HARLAN – Becker’s Hospital Review recently recognized Myrtue Medical Center as one of its “62 Critical Access Hospitals to Know.”    This is the third year Becker’s has published a list recognizing outstanding critical access hospitals from more than 1,300 critical access hospitals in the nation.

HARLAN -- The top 10 school salaries for the Harlan Community School District include these 10:    Justin Wagner, $213,697; Elaine Baughman, $130,711; William Mueller, $110,316; John Connell, $110,297; Donna Muller, $109,447;    Jeffrey Moser, $108,048; Della Newlin, $107,834; Mitch Osborn, $106,512; Gloria Miller, $106,041; and Scott Frohlich, $106,034.    These and all other salaries totaled $11,078,285 paid during the 2016-17 school year en

Brylie Kenkel, 8, of Earling was just one of the talents performing in the Bill Riley Talent Show at the Iowa State Fair.

    COUNCIL BLUFFS -- Helen J. “June” Burger, 84,  Council Bluffs, formerly of Shelby, died Thursday, Aug. 17 in Council Bluffs.    Arrangements are pending at Burmeister-Johannsen Funeral Home.    Burger is survived by daughters Debbie Schadt, Cindi Kaufman and Candie Olson; sons Robert Burger, Tim Burger and Jim Burger; other relatives and friends.    Contact the funeral home for more information.

    HARLAN -- Darlene Hanson, 90, Harlan, died August 14 at Myrtue Medical Center in Harlan.    Services were held Thursday, Aug. 17 at 11 a.m. at St.

    BELLEVUE, NE -- Lacy Corina Dills, 36, Bellevue, NE, died July 31 at her home.    Services will be held Tuesday, Aug. 29 at 10:30 a.m. at Shelby United Lutheran Church in Shelby.    Dills is survived by her mother, Linda (Boeck) Hall of Shelby; father Merle Dills of Bellevue; and brother Chad Dills of Shelby.    Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Avoca is in charge of arrangements. 

ELK HORN -- Mike and Lou Howard, Elk Horn, have announced this week that after the encouragement of a few fellow Elk Horn residents, they have decided to purchase the Danish Inn property.    The two are currently researching ideas and seeking input from Danish experts in the restaurant industry, with hopes of developing a hygge establishment that will entice visitors from out of town/state/country, along with friends and neighbors in the Danis

REGIONAL -- The Harlan Community Schools Board of Education will see the addition of at least one new face after incumbent Angie Monson of district 4 decided not to run for re-election.    “What a great district that we have and how lucky we are to call ourselves Cyclones here,” Monson said.

DEFIANCE -- Bob Dotzler of Defiance is not afraid of death.    Dotzler has been living with prostate cancer since 2002. Currently, he is stage four and undergoing radiation treatments.    “I can tell that it’s getting tougher,” Dotzler said. “But I’ve got really good support from my children.”    To have lived 15 years after his diagnosis, Dotzler says, is already beating the odds.