ANITA (July 10) -- For six and one-third innings Tuesday, the tougher the situation was the better Cole Burmeister pitched for Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton. Locked in a district duel with Coon Rapids-Bayard’s Christian Cook, the Spartan junior scored his team’s only run in the third and blanked the Crusaders for six gutsy innings on the mound. Unfortunately for Exira-EHK, Burmeister’s gem went for naught in the end as a high pitch count, some sh

 MADRID (July 10) -- Grant Stracke hit a three-run homer in the fourth inning to give IKM-Manning a 4-0 lead and Jared Johnson pitched a four-hitter Tuesday night as the eighth-seeded IKM-Manning baseball team knocked off top-seeded Madrid 4-3 in a Class 1A district quarterfinal. The Tigers scored three runs off Johnson (one earned) during the fifth and sixth innings but the senior ace was able to close the deal and send the Wolves (8-14) to t

 CLARINDA (July 7) -- The AHSTW baseball season ended in heartbreaking fashion last Saturday night when a two-out error in the bottom of the seventh allowed Shenandoah to score the winning run and beat the Vikings 3-2 in a Class 2A district quarterfinal held at Clarinda. AHSTW took a 2-0 lead in the first inning when a bases-loaded walk/wild pitch allowed both Joel Sampson and Sam Porter to score.

    HARLAN -- Patricia Ann Frazier, 92, Harlan, died July 7 at Myrtue Medical Center in Harlan.    A celebration of life was held Thursday, July 12 at 10 a.m. at C.G. Therkildsen Center in Harlan.    Frazier is survived by son Dan (Deanna) Frazier of Belmond; daughter Diane (Keith) Manlove of Rochester, MN; sister Marilyn Smith of Urbandale; and four grandchildren.    Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan was in charge of arrangements.

    ELK HORN -- Julia Frances Peterson, 94, Elk Horn, died July 8 at the Salem Lutheran Home.    Services were held Thursday, July 12 at 11 a.m.

    COUNTY -- For 149 years, the Shelby County Fair has offered a lifetime of memories to everyone who attends.

    COUNTY – The Shelby County Board of Supervisors has opted against a union request to adopt a resolution that union representatives have said indicates support of Shelby County employees and collective bargaining units.    In a statement read Tuesday, July 3, the board said it had met with its labor counsel, Michael Galloway, to discuss the county unions’ request to adopt the resolution titled “Support for Shelby County Employees and Collec

    HARLAN -- Local high school musicians, Caitlin Bissen and Sirriniti Fleshman from Harlan Community High School are touring Europe with the Iowa Ambassadors of Music (IAM) July 3-18.    The local students are part of a select group of 390 student musicians, advisors and parents from across Iowa.

    HARLAN -- 4-H is a tradition that can be passed down through generations. Students can start getting involved as early as kindergarten through Clover Kids. This year, the Shelby County Fair is adding a Clover Kids graduation for the third graders’ last year in Clover Kids.    The Goshorn family has been involved with the fair for many years.