WINCHESTER, KY -- Marilyn Lou Maassen Petersen, 83, Winchester, KY, died Saturday, Dec. 9 at Richmond Place in Lexington, KY.    Services will be held Friday, Dec. 15 at 1 p.m. at Calvary Christian Church with burial in the Harlan Cemetery at a time to be determined.  Visitation is Friday from 11 a.m.-1 p.m.

    COUNCIL BLUFFS - Harold Gene McKeown, 90, a former Shelby County Engineer in the 1960s, died December 4 in Council Bluffs.    He was founder and retired president of HGM Associates Inc. (first known as H. Gene McKeown and Associates, Inc.) engineering, architecture and land surveying firm in Council Bluffs and Omaha.    Cutler-O’Neill Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements. 

    PANAMA -- Nora Mardelle Schechinger, 27 days old, Panama, died December 9 at Children’s Hospital in Omaha.    Services were held Wednesday, Dec. 13 at 11 a.m. at St. Mary’s of the Assumption Church in Panama with burial in the St.

    SARASOTA, FL -- Joseph A. Thraen, 76, Sarasota, FL, formerly of Earling, died Sunday, Dec.

    HARLAN -- Jean L. Lansman, 90, Harlan, died Saturday, Dec. 9 in Harlan.    Services will be held Wednesday, Dec. 13 at 10:30 a.m.

WALNUT -- The Walnut community is in the Christmas spirit, highlighted by the annual Christmas tree in downtown Walnut welcoming visitors to town.

COUNTY – Elected officials and their deputies in Shelby County will see a three percent salary increase in 2018-19 as approved by the Shelby County Board of Supervisors last month.    The board voted unanimously approving the raise following discussion of recommendations made by the county’s compensation board.  The compensation board met on November 7 and voted 5-0 to “approve an increase for all elected officials to be equal to the increase

HARLAN -- The official launch of Myrtue Medical Center’s new EPIC hospital information system was midnight on December 1.

    HARLAN – Shelby County economic development efforts are ramping up with many projects in the works as the year comes to an end, including Buck Snort Restaurant developments for Harlan.    Todd Valline, executive director of the Shelby County Chamber of Commerce and Industry, said there are many projects currently under way with others rumored to begin.  His office is assisting where it can, he said.    “On the economic development side we’