HARLAN -- Dale Hemminger, 71, Harlan, died Tuesday, June 25.  Services are pending at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan.
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    IRWIN -- George Henry Steenhusen, 85, Irwin, died June 24 at Elm Crest Retirement Community.    Services will be held Friday, June 28 at 11 a.m. at Church of Christ in Irwin with burial in the Oak Hill Cemetery in Irwin.  A prayer service was held Thursday, June 27 at 7 p.m. at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan.  Visitation was Thursday from 3-8 p.m. with family greeting friends from 6-8 p.m.

    SHELBY -- The WHO Tractor Ride was a huge success Tuesday, June 25 as it made its way to Carstens Farm, Shelby.     The riders were based in Council Bluffs and took day excursions, and had lunch in Shelby Tuesday. 

    HARLAN – Lynn Johnson has been hired to serve the Harlan Community School District as interim superintendent for the 2019-20 school year.    School officials said Johnson was identified as the right choice to lead the district after hearing feedback from a mixed interview team, tour guides and full consideration of the candidates’ experience and qualifications.

    HARLAN – A vote of school patrons of the Harlan Community Schools for the continuation of the district’s Instructional Support Levy and Physical Plant and Equipment Levy tentatively has been pushed back to the November general election.    The HCS Board of Education initially considered a September date for the vote, but has decided to wait until the November election for a variety of reasons, including cost savings, allowing the newly-app

    HARLAN -- On Tuesday, June 25, a 911 call reported a rollover accident on Nishna Avenue east of Harlan at approximately 4 p.m. with a trapped individual and possible agricultural-related chemical spill. Responding units located a 1994 International semi, which for unknown reasons left the roadway and rolled into the south ditch. The driver, 71-year-old Dale Hemminger, Harlan, had to be extricated from the vehicle using mechanical means.

    COUNTY – Shelby County has seen an outbreak of Painted Lady butterflies during the past week with thousands descending on Harlan and neighboring communities.    The painted lady, or Vanessa cardui, has become widespread in the region this year.  Donald R. Lewis, Iowa State University Entomologist, said the swarm is similar to 2017 when the area saw many painted lady butterflies as well.

 HARLAN (June 13) -- Harlan Community’s first night as a state-ranked softball team was a good one. Led by Morgan Schaben’s 27 strikeouts in a pair of complete game pitching efforts, the No.

 HARLAN (June 13) -- For the Harlan Community baseball team, Thursday night at Jim Goeser Field was a five-and-a-half hour process of one step forward and two steps back. Hosting Glenwood for a varsity doubleheader, the fourth-ranked (3A) Cyclones held the lead for all of about 10 minutes, losing to the Rams 7-4 and 12-11 in eight innings on a night in which all phases of their game - hitting, pitching, defense and base running - were suspect