HARLAN -- Ryan Pattee, Avoca, has joined Harlan Newspapers to be its intern for the summer.    Pattee just completed his sophomore year at Iowa State University and hopes to major in Journalism and Mass Communications as well as minor in Digital Design. 

    HARLAN -- Friday, May 10 marked the last elementary track meet coordinated by long-time elementary physical education instructor Mark Vande Berg, who is retiring at the end of the school year.    Each year the elementary track meet is a highlight for upper elementary students, who finally get a chance to hit the track.

    HARLAN -- Michael Christensen, 57, Harlan, died Sunday, May 12 at Elm Crest Retirement Community in Harlan.    Services are pending at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan.
See a PDF below of their obituary, if one was provided by the family or funeral home.

    EARLING -- Lavina Blum, 101, formerly of Earling, died Saturday, May 11 at Dunlap Specialty Care in Dunlap.    Services are pending at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan.
See a PDF below of their obituary, if one was provided by the family or funeral home.
 

    HARLAN -- Merle Lawyer, 84, Harlan, died Thursday, May 9 in Harlan.    Services will be held Tuesday, May 14 at 11 a.m. at First United Methodist Church in Harlan with burial in the Neola Township Cemetery in Neola.  Friends were asked to call Monday, May 13 from 1-8 p.m. with family greeting friends from 4-8 p.m.

    GRISWOLD -- Shirley Boysen, 91, Griswold, died May 9 at the Griswold Rehab & Health Center.    Services will be held Wednesday, May 15 at 10:30 a.m. at Congregational United Church of Christ in Harlan with burial in the Harlan Cemetery.  Family will greet friends Tuesday, May 14 from 5-7 p.m.

    HARLAN -- Harlan Community High School hosted the Hawkeye 10 Art Show on Wednesday, May 8, and it was considered a huge success.    Each conference school brought approximately 20 students and between 50-100 works of art to be displayed.    Students had the opportunity to view the work and give awards to works they liked.  The event was open to the public from 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m. 

    HARLAN -- On Thursday, May 9, officials from the Iowa Board of Regents, the Western Iowa Regents Resource Center (WIRRC) and Iowa Western Community College (IWCC) announced an expanded partnership to help students in western Iowa pursue a degree at one of Iowa’s public universities.    The partnership reflects the Board of Regents commitment to assisting area students by having a transfer specialist on site at IWCC’s campus in Harlan.

    COUNTY -- The Iowa Attorney General’s Office, possibly in conjunction with the Iowa Department of Criminal Investigation, has been provided information for review regarding a recent special investigation of the Shelby County Emergency Management Agency.    Shelby County Attorney Marcus Gross, Jr.