HARLAN (Dec.

DES MOINES -- Maggie Hatcher, a longtime volunteer at the Principal® Charity Classic, presented by Wells Fargo, has been recognized as the 2017 PGA TOUR Champions “Volunteer of the Year.”    The award was announced in December during the TOUR’s annual meetings in Boca Raton, FL with Hatcher being selected as this year’s outstanding volunteer across all 26 PGA TOUR Champions events.

COUNTY -- Gene Gross, Chair of the Shelby County Community Foundation, announced that approximately $117,000 in grant funds are available for Shelby County nonprofit organizations and that applications are due no later than February 1, 2018.

 HARLAN (Dec.

 HARLAN (Dec. 12) -- Games of 200-plus from Devin Wilson and Keaton Jones led the Harlan Community boys bowling team to its first dual win of the season Tuesday at Cyclone Lanes. The Cyclones defeated the Lynx by 238 total pins - 2,655 to 2,417 - and improved to 1-1 on the year. The HCHS girls, meanwhile, dropped to 0-2 following a loss of 2,159 to 1,792. The top individual scores of the day were turned in by Wilson and Jones.

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    PORTSMOUTH - Helen M. Kleffman, 93 died Thurs., Dec. 21 at Myrtue Medical Center in Harlan.    A visitation will be held at Portsmouth’s St. Mary Our Lady of Fatima on Thursday, Dec. 28 from 4 p.m. - 8 p.m.; family will greet friends from 5 p.m. - 8 p.m. and with a Rosary at 7 p.m.    Mass of Christian burial will be held on Friday, Dec. 29 at 10:30 a.m. at Portsmouth’s St. Mary Our Lady of Fatima with burial in the St.

REGIONAL -- After having fallen in each of the three previous years, the average value of an acre of farmland in Iowa saw an increase in 2017. The average statewide value of an acre of farmland is now estimated to be $7,326.

HARLAN -- With half the school year now over, the four foreign exchange students at Harlan Community High School this year took a moment to share memories they have made during their first few months in Harlan.    Anna Bornhøft, Isa Marques and  Hannah Bläsius will be students at HCHS until May 2018.    Clara Brunner was scheduled to return home to Germany after Christmas.    Anna Ellegaard Bornhøft is from Denmark and she is residing with Sha