LANSING, IA -- Former Portsmouth residents Alfred and Jeanne Stein of Lansing, IA will mark their 50th wedding anniversary on February 24. Their family is planning a card shower in their honor.         Cards will reach them if sent to 2071 Gruber Ridge Rd, Lansing, IA 52151. A private family gathering will be held at a future date.

    EARLING -- Leonard and Mary Pat Tremel of Earling will celebrate their 68th wedding anniversary today, February 16.    Their family includes Jean and Art Kritenbrink, Council Bluffs; Nancy Tremel and Dale Petersen, British Columbia; Kathy Olson, Norwalk, and the late Ron Olson; Don Tremel, Earling; Deb and Tom Henrich, Earling; and Sharon Bruck and Kelly Reynolds, Earling. 

    EARLING -- Mary Heese of Earling will celebrate her 80th birthday on February 22. Her children are planning a card shower in her honor. Cards will reach her if sent to 1818 Hwy. 191, Earling, IA 51530. 

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HARLAN – Anyone with unpaid parking tickets should get them taken care of soon or face additional administrative costs and fees under an effort by the Harlan Police Department to collect on those tickets.    The City of Harlan has entered into a 28E agreement with Shelby County that will allow for the collection of unpaid parking tickets over 30 days old when the owner of a vehicle seeks to re-register the vehicle.  The motor vehicle departmen

    REGIONAL -- There have been several reports of scams starting up again in our area, reports the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office. The first report is one of a relative being in jail in a different city or state and requesting money to bond the relative out of jail.  If this is a call you are receiving please use caution, officials said.    There is also a scam which is using local area phone numbers and requesting funds.

HARLAN -- The Harlan FFA Chapter will celebrate National FFA Week, Feb. 17-24. This year’s theme is I Can, We Will and it embraces more than 90 years of FFA traditions while looking forward to the organization’s future. More than 653,000 members will participate in National FFA Week activities at local, state and national levels.

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