HARLAN – Brett Allen Petersen, son of George and Karma (Strandskov) Petersen, was born March 6, 1965 in Omaha, NE.  He was baptized and confirmed at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Harlan.  He attended Laurel School in Harlan and graduated from Harlan Community High School.  After high school, he attended Iowa State University in Ames, and South West Iowa Community College in Creston.Brett worked for the Department of Human Services at Systems Unl

BOISE, ID – Randy Petsche was born to Lavern and Billie (Ross) Petsche in Sacramento, CA, March 2, 1960. He was the fourth of nine children, baptized at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Harlan and graduated from Harlan Community High School in 1978.

MANILLA – Shirley Joy (Tague) Meiners was born on July 6, 1956, to Oral and Joyce Tague in Fort Dodge.  She met Dale Meiners while participating in a bowling league and on February 5, 1983, they were united in marriage. After enjoying being a stay-at-home mother to her three children (Zachery, Tanya, and Jonathan), she started working at CDS in Harlan where she was employed for 27 years.

 AREA -- Approximately 40 cross country runners from Harlan Community and AHSTW took part in the inaugural Bruiser Cup 5K Fun Run held Friday, August 9, at Prairie Rose State Park. High school and middle school students participated in the preseason event as a kickoff to the 2019 season. Runners from both schools were divided into two teams - “Black” and “Blue” - to comprise the Bruiser Cup combatants.

 MANNING -- The annual Special Olympics Iowa Softball Skills Competition was held in Manning July 11 at the IKM-Manning football field. Approximately 55 athletes and 50 volunteers took part in the event, hosted by IKM-Manning for the fourth consecutive year. Athletes from 10 delegations in central and western Iowa competed in hitting, base running, fielding and throwing.

 HARLAN -- The Harlan Golf and Country Club held its men’s and women’s Club Championship Tournaments on Sunday, July 28.

    AVOCA -- Pauline Myrna Mogensen, 86, Avoca, died Monday, Aug. 5 at Avoca Specialty Care.    Survivors include her children Lynn (Dave) Hall of Morrison, CO, Terri Sutton of Anchorage, AK and Randy Mogensen of Avoca.    Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Avoca is in charge of arrangements.

    HARLAN – Harlan’s Griffin Schleimer recently completed his Eagle Scout project, constructing a full-size bocce ball court at the Harlan Community Schools Elementary building.    Schleimer, 16, the son of June and Mike Schleimer, is a junior at Harlan Community High School, has been a scout for 11 years, and is Avoca Troop 97’s 109th Eagle Scout.  He is one of only four percent of all scouts to attain the rank of Eagle Scout by earning meri

    HARLAN – A Harlan man is being accused of purchasing bomb-making materials, threatening attacks, and has been formally charged in federal court with possession of a firearm while being an unlawful user of a controlled substance, according to WHOTV, Des Moines.    The station reported Wednesday that a detention hearing was to be held to determine if Blake Cooper, 50, should be detained for allegedly purchasing the materials and threatening