AVOCA -- Wayne and Phyllis Krohn of Avoca marked their 60th wedding anniversary on May 29. The couple has two sons and daughters-in-law, Dale and Kim Krohn, Avoca; and Dean and Joy Krohn also of Avoca.    The Krohns have six grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. They are retired farmers having farmed in Shelby and East Pottawattamie Counties before retiring and moving to Avoca.

    HARLAN -- Jeff and Cyndi Petersen of Harlan will celebrate 30 years of marriage on June 11. Their family includes son and daughter-in-law, Cody and Audrey Petersen, Iowa City; and daughter and her fiance, Chelsy Petersen and Jordan Newcomb, Harlan.

 IRWIN (May 30) -- It was a typical IKM-Manning vs.

 CRESTON (May 31) -- The Harlan Community softball team totaled 31 hits in just 10 innings at bat Thursday night, improving to 3-0 in Hawkeye Ten Conference play with a doubleheader sweep at Creston. HCHS won 7-4 and 14-2, with game two lasting just three innings. The Cyclones also moved back over the .500 mark with a 5-4 overall record.

 CRESTON (May 31) -- The Harlan Community baseball team swept a conference doubleheader at Creston Thursday, holding on for a 2-1 win in game one before routing the Panthers 10-0 in a five-inning night cap. HCHS improved to 5-2 overall and 4-0 in Hawkeye Ten Conference play while Creston dropped to 2-4 and 1-2, respectively.HCHS 2, Creston 1 Connor Bruck pitched a perfect seventh inning with just seven pitches to earn his second save and close

 URBANDALE (June 1) -- Harlan Community played hard and determined, but didn’t control the ball enough to hang with Des Moines Christian in Friday’s Class 1A regional semifinal girls soccer game. The 15th-ranked Lions dominated possession time and shot attempts and got a hat trick from Angela Kinzie on their home turf, posting their 11th shutout of the year with a 4-0 win over HCHS. Des Moines Christian (15-2) advanced to Monday’s Region 3 fin

 MARSHALLTOWN (May 30) -- Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton sophomore Jacey Anthofer made herself right at home in her state golf meet debut last week, shooting identical rounds of 88 to place 12th out of 83 competitors in Class 1A. This year’s 1A Girls State Golf Tournament was held May 29-30 at Marshalltown’s American Legion Golf Course. Anthofer, who placed sixth at her regional final meet in Atlantic May 21, finished with a 34-over-par total of 17

 AMES (May 30) -- Harlan Community senior Ellen Keast finished her three-year high school golf career at the Class 3A state tournament last week, placing 69th out of 75 individuals at Coldwater Golf Links in Ames. Keast shot consistent nine-hole scores during the 36-hole event last Tuesday and Wednesday (May 29-30), but was plagued by a few bad holes in carding rounds of 110 and 116 for a total of 226 strokes. Keast, who did not join the HCHS

The World Herald's Kevin Cole featured the harrowing adventure Josh Hansen had in Omaha this weekend.
Weekend Uber driver Josh Hansen, 43, of Harlan, was punched in the head by a fare shortly after picking the man up about 2:30 a.m. Sunday near 45th and Burdette Streets. When the man demanded Hansen’s wallet, the driver cooperated but then followed him until the man was arrested.