SLOAN (Feb. 15) -- The Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton girls led 20-18 at halftime before being outscored 39-12 the rest of the way last Friday in a 57-32 Class 1A regional semifinal loss at Westwood. The Spartans finished the season at 17-6 overall while the 14th-ranked Rebels improved to 19-4. Westwood lost Monday’s regional final vs.

 SIDNEY -- The AHSTW girls basketball season ended February 12 with a 53-48 loss at Sidney in a Class 2A regional quarterfinal. The Lady Vikes finished 15-7. AHSTW led by five after three quarters but was outscored 19-9 in the fourth. Scoring leaders included Claire Denning with 14, Kailey Jones 13, Claire Harris seven and Kinsey Scheffler and Kate Wise six apiece.

    A memorial service for Anthony Lee Haney will be held Thursday, Feb. 28 at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Harlan.    Visitation will be at 4 p.m. and the service will be at 5 p.m. with dinner to follow.    Haney is a former Harlan resident.
 
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    OMAHA, NE -- Kathryn Fink, 72, Omaha, NE, formerly of Harlan, died February 21 at Lakeside Hospital in Omaha.    Visitation will be held Saturday, March 2 from 10-11:30 a.m. at First United Methodist Church in Harlan with a luncheon to follow.    Fink is survived by her sons David (Eddie) of Omaha, Dale (Sarah) of Harlan, Brad (Barbie) of Harlan and Troy (Sara) of Underwood; brothers David Stanley of Mt.

    COUNTY -- Shelby County was blanketed with at least 10 inches of snow, preceded by rain, freezing rain and sleet Friday night through Sunday.  Shelby Countians were out throughout the weekend attempting to dig out from a storm the likes of hasn’t been seen in the area in years.  February 2019 is shaping up to be one of the coldest and snowiest on record.

    ELK HORN -- The Danish Mill Corporation has announced that it has received notice that the AP Møller and Chastine McKinney Møller Foundation for General Purposes of Copenhagen, Denmark is donating DKK 500.000 (approximately $75,000 USD) toward rebuilding the 1848 smock mill’s cap frame.    Danish Windmill Manager Lisa Steen Riggs said, “For our Windmill to be included in the Foundation’s efforts to preserve wind and water mills as part of

    HARLAN – Dr. Tom Osborne, former University of Nebraska Lincoln football coach and athletic director, will be the keynote speaker at Harlan Community Schools’ TeamMates Mentoring Celebration Friday, March 1.    The event will be held from 4-6 p.m.

    HARLAN -- The Petersen Family Wellness Center in Harlan had 785 guest visits on January 21 of this year which was the most guest visits the center has seen in one day since the first year it opened in 2010. Todd Alberti, director of Petersen Family Wellness Center, shared wellness center membership numbers and information during the January Myrtue Medical Center Board of Trustees meeting. 

    MANNING -- Kari Ladehoff and Jake Palmer both of Audubon plan to marry on April 27 in a ceremony at the Hausbarn in Manning.    Kari is the daughter of Robin and Janet Ladehoff, Irwin. Jake is the son of Gary and Pat Palmer, Manilla.