GRIMES -- Melanie Scheuring, 35, Grimes, died April 19 at her home.    A private family service was held Saturday, April 25 at 11 a.m. at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan with burial in the Sts.

    HARLAN -- Betty Markham of Harlan celebrated her 98th birthday on April 17.

HARLAN -- A blaze destroyed a building at the Iowa Agriculture Bio-Fibers business, 1918 900th St.,  east of Harlan Tuesday evening, April 21.  Firefighters were called to the scene at approximately 9:19 p.m., and upon arrival found this building to be fully engulfed with flames.  Departments from Harlan, Elk Horn, Kimballton, Irwin, Kirkman, Walnut and Avoca, along with Medivac, helped at the scene.  Harlan Fire Chief Roger Bissen said the ca

    COUNTY -- Shelby County Auditor Mark Maxwell joins Secretary of State Paul Pate and auditors across Iowa in encouraging voters to cast absentee ballots by mail in the upcoming June 2 primary. During the COVID-19 pandemic, voting by mail is the safest option.    Pate is sending absentee ballot request forms to every active registered voter in the state.

 SIOUX CITY -- Former area standouts Jordyn Moser and Sophia Peppers helped lead the Morningside College women’s basketball team to 23 wins this past season as the Mustangs made their 18th consecutive appearance in the NAIA Division II National Tournament. Moser, a 5-foot-5 senior guard and 2016 graduate of Harlan Community High School, led the team with 119 assists and 78 steals, ranking among the top 31 nationally in both categories. Peppers

    COUNTY -- Myrtue Medical Center’s efforts to inform Shelby County area residents of the dangers of COVID-19 and its impact locally has been admirable for a small, rural hospital in Iowa.    Of course residents here wouldn’t expect anything less from a health system that is the only Iowa hospital to be named for nine years in a row one of the highest-ranked Critical Access Hospitals in the U.S.    Explanation videos from local health care p

ARLAN -- People missing going to the movie theatre and enjoying traditional movie treats can now create their own movie nights at home complete with concessions from the downtown Harlan Theatre. Last weekend was the first weekend theatre owners Kevin and Sharon Lucke offered the curbside concessions and they were very pleased with the results.    “The first weekend was a tremendous success.

    STATE -- On Tuesday, April 21, Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds launched the Test Iowa Initiative to expand testing capacity to limit the spread of COVID-19 in Iowa.

 INDIANOLA -- Simpson College women’s basketball sophomore Kia Rasmussen received Honorable Mention all-conference plaudits from the American Rivers Conference last month after helping the Storm fashion an 18-8 overall record and tie for fourth place in the ARC at 10-6 during the 2019-20 campaign. Rasmussen, a 5-foot-5 guard from Irwin, graduated from IKM-Manning in 2018.