NEOLA -- For the second time in as many meetings, Tri-Center blanked the Harlan Community girls soccer team 3-0 in non-conference action Monday night (April 24). Ranked ninth in Class 1-A, the 8-1 Trojans took full advantage of a strong south wind at their backs to score three first-half goals - one on a header and two open looks from the top of the 18-yard box - and held the Cyclones to just one shot on goal for the match. T-C goals were sco

 MISSOURI VALLEY -- Following a scoreless first half, Haley Arkfeld’s penalty kick in the 51st minute sparked the Harlan Community girls soccer team to a 4-2 victory at Missouri Valley on Monday, April 17. Arkfeld finished with a hat trick on Mo. Valley’s brand new regulation-width turf field, scoring her second goal in the 54th minute (assisted by Kylee Hinz) and adding a third goal in the 76th minute.

    PANAMA -- William Edwin Greiner, 85, Panama, died April 27 at his home.    Services will be held Tuesday, May 2 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Mary’s of the Assumption Church in Panama with burial in the St. Mary’s Cemetery at Panama.  A wake service was held Monday, May 1 at 7 p.m. at St. Mary’s Parish Center in Panama.  Visitation was Monday from noon-8 p.m. with family greeting friends from 4-8 p.m.

HARLAN – Fishing enthusiasts will soon be able to pull out some walleye from Prairie Rose Lake thanks to a stocking program that has released 200,000 walleye fry into the lake this spring.    Bryan Hayes, fisheries biologist with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, said the fry were put into the lake last week with hopes that they will survive and thrive in the lake.  Because they are so small, it’s hoped that up to 2,000 will survive, b

HARLAN – Persons under the age of 18 won’t be allowed to remain in a Harlan business that primarily serves alcohol for consumption on-site after 9 p.m.

DES MOINES -- Harlan Community Junior Nick Foss is a Drake Relays Champion!    Foss’s jump of 21 feet 6 1/4 inches earned top honors at the Relays held last week and weekend.    Foss is the first boys Drake Relays champion since Steve Wegner won the shot put back in 2000 and 2001, and the first HCHS champion since the girls 4x400 relay team took first place in 2005. 

HARLAN -- The Harlan Community Schools made an announcement last week regarding students who have negative lunch balances.    “Beginning May 1, anyone with a negative lunch balance of $10.00 or more will be given a cheese sandwich, carrots, and a carton of white milk.

AMES -- FFA members across Iowa celebrated success as they gathered for the 89th Iowa FFA Leadership Conference on April 9-11 at Iowa State University’s Hilton Coliseum in Ames. The Iowa FFA State Leadership Conference is the 5th largest of its kind in the National FFA Organization

RED OAK -- Bob and Sally Wingert of Red Oak will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on May 6. Their family is planning a card shower in their honor. Cards will reach them if sent to 1002 Irene Court, Red Oak, IA 51566.