COUNTY – Shelby County Emergency Preparedness partners will participate in a county-wide tornado drill to be held on Wednesday, March 28 from 10-10:30 a.m.  Shelby County Emergency Management, Shelby County Public Health and Myrtue Medical Center encourage everyone to take this opportunity to prepare, plan, and protect their loved ones from the effects of severe spring weather.    This week is Severe Weather Awareness Week, March 26-30, as

    HARLAN – Eight Harlan Community High School HOSA-Future Health Professionals students participated in the State Leadership Conference in Des Moines March 11-13.    A number of students are eligible to advance to the International Leadership Conference in Dallas, TX June 26-30.  Any HOSA students receiving 1st through 3rd place can advance. 

    HARLAN -- The City of Harlan has begun its new project to replace all of the street signs in town.  The two-three year project began with these new red signs being put up in the southeast quadrant of town.    New Iowa Department of Transportation regulations require certain sizes of signs, letters on signs and reflectivity, and the city is making the changes to follow those regulations.  Costs for this year’s portion of the project is $4,2

    ELK HORN – Millright Ben Hassett and his crew are planning to arrive in mid-April to complete the construction on the Danish Windmill project, officials announced this month.    The Mill’s restoration project has been met with delay after one of the 67-foot timbers for the new sails that had been air drying for more than a year turned out to be of inferior quality and could not be properly shaped.    Officials said it was determined that r

    EARLING -- Raymond H. Wilwerding, 85, Earling, died Monday, March 19 in Earling.    Services will be held Friday, March 23 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Earling with burial in the St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery in Earling.  A wake service was held Thursday, March 22 at 7:30 p.m. at the church.  Friends were asked to call Thursday from 4-8 p.m. with family greeting friends from 5-8 p.m.

    HARLAN -- The 32nd Annual Home, Garden & Living Show will be hosted by the Harlan Newspapers this Saturday, March 24 in Veteran’s Memorial Auditorium, Harlan.    Thirty-seven venders will be on hand to show visitors new ways to improve their homes, lawns, gardens and other aspects of living in Shelby County, said event coordinator, Mike Kolbe.

    HARLAN -- Today’s high school students have many opportunities to get a jump start on fulfilling college requirements by completing college classes before graduating from high school.

    AVOCA -- AHSTW Superintendent of Schools Jesse Ulrich has announced his resignation effective June 30 as he has accepted the superintendent’s position with the Fort Dodge Community Schools.    In a statement sent to the AHSTW community this week, Ullrich said, “I have submitted a letter of resignation to the AHSTW Board of Directors effective June 30, 2018. 

    BRITT -- Former Harlan City Clerk and Finance Director Debra Sawyer has been named Britt’s new city administrator/clerk effective Monday, March 19.    Sawyer was hired in 2012 in Harlan, replacing long-time city clerk Sue Lambert, but was discharged from duties October 27, 2015.