housing will reverse that trend in the near future.    The population has dropped from 12,169 to 11,454 over the past nine years.

    HARLAN -- Charles and Twyla Grabill of Harlan will mark their 70th wedding anniversary on August 14. Their family includes daughter and son-in-law, Gayl and Dalton Jensen, Harlan; son and daughter-in--law, Galen and Donna Grabill, Harlan; six grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren.    The Grabills are retired farmers.