HARLAN – Shelby County Catholic School, along with other Catholic schools across the nation, will celebrate Catholic Schools Week January 29-February 4.    Catholic Schools Week is an annual observance meant to highlight the value of Catholic education and its contributions to communities and the nation.    The theme for this year is Catholic Schools:  Communities in Faith, Knowledge and Service, which encompasses the concepts that are at

    HARLAN -- The Harlan Community recently honored and recognized a number of HCS Special Olympics participants, who took top honors at a recent event.  The students were honored immediately preceding the HCHS/Red Oak boys basketball game in Harlan Friday, Jan.

    HARLAN – The City of Harlan is in a better financial position now than it was a year ago, and city officials hope to continue that trend in future years.    The city’s general fund ending balance at the end of the 2016 fiscal year (June 30, 2016), was $641,684, up significantly from the beginning of the year’s balance of $400,296.  Jeff Peters, Williams & Company, PC, LeMars, briefed the Harlan City Council this month on the city audit

 CARROLL -- For the third Saturday in a row, the Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton girls demonstrated they know just how to respond when the chips are down. Exira-EHK’s most recent conquest may have been its most impressive to date as the third-ranked (1-A) Spartans swiftly erased an eight-point fourth-quarter deficit and picked up an impressive 69-63 non-conference victory at Kuemper Catholic. Trailing 56-48 early in the fourth, Exira-EHK rattled off

 HARLAN -- The Harlan Community  boys shook off a cold start with a torrid stretch of outside shooting last Friday night, defeating Red Oak 79-56 in Hawkeye Ten action. HCHS trailed 11-2 after missing its first seven shots, then responded with a prolonged 37-11 run to take control of the contest.

 CARROLL -- Putting the ball in the basket wasn’t a problem for Harlan Community Saturday night as the Cyclone boys made a season-high 15 three-pointers and scored at least 16 points in all four quarters. Finding a way to slow down Matt Dentlinger and Kuemper Catholic, on the other hand, proved more than a little bit difficult. Dentlinger, a South Dakota State recruit, scored 17 of his game-high 26 points in the second half - passing 1,000 car

 HARLAN -- The Harlan Community wrestling team capped Thursday’s home quad with three pins and a forfeit to rally past AHSTW, 42-38, and finish with a 2-1 record. The Cyclones split a pair of Hawkeye Ten duals - beating Kuemper Catholic 52-23 and losing to Red Oak 51-29 - before using a strong finish to top the Vikings.

 HARLAN -- Red Oak scored the first nine points of the game and led 30-11 midway through the second quarter Friday night en route to a 55-35 win over the Harlan Community girls. Ranked 15th in Class 3-A, the Tigers improved to 11-3 overall and 5-2 in the Hawkeye Ten Conference. HCHS, which briefly cut the Tiger lead to single digits late in the first half, dropped to 5-6 overall and 3-4 in the conference.

    HARLAN -- Betty Lou Andersen, 94, Harlan, died January 21.    Services will be held Friday, Jan. 27 at 2 p.m. at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan with burial in the Harlan Cemetery.  Visitation will be Friday from 1-2 p.m. at the funeral home.    Andersen is survived by her daughter, Bonnie Lou Kokes, of Papillion, NE; and son, Craig Andersen, of Branson, MO.