ANITA -- In a matchup of two top-10 baseball teams in Class 1-A, sixth-ranked Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton got a five-hit complete game from senior Alex Amaral and stayed undefeated Friday night (June 23) with a 6-2 win at ninth-ranked CAM, completing a season sweep of the Cougars. The Spartans improved to 17-0 overall and 12-0 inside the Rolling Valley Conference, maintaining sole possession of first place in the league standings with two leagu

 AVOCA -- The AHSTW baseball team stole 14 bases and got an excellent outing on the mound from Blake Osbahr Friday night (June 23) to beat Logan-Magnolia 6-1. The Vikings improved to 13-7 overall and finished 11-7 in Western Iowa Conference play, tying Audubon for fourth place in the regular season standings. AHSTW scored single runs in each of the first six innings against the Panthers to gradually pull away.

HARLAN -- Green and white balloons were released Monday, June 26 as part of the Green Out activities during HCHS vs.

HARLAN – A special investigative report released on the City of Harlan by the state auditor’s office this week has outlined $144,872.32 in improper and unsupported disbursements, much of which has been tied to former city administrator Terry Cox.    Auditor of State Mary Mosiman this week released the 121-page report on the special investigation of the City of Harlan for the period July 1, 2004 through June 30, 2016.    City officials requeste

WESTPHALIA -- Maribeth Zimmerman’s hands smooth over her rosary’s beads. She pauses over three of the beads, blue eyes reverent, to tell me they are Hail Mary’s. She has a soft voice.    Zimmerman’s life is, and has been, centered on her faith in Catholicism. And she wouldn’t have it any other way. 

REGIONAL – Shelby County State Bank has implemented enhanced security measures due to an increase in bank robberies in rural areas outside the Omaha metro area, it was announced recently.    The measures include a “buzz-in” policy which will allow branch staff to control entry into the bank during times of heightened security threats.    A recent violent robbery in Underwood heightened concerns about potential threat.  Officials with the Feder

OMAHA -- Suzie Schult and Chris Schwery both of Omaha plan to wed on July 15 at The Pella at Blackstone in Omaha.    Parents of the couple are Doug and Jody Schult, Fort Collins, CO and John and LuAnn Schwery, Panama. 

CARMEL, CA -- Virginia L. Mitchell and Zachary P. Ahrenholtz both of Napa, CA exchanged marriage vows on April 29, 2017 in Carmel.    Parents of the couple are David and Ann Mitchell, Roseville, CA; and Russ and Marcia Ahrenholtz, Breckenridge, CO. 

    LIVINGSTON, TX -- Rosalie Ann (Shupe) Powers, 74, Livingston, TX, was killed in a traffic accident near Hawthorne, NV on June 3.    Powers was a former Harlan and Kirkman area resident.    She is survived by her husband, Paul Powers; mother Verlee Shupe, a resident of Elm Crest Assisted Living in Harlan; sister Karen Wells of Jefferson, OR; and brother David Shupe of St.