HARLAN – The Harlan Community Schools Board of Education held another closed session meeting with its legal counsel present Monday, March 18 to evaluate an individual, and after approximately 1 ½ hours of discussion, re-entered open session and took no action.    It’s the third closed session meeting the board has held in recent months, under Iowa Code Section 21.5(1)(i) “to evaluate the professional competency of an individual whose appointme

HARLAN -- Harlan’s Shopko store will be closing sometime before June.    It was announced  Monday, March 18 that Shopko would be closing all remaining stores and liquidate its assets by June, according to a document filed in bankruptcy court.    A press release stated that the company was unable to find a buyer for the retail business, and operations will begin winding down as early as this week.    “This is not the outcome we had hoped for wh

    COUNTY – Shelby County is asking for clarifications from the Iowa State Auditor’s Office regarding information released in a special investigation of the county’s Emergency Management Association office.    A special investigation by the Iowa State Auditor’s Office has identified $59,165.28 in improper disbursements and $1,597.32 of unsupported disbursements, with all but $2,080.36 related to the Shelby County Emergency Management Associat

School board statement made at every board meeting regarding citizen comments

    HARLAN -- Ida L. Heim, 95, Harlan, died Sunday, March 17 at Myrtue Medical Center 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.

    NORTH CHARLESTON, SC -- Nancy Seufert, 52, North Charleston, SC, died Monday, March 11 at Summerville SC Medical Center.    She is survived by her husband, Clayton; sons Mike and Chris; daughters Judie and Kelly; and grandchildren Mitchell, Brianna, Nathanial and Garrett.    Open visitation is Wednesday, March 20 from 1-2 p.m. at Fouts Funeral Home in Woodbine. 

    WESTPHALIA -- William “Bill” Francis Goetzinger, 67, Westphalia, died March 13 at Myrtue Medical Center in Harlan.    Services will be held Wednesday, March 20 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Westphalia with burial in the St. Boniface Cemetery in Westphalia.  Family will greet friends Tuesday, March 19 from 4-6 p.m. at the church.  Visitation is from 3-7 p.m.

    LEWIS -- Jay Delbert Brehmer, 53, Lewis, died March 14 at his home.    Services were held Monday, March 18 at 1 p.m.

HARLAN -- Snow melt, heavy rains and frozen ground contributed to historical March flooding in Shelby County and Harlan.  Roads were closed, Westridge Acres Mobile Home Court and homes along Exchange St.