CARROLL -- The Harlan Community girls and boys track teams both won nine events at Thursday’s Carroll Early Bird Co-Ed Invite (March 23).    No team scoring was kept at the outdoor season opener and all times were hand held. Teams who competed included HCHS, Carroll, Boone, Kuemper Catholic and Earlham.    The HCHS girls won four out of seven relays on the day, placing first in the shuttle hurdle, 4x200, 4x100 and 4x400.

 REGIONAL -- There was no shortage of local representation this past season when it comes to women’s collegiate basketball. Eight former area standouts - ranging from seniors to freshmen; NAIA to NCAA Division I - played women’s college hoops at one of six Midwest institutions during the 2016-17 campaign.

    OMAHA, NEB. -- Harlan Community baseball coach Steve Daeges was inducted into the Nebraska-Iowa Old-Timers Baseball Club Hall of Fame last Saturday, March 18, in a banquet held at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Omaha. Daeges was one of five honorees on the night, joining the Hall of Fame along with Frank Pecha, Jim Thomas, the late Merl Eberly and the late Loren Babe.

    REGIONAL -- Six Harlan Community senior bowlers, including two first-teamers, have been named to the 2016-2017 Hawkeye Ten All-Conference bowling teams. HCHS girls who were recognized include Jessie Phipps on the first team, Molly Wingert (second team) and Nicole Willcoxon (honorable mention). Phipps posted a team-high 151.1 game average as the Cyclone girls finished 5-6 in duals and placed fourth at the Hawkeye Ten Tournament.

 MANNING -- IKM-Manning senior Rylie Muhlbauer signed a letter of intent earlier this month to play volleyball at Morningside College in Sioux City. Rylie is the daughter of Steve and Nancy Muhlbauer of Manning. Muhlbauer was a four-year volleyball letter winner for the Wolves and earned first or second-team all-conference honors as a sophomore, junior and senior.

 MANNING -- IKM-Manning senior Hunter Behrens signed a letter of intent in February to play football at Morningside College in Sioux City. Hunter is the son of Chris and Jenni Behrens, Manning, and plans to major in Business Management/Marketing with a minor in Agronomy. Behrens was a four-year football letter winner at IKM-Manning, named All-District three times and twice selected to the Omaha World-Herald’s All-Western Iowa teams.

HARLAN – The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced this week that the remains of a U.S. serviceman, missing from the Korean War, have been identified and will be returned to his family for burial with full military honors.    Army Sgt. Donald Dean Noehren, 23, Harlan, will be buried April 3 in Arlington National Cemetery near Washington, D.C.    Noehren was born in Harlan in 1927.

HARLAN -- The Harlan Community High School Student Council is hosting a Light the Night event on Sunday, April 30 to raise awareness of and funds for Leukemia and Lymphoma research.    All events will be taking place at Merrill Field in Harlan, with the event being moved to the high school in the event of inclement weather.    There will be a blood drive from 1-5 p.m.

COUNTY -- April is Autism Awareness Month, and local residents are asked to celebrate individuals with autism and to educate the public about autism and issues within the autism community.    The Center for Disease Control (CDC) estimates that one in 68 children are diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).       Early diagnosis, intervention and support are key to helping children grow in areas of developmental delays, such as fine motor