HARLAN -- Alyce A. Rasmussen, 89, Harlan, died March 21 at Myrtue Medical Center in Harlan.    Services will be held Saturday, March 30 at 11 a.m. at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan with burial in the Union Township Cemetery at Defiance.  Visitation is Saturday, March 30 from 9-11 a.m.

    IRWIN -- Gregory Alan Bates, 53, Irwin, died March 21 at his home.    Services will be held Tuesday, March 26 at 1:30 p.m. at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan with burial in the Rose Hill Cemetery in Kirkman.  Visitation was Monday, March 25 from 3-8 p.m. with family greeting friends from 6-8 p.m.

    COUNTY – Shelby County Emergency Preparedness partners will participate in a county-wide tornado drill to be held on Wednesday, March 27 from 10-10:30 a.m.  Shelby County Emergency Management, Shelby County Public Health and Myrtue Medical Center encourage everyone to take this opportunity to prepare, plan, and protect their loved ones from the effects of severe spring weather.    This week is Severe Weather Awareness Week, March 25-29, as

    DES MOINES – A complaint filed with the Iowa Public Information Board (IPIB) by Harlan resident Larry Trickel, alleging violation of the Iowa Opens Meeting Law by the Harlan Independent School District, was dismissed by the IPIB Thursday, March 21.    A dismissal order prepared by IPIB Executive Director Margaret E. Johnson, J.D.

    The Iowa State Patrol Impaired and Distracted Driving course was held at the Teen Health & Resiliency Fair Saturday morning at HCHS. Participants could chose to wear the fatal vision googles or text while driving as they navigated the route.

    COUNTY – Shelby County officials have documented more than $1.15 million in flood-related damages from the event that occurred in Shelby County Wednesday, March 13 and thereafter.    Shelby County Emergency Management Coordinator Alex Londo and his staff have been working with local officials to determine the damage to public infrastructure.

    CASPER, WY -- Kevin E. Sprague, 53, Casper, WY, died Tuesday, March 12 in Casper.    Services will be held Saturday, March 30 at 11 a.m. at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Harlan with burial of ashes in the Harlan Cemetery.  Family will greet friends Saturday from 9:30-11 a.m.

    EARLING -- Dorothy Kenkel, 80, Earling, died March 18 at the University of Nebraska Medical Center.    Services will be held Saturday, March 23 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Earling with burial in the St. Joseph’s Cemetery at Earling.  A wake service will be held Friday, March 22 at 7 p.m. at the church.  Visitation is Friday from 4-8 p.m.

    HARLAN – Harlan Community Schools Superintendent Justin Wagner on Monday, March 18 was offered the opportunity to sign a waiver allowing for the HCS Board of Education to release the results of an independent investigation and staff survey, but as of early Thursday morning, March 21, he had not responded to that e-mail request by the Harlan Newspapers.    The school board is prohibited by law from discussing or providing to the public cert