MANNING (Jan. 30) -- The IKM-Manning girls generated 34 Tri-Center turnovers with their full court pressure and shot 65 percent from the field in Tuesday night’s 73-22 home win over the Trojans. The 14th-ranked (2A) Wolves, who have now won 11 of their last 12 games, raced out to a 22-6 lead after one quarter and extended the margin to 52-17 at halftime and 68-18 after three.

 AVOCA (Jan. 30) -- The AHSTW girls basketball team extended its winning streak to three games Tuesday night and evened its Western Iowa Conference record at .500 with a commanding 65-35 home win over Griswold. The Lady Vikes, now 8-11 overall and 8-8 in the WIC, scored at least 14 points in every quarter and built on a 10-point halftime lead by outscoring the Tigers 18-5 in the third.

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 AREA (Jan. 25) -- The Iowa High School Athletic Association last Thursday released the new district football assignments for the 2018 and 2019 seasons.

   HARLAN -- Anna Ahrenholotz  passes the bucket at last Friday’s ball games in Harlan to raise funds for Cancer research.    The annual Pink/Blue Out event was a huge success.

    DEFIANCE -- Smitty Bee Honey, Defiance, has a featured role in the first episode of the Netflix series Rotten, a documentary on the food supply chain airing now on Netflix.    Camera crews spent a day filming at the Defiance location, and Smitty Bee Honey is featured in the first episode, Lawyers, Guns and Honey, of the six-episode series.  Both owner Doug Schmitz and general manager Tony Schmitz appear in the film.

    PANAMA - The steaks were cooked to perfection, the banquet hall filled to the rim and the annual Cattlemen’s banquet was the place to be for great food, an outstanding community auction and friendship.      St.

    HARLAN – The City of Harlan and employees represented by the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Iowa Council 61 exchanged initial bargaining proposals last week.    After proposals were exchanged, the groups entered closed session for negotiations.    The union, representing employees of the public works department and police department, is requesting a five-year agreement with 1.5 percent wage increases

    PANAMA -- Kelsey Leinen and Taylor Assmann both of Woodbine exchanged marriage vows at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Panama on August 19, 2017. Father David Smith performed the 3 p.m. double ring ceremony.    Parents of the couple are Scott and Dena Leinen, Harlan; and Larry and Chris Assmann, Panama.