AREA (March 26) -- The Iowa High School Athletic Association released the 2020 regular season football schedules Thursday for all participating schools in the state. Among the area schools, Harlan Community, IKM-Manning and Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton will each play five home games and four road games. AHSTW will have four home games and five on the road.

Hawkeye Ten Girls All-Conference Teams

Class 1A: West CentralZoey Baylor, CAM, jr.Macy Emgarten, Exira-EHK, so.Quinn Grubbs, Exira-EHK, fr.Aleah Hermensen, Audubon, so.Danielle Hoyle, Paton-Churdan, jr.Sammi Jahde, CAM, sr.Katelyn Neilsen, Boyer Valley, jr.Allie Petry, St. Albert, jr.Jadeyn Smith, Ar-We-Va, jr.Hannah Whitver, Glidden-Ralston, sr.Coach of the YearTom Petersen, Exira-EHK

Class 1A Girls: WestFirst TeamLexi Shockley, Sgt. Bluff-Luton, jr.Carrington Meek, Red Oak, sr.Ania Kaster, HCHS, so.Jayden Gessert, HCHS, sr.Madison Horn, HCHS, so.Kaitlyn Dolecheck, Mount Ayr, sr.Second TeamAly Johnson, Clarinda, fr.Abby Swank, HCHS, jr.Aylssa Dukes, Shenandoah, sr.Lillian Johnson, Red Oak, sr.Chelsey Hoakison, Lenox, jr.Ireland Palmer, Shenandoah, sr.Coach of the YearDavid Tyrrel, HCHS

    STATE -- Eight more Iowans have died from COVID-19 and 83 new cases have been confirmed in the state, according to the Iowa Department of Public Health on Sunday.    Iowa now totals 25 deaths and 868 confirmed cases of COVID-19.    There have been an additional 680 negative tests for a total of 10,653 negative tests to date, which includes testing reported by the State Hygienic Lab and other labs.    Shelby County saw its seventh reported

    EARLING - A little more than five months ago, Pat Hoffmann faced the difficult decision of closing his family’s nursing home, Little Flower Haven, which had a storied 55-year history serving the elderly of greater Shelby County.    The transition allowed Hoffmann to focus on his other business, Lonely Oak Distillery, three miles west of Earling.

    COUNTY – Shelby County and Iowa Department of Natural Resources Naturalist Christina Roelofs is creating educational videos for students and others who are interested in nature during this COVID-19 pandemic.    Roelofs was a regular in area school districts every school year, providing enrichment opportunities for students on everything from snakes and furs to eagles and owls.  She also provides public programs on canoeing, hiking and anim

Shelby County residents consider this....a Happy Heart Hunt!    •  Cut out a heart of any size from any material (craft paper, cardboard, wrapping paper, newspaper, fabric, etc.)    •  Decorate the heart with a positive message or leave it blank.    •  Tape the heart to a street-facing window to show your love to all.    •  As word spreads, go on a safe (keeping six feet distance from others) family walk and see how many happy hearts you can f

    COUNTY -- An account from James White, raised in Harlan and now wintering in California but living in Michigan, gave a recent report of his grandfather, Harlanite Dr. James Bisgard, and actions he took during the Spanish Flu epidemic of 1918.    Dr.