COUNTY – Local residents considering a run for public office in Shelby County are being made aware this month of the deadlines for the 2020 election, courtesy of Shelby County Auditor Mark Maxwell.    County offices up for election in 2020 include the auditor (Maxwell), sheriff Neil Gross and supervisors Steve Kenkel and Charlie Parkhurst.  All have filed for re-election, and to date are unopposed.

    •    Myrtue Medical Center is thoroughly monitoring the development of COVID-19 (2019 novel Coronavirus) and taking all appropriate and necessary precautions for the safety and well-being of the community.    •    Officials are working closely with the Iowa Department of Public Health and the CDC, as well as local public and private partners to respond to and mitigate the spread of COVID-19.    •    For the past several weeks, Myrtue and P

    REGIONAL -- Myrtue Medical Center’s Public Health continues to work with the Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), state and local partners to monitor and respond to novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

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 HARLAN (Feb. 26) -- The Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton girls fought from behind nearly all 32 minutes Wednesday night but couldn’t put together the big run necessary to rattle St. Albert. Trailing once the entire game at 4-2, the Saintes used their overall speed and athleticism to build a 12-point lead and held off the eighth-ranked Spartans 65-54 in a Class 1A regional final in Harlan. St.

 COUNCIL BLUFFS (Feb. 25) -- The IKM-Manning boys basketball team entered last Tuesday’s halftime break tied 22-22 with St. Albert and feeling good about its first-half game plan. Offensively, the Wolves scored from inside and outside and had six players knock down at least one shot.

    ELK HORN -- Lyle Petersen, 90, Elk Horn, died March 11 at his home.    Services were held Saturday, March 14 at 2 p.m.

    HARLAN -- Jim Jensen, 84, Harlan, died Tuesday, March 10 in Council Bluffs.    Services will be held Saturday, March 14 at 10:30 a.m. at Burmeister-Johannsen Funeral Home in Harlan with burial in the Bowman’s Grove Cemetery in rural Shelby County.  Friends may call Friday, March 13 from 3-8 p.m. with family greeting friends from 5-7 p.m.