REGIONAL -- Fourteen student-athletes from IKM-Manning and AHSTW were recognized on the 2019-2020 WIC Academic All-Conference Team. To be eligible, the student must be a senior who has maintained at least a 3.35 cumulative grade point average.

    STATE -- Gov. Kim Reynolds and the Iowa Department of Education have announced all school districts and non-public schools will be closed for the remainder of the school year, and will continue to offer continuous learning to mitigate the spread of COVID-19.

    STATE -- A new coronavirus website launched Wednesday, April 15 provides daily updated numbers on everything from the number of COVID-19 cases statewide to the number of ICU beds or ventilators available in the state or by region.    Visit coronavirus.iowa.gov for the latest information.    The state’s updated dashboard will be updated daily to include comprehensive tracking of COVID-19 in Iowa.  The new dashboard includes cases, deaths, a

    STATE -- An Iowa State University study predicts the hog industry will be among the hardest hit Iowa industries in the aftermath of COVID-19.    An Iowa State University center in a new report estimates that the COVID-19 pandemic will cost Iowa’s largest agricultural industries at least $6.3 billion per year.    Here’s a breakdown of the projected annual losses by the Center for Agricultural and Rural Development:    •  Ethanol: $2.5 billi

    SHELBY -- A Shelby County Sheriff’s deputy died unexpectedly Thursday, April 16.    A statement from the sheriff’s office Thursday reads, “The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office regrets to announce the unexpected passing of Sergeant Donavon Dontje on 4-16-20. Sergeant Dontje started his career with the Sheriff’s Office in 2006 and was a vital member of the office.    “He touched many lives throughout his career and will be sorely missed.

    HARLAN -- Verle E.

    HARLAN -- James Alex Bonds, 73, Harlan, died April 7 at Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital.    No services are planned at this time.    Bonds is survived by his wife, Janice Bonds, of Harlan; sons Thomas C. (Julie) Bonds of Nashville, TN and James C. (Tricia) Bonds of Valencia, CA; brother Thomas W.

    HARLAN -- Joan Kay Colligan, 82, Harlan, died April 10 at Elm Crest Retirement Community.    Private services will be held.    Colligan is survived by sons James B. Colligan of Omaha, NE and Keith (Cindy) Colligan of Shelby; daughter Lisa (Rick) Knavel of Ennis, TX; sister Billie Smith of Battle Creek, MN; brothers-in-law Robert (Marlene) Colligan of Wisner, NE and Louis (Marilyn) Glister, Jr.

    CLIVE - Former Harlanite, Larry Flanagan, 81, died April 15 in Clive. A visitation and Mass of Christian Burial will be held at a later date at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church, Belmond.