REGIONAL – Today, Friday, Dec. 6 is the deadline to submit applications for families wishing to be adopted this holiday season.  Children 18 and under, along with elderly ages 65+, who are at or below 175 percent poverty level (or LIHEAP eligible) may apply.    For those donating, they can deliver gifts to WCCA’s Outreach Office on the designated drop-off day, Monday, Dec.

HARLAN -- Dean Anderson, 72, Harlan, died December 2 at his home.    Private services will be held at a later date.    Anderson is survived by sons David Anderson and Jamie Anderson, both of Harlan; grandchildren Kelsey Tetzlaff of Harlan, and Kylie Tetzlaff of Omaha, NE; great-grandchildren Ellen Hedglin and Jaelynn Wallace; sister Deanna (Gary) Krummel of Avoca; and sister-in-law Kathy Anderson of Harlan.    Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harl

    HARLAN -- Norma Jean Jacobsen, 96, Harlan, died December 2 at Elm Crest Retirement Community.    Private services will be held at a later date.    Jacobsen is survived by stepdaughter Pat Ferry of Johnston; step-grandchildren, step-great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews, and many friends.    Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan is in charge of arrangements.
 

 HARLAN (Nov. 21) -- The Harlan Community girls basketball team defeated IKM-Manning 42-22 Thursday night in a two-quarter jamboree game played in Harlan. HCHS raced out to leads of 8-0 and 13-2 against the Wolves and never looked back.

 HARLAN (Nov. 22) -- Finishing the first half on a 9-3 run and closing the game with an 11-3 spurt, the Harlan Community girls basketball team outlasted Council Bluffs Thomas Jefferson 40-33 in a Hall of Pride Scrimmage here Friday night. HCHS struggled to score for much of the game but played good enough defense to win. The Cyclones trailed 11-8 midway through the second quarter before outscoring TJ 9-3 in the last four minutes.

 COUNCIL BLUFFS (Nov. 22) -- The Harlan Community boys basketball team played a Hall of Pride Scrimmage at Thomas Jefferson Friday and outscored the Yellow Jackets 62-53. The Cyclones nearly finished with five players in double figures, led by Johnathan Monson’s 17 points, eight rebounds and three steals.

 CEDAR FALLS (Nov. 21) -- The top-ranked Audubon football team fell one win shy of claiming the 8-Player state championship on Thursday, losing to No. 3 Don Bosco 35-19 in the title game at the UNI-Dome. The Wheelers (12-2) had rattled off 11 straight wins since a 26-25 loss at Remsen St.

HINTON --  A former Westphalia resident is venturing on a cross-country bicycle ride this summer to raise funds for Colleen’s Dream Foundation and ovarian cancer research.    Greg Conry, the son of Tom and Lisa Conry, Harlan, and a 2012 graduate of Harlan Community High School, will be riding from Oceanside, CA to Annapolis, MD, approximately 3,100 miles over a roughly 42 day period (38 days of riding) beginning July 8.  Conry currently is see

    HARLAN -- The Shelby County Museum is excited to announce the fourth annual Santa in the Cabins event which will take place on Thursday, Dec. 12, from 5-7 p.m.    Santa Claus will set up shop in the historic McIntosh Cabin to hear all the items on local children’s Christmas lists.    All are invited to this free event at the museum.