HARLAN – The City of Harlan continues to work with the Southwest Iowa Planning Council (SWIPCO) on an application for a Community Development Block Grant for housing rehabilitation of six homes in Harlan.    Alexis Fleener, Community Development Team Leader with SWIPCO, said this grant program is very competitive because housing rehabilitation is a big need all across the state.

    HARLAN - Myrtue Medical Center works with community partners and the general public to determine health care priorities through a Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) provided by Myrtue’s Public Health Department.      The most recent Public Health CHNA was completed in early 2016. Among the highest level of responses was a need for mental wellness and more willingness to seek help.

    IRWIN -- Norman and Donna Campbell of Irwin will mark 65 years of marriage on May 2. Their family is planning a card shower in their honor. Cards will reach them if sent to 212 Ave. M, Irwin, IA 51446.    Their family includes Terry and Roxann Campbell, North Sioux City, SD; Renae and Rich Wiig, Irwin; Wanda Kasperbauer, West Des Moines; seven grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren (another great-grandchild due in June).

 HARLAN (April 18) -- Glenwood scored three times in the first 13 minutes and was able to maintain at least a two-goal advantage the rest of the way here Thursday night, beating the Harlan Community girls soccer team 6-2. The Rams took 23 shots on goal compared to just four for HCHS, which dropped to 2-3 overall and 0-2 in the Hawkeye Ten Conference.

 MISSOURI VALLEY (April 16) -- The Harlan Community girls soccer team picked up its first two wins of the year in dominant fashion last week, winning 8-1 at Greene County Monday night and shutting out Missouri Valley 9-0 on Tuesday. Highlights included a hat trick by freshman Kaia Bieker at Greene County and two goals apiece for freshman Raegen Wicks and senior Lindsey Metzger at Mo. Valley.

 DES MOINES (April 21) -- Local athletes from Harlan Community and IKM-Manning have qualified five events for the 2019 Drake Relays in Des Moines. This year’s area qualifiers - three individual events and two relays - will compete Friday and Saturday (April 26-27) at Drake Stadium. IKM-Manning freshman Amos Rasmussen will lead things off Friday at 8:40 a.m. in the 100-meter dash prelims.

 COUNCIL BLUFFS (April 18) -- Harlan Community won two events, scored 122.5 points and placed second to Abraham Lincoln at Thursday’s Council Bluffs AL/TJ Girls Track Invitational. The Lynx showed up big for their home meet, led by senior standout Darby Thomas winning four gold medals in the long jump, 100-meter dash, 200 dash and 100 hurdles.

 WAUKEE (April 18) -- Harlan Community placed at least once in all 14 events it entered Thursday night, scoring 84 points and finishing fifth out of eight teams in the “Class A” division of the Waukee Boys Track Invitational. Pella led the Class A standings with 124.5 points, followed by Carlisle (119), Norwalk (110) and Dallas Center-Grimes (103).

 SHENANDOAH (April 16) -- Haley Manz was the third-place medalist with a round of 98 and Kayla Powers placed 12th with a 105 last Tuesday, leading Harlan Community to sixth out of nine teams in the Shenandoah Fillie Girls Golf Invitational held at the American Legion Country Club. Creston, paced by Rylie Driskell’s first-place round of 80 and Maria Groumoutis’ runner-up 96, won the team championship by 25 strokes over Glenwood, 403 to 428, fol