Ronald A. Kohles, 86, died August 3.    Services will be held Friday, Aug. 7 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Pius X Catholic Church with interment at 1 p.m. at St. Joseph Cemetery in Earling.  Visitation with the family begins Thursday, Aug. 6 after 5 p.m. at the 72nd Street Chapel of John A.

    AVOCA -- Darlene Justice, 87, Avoca, died August 5 at Avoca Specialty Care.    Services will be held Monday, Aug. 10 at 11 a.m. at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan with burial in the Harlan Cemetery.  Visitation is Sunday, Aug. 9 from 5-7 p.m.

 AVOCA -- Recent AHSTW graduates Sam Porter and Joel Sampson have signed letters of intent to continue their baseball careers at the collegiate level. Porter signed to play for Simpson College in Indianola, IA and will major in communications.

 HARLAN -- Six members of the Harlan Community boys soccer team have been recognized on the 2020 Iowa High School Soccer Coaches Association Academic All-State teams. Second team selections in Class 2A for HCHS included seniors Dalton Gross, Jacob Voge and Joe Devine as well as junior Jesse Schwery. Cyclones receiving honorable mention were seniors Isaac Jones and Colton Barnes. In past years, any player who participated in over half of their

All games played at Principal Park; Des Moines (July 24-August 1)
CLASS 1A RESULTSSemifinal Scores: Thursday, July 30#5 Don Bosco, Gilbertville 9, #8 Kingsley-Pierson 1#6 Newman Catholic, Mason City 2, #2 Remsen St. Mary’s 0 (9)Championship Game: Saturday, August 1#5 Don Bosco 3, #6 Newman Catholic 2   (Don Bosco: 20-1 final record)

All games played at Rogers Sports Complex; Fort Dodge (July 27-31)

Remote Learning?    Today, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 4 p.m. is the deadline for parents/guardians to complete the REQUEST FOR VIRTUAL REMOTE LEARNING form as provided to them in registration materials arriving last week.

    HARLAN – For the second time in three years, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources will attempt to establish walleye for fishing enthusiasts at Prairie Rose Lake, as part of its stocking program at area lakes.    Back in 2017, fry were put into the lake with hopes that they will survive and thrive at Prairie Rose, but that didn’t happen said Bryan Hayes, fisheries biologist with the Iowa DNR.  They didn’t survive as was hoped he said.  

    HARLAN -- Jeff and Lori Swensen of Harlan announce the engagement of their daughter, Cynthia Swensen to Dillon Carl Summers both of Harlan. Dillon is the son of Dale and Bonnie Summers, Runnells, IA.    Cynthia is the granddaughter of the late Rocky and Leota Swensen, who were Harlan residents; and the late Charles and Karen Chancy, who were Chicago area residents.