PANAMA - Ronald J. Chamberlain, 70, died on Saturday, Dec. 28 in at the Univ. of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha. Chamberlain was a Shelby County historian, well-known Panama athletic supporter/athlete and penned history articles for the Harlan Newspapers beginning in 2010 and began a newspaper history column called Coffee with Ron in 2013.     Visitation is Thursday, January 2 from 4 - 7 p.m. at St.

    WALNUT - Victoria Lee Michaelsen, 67,  Walnut, died Thursday, Dec. 26 at her home.    Public visitation will be Tuesday, Dec. 31 from 4 - 7 p.m.

    HARLAN - Leonard J. Graeve, 94, Harlan, died Thurs., Dec. 26 at Elm Crest Retirement Community.    Family will greet friends on Tues., Dec. 31 from 9 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. at St. Michael’s Catholic Church with a Mass of Christian burial to follow at 10:30 a.m. with burial in the St.

    HARLAN - Dr. Gary Wayne Jorgensen, D.C., 78, died Tuesday, Dec. 24 in Harlan.    Friends  called on Mon., Dec. 30, 3 - 8 p.m. and family met friends from 5 -7 p.m. at Burmeister-Johannsen Funeral Home, Harlan.    Memorial services will be held on  Tues.,  Dec. 31 at 10:30 a.m.

 AVOCA (Dec. 17) -- Raydden Grobe’s outside shooting ignited a 40-18 start for the AHSTW boys basketball team Tuesday night as the sixth-ranked (1A) Vikings improved to 7-0 with a 78-48 win over Missouri Valley. Grobe knocked down four straight 3-pointers to start the game and scored 14 of AHSTW’s first 18 points.

 AVOCA (Dec. 17) -- The AHSTW girls basketball team bounced back from its first loss of the season in a big way earlier this week, routing its next two opponents by a combined 103 points. The 11th-ranked (2A) Lady Vikes suffered an overtime defeat vs.

 HARLAN (Dec. 13) -- Harlan Community’s last-second layup rolled off the rim and Denison-Schleswig grabbed the rebound as time expired last Friday, giving the Monarch girls a 48-47 Hawkeye Ten Conference win over the Cyclones. Harlan’s second frustrating loss in as many nights dropped its record to 4-2 overall and 2-1 in conference play.

 ELK HORN (Dec. 14) -- Freshman Quinn Grubbs scored 11 of her 21 points in the fourth quarter and senior Ellie Schultes also tallied 21 last Saturday as the 15th-ranked (1A) Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton girls erased a 10-point halftime deficit to beat IKM-Manning 54-50. The area non-conference matchup featured a frenetic pace much of the way and saw IKM-M (4-2) finish with 27 turnovers and 27 fouls.

 ELK HORN (Dec. 14) -- The Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton boys basketball team steadily built a 34-22 halftime lead and knocked down 20-of-27 free throws last Saturday in a 65-51 non-conference win over IKM-Manning. The Spartans (2-3 overall) were led by senior Creighton Nelson’s 28-point outing.