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    HARLAN -- Virginia Mae (Jensen) Schnack, 84, Harlan, died Friday, Feb. 9 in Harlan.    Services will be held Wednesday, Feb. 21 at 10:30 a.m. at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Harlan with burial of ashes in the Harlan Cemetery.  Visitation will be Tuesday, Feb. 20 from 3-8 p.m. with family greeting friends from 5-8 p.m.

    AVOCA -- Tim Dunlevy, 79, Avoca, died February 11 at his home.    Services will be held Friday, Feb. 16 at 11 a.m. at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Avoca with burial in the Graceland Cemetery at Avoca.  A wake service was held Thursday, Feb. 15 at 6:30 p.m. at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Avoca.  Family greeted friends Thursday from 5-7 p.m.

    HARLAN -- The Harlan Fire Department held its annual Awards Banquet and Firefighter Recognition on Saturday evening, Feb. 3 at the C.G Thirkildsen Center. Firefighters were recognized for years of service and special achievements.    “The Harlan Fire Department has been fortunate in our recruiting efforts with 10 new members that have joined the fire department during the 2017 calendar year,” said Harlan Fire Chief Roger Bissen.

    HARLAN – Myrtue Medical Chief Executive Officer Barry Jacobsen this week in a letter to staff addressed the expose by The Des Moines Register regarding sexual abuse allegations against former Harlan physician Dr. Wing-Tai Fung.    The articles appeared online last week and in the print edition on Sunday, Feb.

    AVOCA -- John C. Barrett, 94, Avoca, formerly of Shelby, died Friday, Feb. 9 in Harlan.    Services will be held Tuesday, Feb. 13 at 10:30 a.m. at Burmeister-Johannsen Funeral Home with burial in the Shelby Cemetery.  Friends were asked to call Monday, Feb. 12 from 2-8 p.m. with family greeting friends from 4-7 p.m.

    WALNUT -- Theresa M. Blum, 87, Walnut, died Thursday, Feb. 8 at Elm Crest Retirement Community.    Services will be held Saturday, Feb. 17 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Walnut with burial in the St. Patrick Cemetery in Walnut.  A wake service will be held Friday, Feb. 16 at 7:15 p.m. at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Avoca. Visitation is Friday from noon-8 p.m. with family greeting friends from 4-8 p.m.

HARLAN – Harlan Community High School’s Parker Jones and Andrew Shelton have been nominated by their judges at State Iowa High School Speech Association (IHSSA) contest as Outstanding Performers in Group Improvisation, and they will perform at the all-state speech festival this weekend.    Speech Director Lisa Hagemeier said the duo’s accomplishment highlighted a state competition that saw HCHS participants perform extremely well Saturday, Feb

    HARLAN – An article in the Harlan Tribune back in 2014 outlining sexual abuse allegations against former Harlan physician Dr.