HARLAN -- Jeffery Dean Stehr, 64, Harlan, died February 4 at his home.    Services will be held Friday, Feb. 7 at 7 p.m. at Pauley Jones Pfannebecker Funeral Home in Denison.  Visitation is Friday from 4-7 p.m.

    WALNUT     -- Luella Jean Hansen, 88, Walnut, died February 3 at Peace Haven Retirement Home.    Services will be held Saturday, Feb. 8 at 10:30 a.m. at Peace United Church of Christ in Walnut with burial in the Graceland Cemetery in Avoca.  Public visitation is Friday, Feb. 7 from 3-8 p.m. with family greeting friends from 5-7 p.m.

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 HARLAN (Jan. 23) -- Carter Bendorf’s 100th career victory put the finishing touches on another great meet for the Harlan Community wrestlers Thursday as the Cyclones swept a Senior Night quad vs.

 ELK HORN (Jan. 24) -- The Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton girls won their 14th straight game and improved to 14-1 overall Friday night with a 68-23 home win over Woodbine. The Spartans entered Monday’s game at Boyer Valley with a first-place mark of 11-0 in the Rolling Valley Conference. Macy Emgarten led E-EHK with five three-pointers and 21 points against the Tigers while Ellie Schultes also hit double figures with 13 points.

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 MANNING (Jan. 21) -- Colten Brandt’s well-contested three from the left corner fell short as time expired last Tuesday night, allowing the AHSTW boys to escape IKM-Manning with a come-from-behind 58-55 Western Iowa Conference victory. The Vikings (12-2, 10-1 WIC), who fell behind 17-4 after one quarter, gradually fought their way back and took their first lead on Kyle Sternberg’s steal and layup with 2:28 remaining.

    HARLAN -- On January 25,  the Harlan Community High School Large Group Speech Team, under the direction of Ms. Lisa Hagemeier, traveled to Woodward-Granger High School for the Iowa High School Speech Association’s District Competition.