HARLAN -- Debra Elizabeth Brown, 51, Harlan, died June 2 at her home.    A Celebration of Life will be held Tuesday, June 6 from 2-5 p.m. at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan.    Brown is survived by her husband, Steven Brown, of Harlan; daughters Emily Brown of Iowa City, Sarah (Andrew) Barksdale of Lincoln, NE and Kate Brown of Harlan; and granddaughter Elaina Barksdale of Lincoln.
 

    DENISON -- Loel J. Koch, 93, Denison, formerly of Boyer, died June 1 at Eventide Lutheran Home for the Aged.    Services were held Monday, June 5 at 10:30 a.m. at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Kiron with burial in the St. John’s Lutheran Cemetery at Kiron.

    IRWIN -- Helen Schleimer, 82, Irwin, died June 2 at Myrtue Medical Center.    Services will be held Tuesday, June 6 at 11 a.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Manilla with burial at a later date at the Mount Olivet Cemetery in Manilla.  Visitation was Monday, June 5 from 4-8 p.m. with family greeting friends from 6-8 p.m. at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan.    Schleimer is survived by son Donald R.

EARLING -- Joseph P. Bock, 88, Earling, formerly of Westphalia, died Wednesday, May 31 in Earling.    Services will be held Saturday, June 3 at 2 p.m. at Burmeister-Johannsen Funeral Home in Harlan with burial in the St. Boniface Catholic Cemetery in Westphalia.  Friends may call Saturday from 1-2 p.m.

    REGIONAL -- The Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton (Exira-EHK) Community School Board approved early last week sharing a superintendent with the IKM Manning School District.    “We signed a one-year sharing agreement to see how it goes,” said Exira-EHK Superintendent Trevor Miller.    The share could bring significant financial benefits to both communities’ schools, as it would help both districts with state operational sharing dollars.    Over the

 HARLAN -- Considering the quality of teams it faces annually during the first week of the prep baseball season, 4-0 starts for Harlan Community have been rare. Generally, the Cyclones suffer at least one loss - maybe a rainout or two - during their opening week stretch against opposition from Carroll and Sioux City. It wasn’t easy, but on Friday night HCHS made 4-0 a reality at Jim Goeser Field, outlasting Sioux City Bishop Heelan 8-7 courtes

 HARLAN -- The Harlan Community baseball team survived six errors and a three-run seventh-inning rally by Sioux City North here Thursday night (May 25) to beat the Stars 6-5 at Jim Goeser Field. Cyclone freshman Connor Bruck, who relieved Joshua Cheek with a four-run lead in the seventh, surrendered three unearned runs in his one inning of work before striking out cleanup batter Noah Weeter with the tying run at first base. Bruck hit the first

 SIOUX CITY -- Bishop Heelan senior Lexi Ricke pitched a three-hit shutout and struck out 10 Wednesday night (May 24) as the sixth-rated (Class 4-A) Crusader softball team blanked Harlan Community 5-0. HCHS dropped to 1-1 on the season. Heelan (2-0) put together a two-run first inning and a two-run fourth against Cyclone eighth-grader Emily Brouse, who made her varsity pitching debut.

 HARLAN -- The Harlan Community girls soccer team will take a 5-12 record into regional play following last Tuesday’s 3-2 overtime loss vs. Nodaway Valley/AC/WCV. HCHS led 2-0 by the 23rd minute as Haley Arkfeld scored on a deflection off a defender and Kylee Hinz also capitalized on a good look at the net. The Wolverines would rally, however, as Josi Ocheltree’s hat trick proved to be the difference in the game.