HARLAN -- Phyllis Ann Monahan, 76, Harlan, died April 3 at Elm Crest Retirement Community.    Services will be held Friday, April 12 at 11 a.m. at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Harlan with burial at St. Mary’s Cemetery in Portsmouth.  A wake service will be held Thursday, April 11 at 7 p.m. at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan.  Visitation is Thursday from 5-8 p.m.

    HANCOCK -- Carla Annette Johnk, 58, Hancock, died April 4 at her home.    Services were held Monday, April 8 at 11 a.m. at First Presbyterian Church in Walnut with burial in the Lincoln Township Cemetery at Walnut at a later date.

    HARLAN -- The Harlan Community High School Drama Department will present the play Getting Sara Married this weekend in the HCHS auditorium.    The play will be performed on Saturday, April 13 at 7 p.m. and again on Sunday, April 14 at 2 p.m.  Doors will open an hour before each performance.    Sara Hastings is an unmarried lawyer in her mid-30s, much too busy to get involved in romance.

    HARLAN -- Harlan HOSA (Future Health Professionals) students attended the State HOSA Leadership Conference March 17-19 in Des Moines and competed well, qualifying for the national event held in June.  Students competed in Medical Math, Health Career Photography, and Community Awareness and came away with top honors.    Rachel Anderson received fifth place in Medical Math test.  Justina Borgman and Ashley Sonderman both entered Health Caree

    COUNTY – Shelby County property owners should have received in the mail last week notification of property assessment changes, Shelby County Assessor Tony Buman said.    On average, the county as a whole is seeing a five percent assessment increase, with much of Harlan receiving around a 10 percent increase on residential properties.    “Based on sales, the county median for residential properties indicates the county as a whole is a littl

    HARLAN – A Kansas City firm proposing a housing development in north Harlan has been awarded housing tax credits from the Iowa Finance Authority for the project, it was announced this week.    Prairie Fire Development Group LLC will receive $710,833 in housing tax credits for a total of 36 new construction affordable units for the Christiansen Meadows subdivision project.    The Iowa Finance Authority Board of Directors last Wednesday awar

    STATE -- The Allegation Review Committee for the Diocese of Des Moines investigated an allegation received last fall against Father Leonard Kenkel of decades-old sexual abuse of a minor and found the allegation to be substantiated, meaning there is sufficient evidence to believe that the abuse occurred.    Upon receiving the complaint Sept.

    LAS VEGAS, NV -- Ashley Johnson and Kristofer Lansman both of Harlan plan to marry on May 17 in Las Vegas.    Parents of the couple are Danny and Lana Johnson, Sioux City; and Jeff and Sandy Lansman, Harlan. 

PANAMA -- Rebecca Anne Christensen and Jackson Francis Keane both of Westphalia exchanged marriage vows on February 2, 2019 at St. Mary’s of Assumption Catholic Church in Panama. Father David Smith performed the 2:30 p.m. double ring ceremony.    Parents of the bride are Brian R. Christensen, Harlan; and Brenda S. Johnson, Harlan. Parents of the groom are Kelly J. Keane, Panama, and the late Mark Keane.