AVOCA -- AHSTW junior Sophia Platt performs with the flag corps during halftime of the Viking football game vs. Underwood Friday evening, Aug. 30.  The Vikings suffered a tough home loss to the Eagles, 55-6, but hope to bounce back at Shenandoah this week.  See all the football highlights from area contests inside today on the sports pages.

    HARLAN – Harlan has been ranked as being one of the best social cities in Iowa for retirees, as compared by SmartAsset, a financial technology company aiming to provide personal finance advice on the web, offering free and personalized tools to empower retirees to make smart personal finance decisions around homebuying, retirement, taxes and more.    Harlan came in eighth in Iowa as a best social city for retirees.  Charles City ranked at

    HARLAN – Harlan’s housing stock is aging, rehabilitation efforts will be needed in the future, and additional housing is needed, according to a recently-completed housing survey conducted as part of Community Development Block Grant application that was submitted to the state this year.    The City of Harlan has been awarded $249,000 from the Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) to support rehab projects in the community.   

    SHELBY - Iowa farm history will come to life September 7-8 at Carstens Farm during the 37th Annual Carstens Farm Days.  Threshing, sawmill operations, crafters and vendors, a quilt show and of course, tractors will be on display.  The Farm Days show has something for everyone throughout the weekend. 

    HARLAN -- Judy Paulsen never grew up playing with or creating doll houses. It wasn’t until her mother brought home a big box from the grocery store and decided to make a doll house for Judy’s youngest children and her grandchildren that the fascination took hold.

    HARLAN -- Don Ryan of Harlan will celebrate his 80th birthday at an open house on September 7 from 2-4 p.m. at Fresh Encounter Fellowship in Harlan. Friends and relatives are invited to attend.    He requests no gifts.

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 HARLAN (Aug. 27) -- The Harlan Community football team will basically have a brand new crew on special teams this year with first-year varsity players filling many roles in the kicking and return games. Senior Matt Kloewer will start 2019 as the team’s placekicker and punter, but there are others in the mix.

    HARLAN -- The Harlan Fire Department conducted a training burn on this residence at 501 7th St., allowing firefighters to work on their skills knocking down a fire from the inside and outside.  See more photos inside today’s Harlan News-Advertiser.