ELK HORN -- A $3.9 million general obligation school bond will be on the ballot for Sept. 12 in Elk Horn and Exira.    The bond would be used to make repairs and improvements to the Elk Horn and Exira school campuses which were originally built in the 1950s.

BRECKENRIDGE, CO -- Dusten Klindt and Ben Pitkin both of Loveland, CO will wed on August 20 in a ceremony at Breckenridge Ski Resort in Breckenridge.    Parents of the couple are Dean and Julie Klindt, Harlan; and Kevin and Ruth Pitkin, Harlan. 

    ATLANTIC -- Services are pending at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan for Kevin Coenen, 55, Atlantic.

    Preceded in death by parents, Leonard and Isabel Stessman; five brothers: Marcus, Raymond, Joseph “Jack,” Monsignor Gerald, and Vern; sisters-in-law, Donna Stessman and Janice Langenfeld; brother-in-law, Eldred Reisz.    Survived by daughter, Kristine Schrad (Steve) of Albion, NE; granddaughters, Natalie and Joslyn; siblings and spouses: Rita and Don Wall of Omaha, Dolores and Marvin Klein, Donald and Joanne Stessman, all of Dunlap, IA, Le

    NEVADA -- Eunice Josephine Goetzinger, 86, Nevada, formerly of Defiance, died August 12 at Story County Senior Care.    Services will be held Wednesday, Aug. 16 at 11 a.m. at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Defiance with burial in the Sts. Peter and Paul Cemetery at Defiance.    A rosary will be held Tuesday, Aug. 15 at 7:30 p.m. at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan.  Visitation is Tuesday from 6-8 p.m.

PANAMA -- The most traumatizing moments of your life can lead you to some of the happiest.    At least, this is the case for Dave Velthoff of Panama.    Velthoff originally had no desire to come to Shelby County.

REGIONAL -- On August 21st, a total solar eclipse will be turning day to night for 14 states in the nation.    The coast-to-coast event is being called the “national eclipse” as it is the first total eclipse to exclusively span over the U.S. mainland since the nation’s founding in 1776. It is the first to be witnessed in the U.S.

HARLAN --  Students can again enjoy an extra week of summer this year before heading back to classes as Harlan Community School District prepares for a new school year.    The first day of school for the 2017-2018 school year at Harlan Community Schools will be on Wednesday, Aug. 23.    Parents and guardians should be aware that the 23rd and 24th will both have a two hour early dismissal.

HARLAN -- For upcoming major projects, Harlan Municipal Utilities accepted bids that came in over $1.3-million less than engineer’s estimates.      The projects, including final overhead to underground on electric lines, fiber to home connections, and substation switchgear work, had pleasing results on bids opened recently and formally approved at the Aug.