HARLAN -- Harlan Community senior Preston Mulligan signed a national letter of intent on February 6 to play football at Briar Cliff University in Sioux City. Mulligan put together an outstanding senior season at quarterback last fall, earning second team All-State honors and first team All-District recognition after passing for 2,676 yards as the Cyclones finished 8-3 and reached the quarterfinals of the Class 3A playoffs.

 HARLAN -- Harlan Community senior Eli Boldan signed a national letter of intent on February 6 to play football at Dordt College in Sioux Center. Boldan (6’2”, 173) was part of a three-headed monster at tight end/receiver for the Cyclones last fall, leading the team with 828 receiving yards. His 36 receptions and nine touchdown catches both ranked second.

    HARLAN -- Harlan FFA members competed at Southwest Iowa District FFA Career Development Events on Saturday, March 2 at Glenwood High School.Iowa FFA Degree Candidates    Nine members have cleared the first hurdle in an effort to earn their Iowa FFA Degree.

    HARLAN -- Harlan FFA members competed at Southwest Iowa District FFA Career Development Events on Saturday, March 2 at Glenwood High School.Iowa FFA Degree Candidates    Nine members have cleared the first hurdle in an effort to earn their Iowa FFA Degree.

HARLAN -- Students from Harlan Community High School will be attending the Business Professionals of America (BPA) 2019 National Leadership Conference, in Anaheim, CA, May 1-5.    HCHS chapter members will join nearly 6,000 conference delegates from across the nation to compete in national level business skills competitions and attend leadership development, workshops, general sessions, and national officer candidate campaigns and elections.  

    HARLAN -- A science fair showcasing projects by 28 groups of 3rd, 4th and 5th grade students from Shelby County was held Thursday evening at Vet’s Auditorium in Harlan. The event was coordinated by Harlan Community Library and ISU Extension and Outreach - Shelby County. Funds for the program were made possible by the Monogram Loves Kids Grant.       Each individual or group project was judged by three judges.

    HARLAN -- Following no written or verbal comments or objections during the February public hearing, the Myrtue Medical Center Board of Trustees approved to lower the current tax levy rate from $1.20792 per thousand taxable valuation to $1.17357 for the 2019-2020 fiscal year.    MMC Chief Financial Officer Kristy Hansen told the board in January the new levy rate is expected to generate the same funding as last year’s $1.20 levy with $1,018

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 HARLAN -- Harlan Community senior Derec Weyer signed a national letter of intent on February 6 to play football at Southwest Minnesota State University in Marshall, Minnesota. Weyer earned second-team All-District 9 honors as an offensive lineman last fall - starting at left tackle - and was also part of the Cyclones’ rotation at defensive tackle as the team finished 8-3 overall and advanced to the Class 3A playoff quarterfinals.