KIRKMAN -- Norman “Gene” Wiig, 74, Kirkman, died August 15 at Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital.    Services will be held Wednesday, Aug. 21 at 11 a.m. at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan.  Visitation is Wednesday from 9-11 a.m.

    HARLAN -- The Harlan Community Schools has 10 new teachers/administrators to start the new school year. 

    HARLAN -- Harlan appears to be on a downward trend in crimes committed in the city. According  to statistics on Areavibes.com, showed that Harlan was 87 percent safer than other cities located in Iowa.    When compared to other United States cities, Harlan was listed as being 77 percent safer than other cities.

    COUNTY – Shelby County Auditor Mark Maxwell said this week that new legislation will be used this fall as the regular city and school elections will be combined and be held on the same day.    This will make for some changes from past school elections, in particular, with the most noticeable being polling places. 

    REGIONAL – Outstanding debt obligations for local governmental agencies increased in the past year, following the state trend that saw an overall increase in debt, according to a report released by the state treasurer’s office.    Shelby County saw it’s total debt obligations increase from $35,735,239 in 2017 to $39,402,568 in 2018.  Much of the reported debt can be attributed to the City of Harlan/Harlan Municipal Utilities and Harlan Com

TEKAMAH, NE –  Ricky Joseph Prososki was born July 9, 1960, in Omaha, one of four children born to Kenneth and Marlene Prososki. He graduated from Underwood High School in Underwood, and worked in the heating and air conditioning industry for most of his adult life. He was an accomplished musician and singer, and began playing professionally across Nebraska and Iowa with his two brothers and uncle when he was 11.

AUDUBON – Tris Tracy Alright was born July 18, 1960 in Brookings, SD to Donn and Rhea Albright. Tris pursued a career as an electrician and on November 23, 1985 he married Brenda Louise Allen.

GREENVILLE, MI – Dorothy was born in Portsmouth on June 9, 1929, the daughter of Andrew and Hazel (Bendon) Gau. She grew up on a farm in rural Iowa and after graduating from high school, attended Drake University and Iowa State Teachers College in Cedar Falls. She then taught in one room country schoolhouses in Shelby County. On January 28, 1954 Dorothy married Jack Wolf of Walnut and they began their life together in Michigan.

MANILLA – Donna Holdsworth, daughter of George and Arlene (Wasteal) Frailing, was born November 2, 1932, in Shawano, WI. She grew up in Clintonville, WI, where she graduated from high school in 1950. Donna then attended Concordia Teachers College near River Forest, IL, and received her teaching degree.