REGIONAL – The annual holiday adoption program is under way with a number of needy families hoping to receive some assistance this holiday season.    Administration of the adoption program is being handled by West Central Community Action, and the Harlan Newspapers remains actively involved in promoting and publicizing the adoptions.    Applications for families wishing to be adopted will be accepted now until December 6.  Children 18 and

    HARLAN -- Two Harlan Community Middle School mock trial teams will compete today-Thursday, Nov.

    MANILLA – Patrons of the IKM-Manning Community School District may see a general obligation bond referendum as early as March, 2020 with proceeds to help pay for facility needs as identified by a three-year master planning process conducted by the district with help from outside architects and financial planners.    School officials have been sharing results of the facilities planning process with the public, the most recent being Tuesday,

    WALNUT -- Roselee Sievers, 63, Walnut, died November 9 at Myrtue Medical Center.    Private family graveside services will be held at the Layton Township Cemetery in Walnut.    Sievers is survived by her husband, Walter Sievers, of Walnut; daughters Ranea Sievers of Walnut and Reita (Nate) Larsen of Blair, NE; son Jeremy (Samantha) Sievers of Walnut; sisters Pam (Bill) Upright, Bonnie (Bobbie) Bridgeman, Susie Zimmerman, Annette Zimmerman,

    ELK HORN -- David Wellman, 66, Elk Horn, died November 7 at the Salem Lutheran Home.    Services are pending at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan.    Wellman is survived by son Jason Wellman of Harlan; daughter Kaia Mikels; and sister Rita Flora of Eagle, NE.

    AVOCA -- Duane Jon “Dewey” Carroll, 62, Avoca, died November 6 at Bergan Mercy Medical Center.    Services were held Saturday, Nov. 9 at 10:30 a.m.

    HARLAN -- The Harlan City Council has decided not to proceed with a proposal to allow chicken raising within the city limits of town.    At its Tuesday, Nov.

    COUNTY – A Rock Road Summit will be held this week hosted in Denison, giving the opportunity for western Iowa county engineers, supervisors, foremen and legislators to meet with researchers from Iowa State University and discuss the challenges of maintaining rural gravel roads.    The summit comes on the heels of one of the most difficult years in not only securing needed rock, but being able to apply it timely in the wake of historic spri

    INDIANAPOLIS, IN -- Ten Harlan FFA members traveled to the National FFA Convention and Expo on October 29-November 1 in Indianapolis, IN. The members attended several tours and participated in various National FFA Convention activities while on the trip.