COUNTY -- Temperatures in Harlan and Shelby County this week were the coldest, with wind chill, in nearly 25 years, according to the National Weather Service.  At 8 a.m. Wednesday, Jan.

    MORAVIA -- Jeri Hill and Richard Petersen both of Harlan exchanged marriage vows on October 20, 2018 at Honey Creek Resort at Lake Rathbun, Moravia. Will Owen performed the double ring outdoor ceremony.    Parents of the bride are Angie Hill, La  Harpe, IL; and Jerry Hill, Red Oak. Parents of the groom are Brian Petersen, Harlan; and Kay Petersen, Westphalia.

 AREA -- The AHSTW, Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton and IKM-Manning boys basketball teams will each be bracketed in Class 1A, Substate 8 when postseason play begins next month. The Iowa High School Athletic Association released its boys basketball district pods January 18 for Class 1A and 2A teams. AHSTW (8-8) and Exira-EHK (13-2) will compete in District 15 while IKM-Manning (10-5) is part of District 16.

 HARLAN -- The Harlan Community girls basketball team has added a 21st game to the schedule and will now host Nodaway Valley on Thursday, January 31, in Harlan. The junior varsity will play first at 5:00 p.m., followed by the varsity game at 6:30. Both teams were short one game on their schedule.

 UNDERWOOD (Jan. 21) -- Kailey Jones made 10-of-12 field goals, scored a career-high 22 points and grabbed eight rebounds Monday night to lead the AHSTW girls past Underwood 56-38. Jones, a 5’11” sophomore, became the fourth Lady Vike player this season to eclipse the 20-point mark in a game.

 UNDERWOOD (Jan. 21) -- AHSTW saw its 24-20 halftime lead quickly turn into a 20-point loss Monday night as Underwood outscored the Vikings 38-14 in the second half to win 58-38 in Western Iowa Conference boys basketball action.

 PLATTSMOUTH, NEB. (Jan. 19) -- The Harlan Community wrestlers finished fourth out of 14 teams in a tough Plattsmouth Invitational last Saturday as runners-up Oscar Olmos and Derec Weyer led a group of 11 Cyclone place-winners. Millard South, one of four state-ranked Nebraska teams in the field (No. 2 in Class A), claimed five individual champions and won the team title with 252.5 points. Blair (No.

 MANNING (Jan.

Exira-EHK 81, West Harrison 45 MONDAMIN (Jan. 17) -- The Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton girls raced out to a 34-8 lead after one quarter and drained 10 three-pointers last Thursday night in an 81-45 road win over West Harrison. Freshman Macy Emgarten led four Spartans in double figures with 18 points and also blocked four shots.