HARLAN -- A memorial service will be held Saturday, Oct. 14 for Rosalie Shupe Powers, daughter of Verlee Shupe of Harlan.      The service will be at Grace Baptist Church at 10:30 a.m. 

    HARLAN -- Horace P. Graves, Sr., 91, Harlan, died October 1 at the Elm Crest Retirement Community.    Services will be held Friday, Oct. 6 at 2 p.m. at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan with burial in the Harlan Cemetery.  Visitation was Wednesday, Oct. 4 from 4-8 p.m. and Thursday, Oct.

HARLAN -- Harlan firefighters helped clean up a diesel fuel spill along Chatburn Ave. near Shopko early Tuesday morning, Oct. 3. Harlan Fire Chief Roger Bissen said firefighters were called to the scene about 6:41 a.m. after a semi from Petersen Bros.

LAS VEGAS, NV – Former Harlan resident Jacob Andersen was shot in the arm Sunday, Oct.

HARLAN -- Current financial services provider CFO Systems, has announced they will not renew their contract with Harlan Municipal Utilities, and the HMU board directed CEO Ken Weber to seek bids from others that might be interested.       The work entails about five days of effort per month on reports for the HMU board’s review.  At one time, those duties were done in-house, but staff reduction and realignment changed duties.       In other ac

COUNTY -- Shelby County Community Chest has kicked off its annual fund drive with hopes of raising $50,000 this year for local organizations.    Shelby County Community Chest raises funds for local non-profit agencies which provide valuable services to youth, for area residents and to communities in the Shelby County area.

REGIONAL -- Consider this scenario: It’s 2 a.m. You and your family are fast asleep when you awaken to the smoke alarm sounding and the smell of smoke. What do you do? If you and your family don’t have a plan in place, it could jeopardize your safety, or even prove deadly.    In a typical home fire, you may have as little as one to two minutes to escape safely from the time the smoke alarm sounds.

IOWA CITY -- Tawny Hiebing and Kurt Chamberlain both of Iowa City wed on July 22, 2017 at St. Mary of the Visitation Catholic Church in Iowa City. Father Steve Witt performed the 1 p.m. double ring ceremony.    Parents of the couple are Dan and Gerilyn Hiebing, Sheboygan, WI; and Jerry and Joan M. Chamberlain, Harlan.

HARLAN -- Brianna Nelson and Nicholas Starr both of Council Bluffs will marry on October 21 at United Methodist Church in Harlan.    Brianna is the daughter of Lori Nelson, Harlan; and Steve Nelson, Manilla. Nicholas is the son of J and Tonya Olesen, Avoca; and John and Leslie Starr, Jacksonville, FL.