ELK HORN (June 26) -- The Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton baseball team lost a non-conference game to Audubon Friday by a final of 14-5. The Spartans fell to 1-6 on the season.
   Tyler Petersen singled for Exira-EHK's only hit and scored a run. Tyler Kingery and Jameson Kilworth both drew a pair of walks as Audubon pitchers issued 10 base-on-balls.

 AUDUBON (June 25) -- It wasn’t pretty, but the IKM-Manning softball team was able to leave Audubon Thursday night with a remarkable 18-15 Western Iowa Conference victory. The Wolves led 9-0 after an inning and a half and 18-11 going to the bottom of the seventh in a game featuring 29 total hits and a plethora of errors by both sides. The Wheelers, who got back into the contest by scoring seven runs in the bottom of the second, plated four sev

 AUDUBON (June 25) -- Nolan Ramsey had a four-hit night and Conner Richards turned in a quality start on the mound as the IKM-Manning baseball team broke open a close game with six runs in the seventh to beat Audubon 10-3 on Thursday. Unfortunately, it was the last game the Wolves will play until July 7. IKM-M head coach Cory McCarville confirmed in a tweet on Sunday that a varsity player tested positive for COVID-19 last week.

 COUNCIL BLUFFS (June 24) -- The Harlan Community softball team picked up a 7-0 non-conference win at Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln Wednesday night as Tianna Kasperbauer and Emily Brouse combined on a one-hit shutout and five Cyclones drove in at least one run. Kasperbauer (5-0) pitched one-hit ball for the first four innings, walked none and struck out five.

    HARLAN -- A neighborhood in south Harlan was lit up Saturday, July 4 by a public fireworks show put on by one of the residents to honor Fourth of July.

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    PORTSMOUTH -- James D. Crawford, 72, Portsmouth, died Friday, July 3 at the VA Hospital in Omaha, NE.    Services are pending at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan.

    HARLAN -- Graveside memorial services for Bonnie Petersen will be Friday, July 10.    Petersen, 95, died November 25, 2019.    Visitation will be at Grace Baptist Church, Harlan, from 6:30-7:30 p.m., with the graveside memorial service to follow at 8 p.m. at Rose Hill Cemetery, Kirkman.    All friends are welcome to join the family in a celebration of Petersen’s life.

    HARLAN -- Highlights from the HCHS Graduation Ceremony held Sunday, June 28 at Merrill Field.