GLENWOOD (April 17) -- The Harlan Community boys tennis team took a 3-2 dual record into Thursday’s meet at Shenandoah following a 9-0 defeat at Glenwood Tuesday. HCHS also notched an 8-1 dual win at Audubon on April 12 before its meets at St. Albert (April 13) and vs. Kuemper (April 16) were postponed. All six Cyclone varsity players earned at least one win against the Wheelers as they were just a tiebreaker loss away from a 9-0 sweep.

    HARLAN -- Bill Shannon, 95, Harlan, died April 20 at Myrtue Medical Center in Harlan.    Services will be held Tuesday, April 24 at 1 p.m. at First United Methodist Church in Harlan with burial in the Oak Hill Cemetery in Irwin.  Visitation was Monday, April 23 from 4-8 p.m. with family greeting friends from 5-7 p.m.

    EARLING -- Gerald John Bissen, 92, Earling, died April 19 at his home.    Services were held Monday, April 23 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Earling with burial in the St.

“We desperately need more foster families in our area,” said Dawn Luetje, project manager with Lutheran Services in Iowa (LSI), Denison, who works with foster families and children in need of placement in western Iowa.    “In Shelby County we currently have nine licensed foster families.  Of those nine families, two are only taking relative placements.  There are currently 18 children placed in foster homes in Shelby County.    “As a result th

    COUNTY – Elimination of a backfill of funding for Shelby County cities, county entities and schools would be detrimental, requiring those groups to get creative on how best to fund essential services in the future or face service cuts or possible tax increases.    There’s been much discussion this legislative session about eliminating the backfill of funding, but as of this week it looks like the issue may have been shelved for one more ye

    COUNTY -- Shelby County is awaiting damage estimates for a deputy’s vehicle that suffered significant damage after a pursuit through Shelby County April 13.    Sheriff Neil Gross said he’s awaiting to see if the vehicle is a total loss, or if it can be repaired.  If totaled, it will take up to four months to get another car ordered, equipped and back on the road.    At this time, the office is utilizing other law enforcement deputy vehicle

    REGIONAL -- “I will never shut up about this.”    A new photo project featuring residents of western Iowa tells sexual assault survivors’ stories, in their own words and on their terms.    The photo project is the third of its type completed by Rebecca McKinsey, a reporter at the Carroll Daily Times Herald, and Jacob Fiscus, owner of the Photography by Fiscus studio in Carroll.

    HARLAN -- Myrtue Medical Center is celebrating National Hospital Week May 7-13.    The hospital. Those two words permeate our national conscience. Think about it.    When Americans talk about the place they rely on at critical times of their lives, they just say the hospital and everyone knows what they mean. In communities all across America, the hospital is the place that cures and cares.    But hospitals are not just places.

    HARLAN -- Dallas A. Havick, 101, Harlan, died Tuesday, April 17 in Harlan.    Services will be held Saturday, April 21 at 10:30 a.m. at Burmeister-Johannsen Funeral Home in Harlan with burial in the Jacksonville Cemetery in Jacksonville.  Friends may call Friday, April 20 from 2-8 p.m. with family greeting friends from 5-7 p.m.