WALNUT -- Charles Edward Wyatt, 62, Walnut, died December 5 at his home.    Services will be held Saturday, Dec. 10 at 11 a.m.

    MANILLA -- Eugene J. “Gene” Hahn, 76, Manilla, died Sunday, Dec. 4 in Denison.    Services will be held Friday, Dec. 9 at 11 a.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Manilla with burial at 2 p.m. at the St. Boniface Catholic Cemetery in Westphalia.  Friends may call Friday from 9-11 a.m.

    ATLANTIC -- Larry Miller, 71, Atlantic, died December 3 at the Avoca Nursing and Rehab Center.    Services were held Thursday, Dec. 8 at 11 a.m.

    PHARR, TX -- Former Harlan residents Stan and Veretta Johannsen of Pharr, TX will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary on December 9. An open house in their honor will be held in January at Paradise Resort Activity Hall in Pharr.    Their family is planning a card shower in their honor. Cards will reach them if sent to 301 E. Hall Acre Rd. #609, Pharr, TX 78577.

    REGIONAL – The third adoption list of the Christmas season has been released this week, and a number of needy families have been added who could use some help this holiday season.    Applications for families wishing to be adopted will be accepted now until this Friday, December 9.  Children 18 and under, along with elderly ages 65+, who are at or below 175% poverty level (or LIHEAP eligible) may apply.  For those donating, they can delive

    HARLAN -- The annual Harlan Community Blue Out for men’s cancer will take place on Friday, Dec. 9 at the HCHS vs. Denison-Schleswig boys and girls basketball games.    The theme for this year’s Blue Out is I Can Fight Cancer.    There will be a silent auction as well as a bake sale at the event.  A Blue Out Bucket Run also will be held where those at the games can donate to the cause with any extra cash they may have.

    COUNTY – Shelby County is implementing a three-year budget reduction plan as a proactive measure due to expected losses in tax revenues due to everything from a struggling ag economy to decreasing population.    The county’s board of supervisors will put the plan in motion as it develops the budget for the 2017-18 fiscal year.  Hopes are that the cost savings measures will help when revenues grow stagnant or drop.    Supervisors Roger Schm

    MANILLA -- Services are pending for Eugene Hahn, 76, Manilla, at Burmeister-Johannsen Funeral Home in Harlan.    Hahn died Sunday, Dec. 3 in Denison.  He is survived by his wife, Eileen, of Manilla.

    CHARLOTTE, IA -- Grace Trudy Marshall’s heart stopped beating on November 29 due to Trisomy 18.  She was born sleeping on December 1.  She is the daughter of Mike and Michelle Marshall, Charlotte, IA.    In addition to her parents, she is survived by her brother, Alex, as well as numerous cousins, aunts and uncles.  Maternal grandparents are Ron Willenborg of Manilla, Charlotte Willenborg and great-grandparents Leo and Darlene Willenborg o