EARLING – The Shelby County Board of Supervisors will hold a public hearing Tuesday, Sept.

    HARLAN -- The HCS Board of Education heard a presentation from an architectural firm Monday, Aug.

    PANAMA -- “When I was a teacher, I told this story.

    HARLAN -- Larry D. Wunder, 84, Harlan, died Wednesday, Aug. 15 in Harlan.    Services will be held Tuesday, Aug. 21 at 11 a.m. at Congregational United Church of Christ in Harlan.  Friends were asked to call Monday, Aug. 20 from 2-8 p.m. with family greeting friends from 5-8 p.m.

    HARLAN -- Violet I. Fiscus, 96, Harlan, died August 19 at Elm Crest Retirement Community.    Services will be held Saturday, Aug. 25 at 11 a.m. at First United Methodist Church in Harlan with burial in the Rose Hill Cemetery at Kirkman.  Visitation is Saturday from 9:30-11 a.m.

    OAKLAND -- Everett H. Peterson, 81, Oakland, formerly of Harlan, died August 16 in Omaha, NE.        There is no visitation.  A private graveside service will be held.    Peterson is survived by his wife, Frieda Peterson, of Oakland; daughters Rosina Peterson of Council Bluffs and Peggy (Robert) Engle of Treynor; sons Mike (Jackie) Peterson of Logan, Steve Peterson of Rancho Cordova, CA and Mark Peterson of Oakland; brothers Dr.

ARLAN -- The Iowa Community Kitchen in Harlan is going into its fifth year anniversary.    The Iowa community kitchen serves a freewill donation meal every Tuesday from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the First Baptist Church.    “We’re there for the people who need a well balanced meal and we’re also there for socialization and fellowship, we bring the community together,” Vicki Bever said.    The kitchen was founded in Harlan by Bever.

  ELK HORN -- Elk Horn is getting a new restaurant, The Norse Horse Tavern. Diane and Dave Thompson own the restaurant but their son-in-law, Arron Dixon, will operate it. Dixon hopes to have it open within the next month, but it depends on the remodeling.    Once opened, the tavern will have 12 taps with beer; one with root beer or cream soda.

    COUNTY -- Non-profit agencies within Shelby County will have until the end of August to complete applications for funding from Shelby County Community Chest. Funds from SCCC are made possible by the generosity of local donors to the SCCC annual fund drive which will be taking place this fall.    Shelby County Community Chest accumulates and then disburses the funds from this campaign to local non-profits for a single year.