HARLAN -- Charlotte Jean Frank, 85, Harlan, died May 27 at Myrtue Medical Center in Harlan.    Services will be held Friday, May 31 at 11 a.m. at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Harlan with burial in the Harlan Cemetery.  A wake service was held Thursday, May 30 at 7 p.m. at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan.  Family greeted friends Thursday from 5-7 p.m.

 HARLAN -- For years, Relay For Life has been  a staple in Shelby County, fundraising and donating money raised to the American Cancer Society.    On Friday, May 31 the Shelby County Relay For Life ceremony was held in Harlan at Merrill Field starting at 4 p.m.    The theme for this year’s event was Lights, Camera, Relay!

AVOCA -- The AHSTW Class of 2019 celebrated on Sunday, May 26 when the seniors officially graduated from high school.  

    HARLAN -- Sydney O’Neill, 15, Harlan, the daughter of Tim and Jenny O’Neill, has qualified as a state finalist in the National American Miss Iowa Pageant.    The event will be held June 28-30 at the Doubletree Hotel in downtown Omaha, NE.    The pageant is held for girls ages 4-18 in five age divisions.    The newly crowned Miss Iowa Jr.

    HARLAN -- Seth Piro has been appointed to the Harlan Community Schools Board of Education replacing Lonnie Muxfeldt who resigned May 6.    The HCS Board of Education voted 3-2 Wednesday, May 29 appointing Piro, who will serve District 3 for the remainder of Muxfeldt’s term, through November, 2021.

    WEST DES MOINES -- Andrea Ferry, a student at Harlan Community High School, was recognized by Gov. Kim Reynolds and Lt. Gov. Adam Gregg for outstanding achievement at the 17th annual Governor’s Scholar Recognition Ceremony April 28 at Hy-Vee Hall in Des Moines. 

 DES MOINES (May 16-18) -- Just five minutes prior to Saturday’s 100-meter dash final at the state track meet, AHSTW senior Drake Partridge was having his sore right thigh wrapped with tape. An hour later, incredibly enough, the Viking sprinter was celebrating - not one, but two - individual state championships inside Drake Stadium. During the course of a wild 68 minutes, Partridge raced to victory in the Class 1A 100, leaped into the arms of

 DES MOINES (May 16-18) -- From a powerful start in the discus Thursday morning to a fast finish in Saturday’s 4x400 relay, the Harlan Community boys track team left Des Moines with a lot to feel good about from the 2019 Co-Ed State Track Meet. The Cyclones qualified 14 entries in 13 events for state and took home six medals, placing 11th in Class 3A with 22 points - five more than their total from the previous three years combined. As the wea

 DES MOINES (May 16-18) -- Not many teams walk away from Iowa’s state track meet with a medal percentage of 85.7, but that’s exactly what the AHSTW girls accomplished last weekend inside Drake Stadium. Bringing home top-eight medals in six of the seven events they qualified, the Lady Vikes scored 22 points and finished in a three-way tie for 11th place in the Class 1A girls team standings. Led by junior Ryann Portch’s second-place effort in th