COUNTY – Shelby County Auditor Marsha Carter is calling for a mid-year audit of her office to be completed as she leaves the position January 1.    Carter told the Shelby County Board of Supervisors last week that it’s an important step to make sure all is taken care of financially as she leaves.  Incoming auditor Mark Maxwell will take over the office January 1 after defeating incumbent Carter in the general election November 8.

    HARLAN – Shelby County will have to decide how to proceed with Christmas light storage and programming in the future as a four-year agreement with a Harlan company will soon come to an end.    Off Kilter Media has notified the county that the 2016 Christmas season will be its last in providing support and storage for the light display.  “Our business has grown in another direction since we originally took on this project, and we will no lo

    HARLAN -- Myrtue Medical Center Board of Trustees has approved the annual audit report following a presentation by Chris Nelson of Gronewold, Bell, Kyhnn & Co. P.C. CPAs, Atlantic.    Nelson outlined the highlights of the 2015-2016 fiscal year.    “A lot of positives that are shown on your statement of net position of your balance sheet.

 HARLAN – It was another proud day for a program that has had a lot to feel good about lately. Harlan Community senior Dillon Sears, already a four-year starter for the state champion Cyclone baseball team, signed a national letter of intent on Wednesday, Nov.

 HARLAN -- The Harlan Community football team set two school records and tied another during a 4-5 campaign in 2016, breaking two marks that had stood since 1970. In a 70-49 loss at Creston/O-M in Week 3, HCHS accumulated 657 yards of total offense, breaking the record of 629 set in 1970 against Jefferson. In a Week 9 home game vs.

 DES MOINES -- Harlan Community’s winning tradition on the baseball diamond has been well-documented, highlighted by 16 state tournament appearances, three state titles - most recently this past August - and three state runner-up finishes since 2008. But across the street from Principal Park, where the Cyclones have been playing state tourney games since 2005, another tradition is emerging at the Kiwanis Miracle League.

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    SHELBY -- Doris Marie Ploen, 89, Shelby, died November 26 at Methodist Hospital.    Services will be held Wednesday, Nov. 30 at 10:30 a.m. at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Avoca with burial in the Minden Cemetery at Minden.  Visitation will be Tuesday, Nov. 29 from 5:30-7:30 p.m.

    SHELBY -- Harold Peters of Tennant will celebrate his 90th birthday at an open house on Sunday, December 4 from 1-4 p.m. at the Shelby Community Hall in Shelby.    Friends and relatives are invited to attend. Cards will also reach him if sent to 906 Stevens Ave, Tennant, IA 51537.