The HCHS Cyclones girls golf team competed in a triangular Monday at the Harlan Golf & Country Club, finishing with 206 strokes, four behind Red Oak, who won the event with 202, and 10 ahead of Shenandoah who came in third place with 216.
“At home, the goal is to win,” said Cyclone Head Coach Todd Bladt. “But we’re always look for improvements, and we definitely saw that in a couple of different places.”

With less than 10 minutes remaining in the first half of Monday’s game and the Cyclones leading 1-0, Junior Aubrey Schwieso scored three goals all within a seven minute stretch putting her team up 4-0, en route to a 5-1 win.

HARLAN —  For 60 years, Nelson Farm Supply has been “Not just a feed store, but a whole lot more” for Harlan and the surrounding area.“We sold bulk and bag feed when we started,” Joel Berndt said. “Now it’s turned into a little of everything.”It’s the little of everything that has made the agricultural service company one of Shelby County’s longest lasting family owned businesses.

SHELBY COUNTY — A simple home repair project decades ago sparked an idea to help people throughout Shelby County.“I was at my parents’ house helping them do some odd jobs,” said Shelby County Community Outreach Founder and Executive Director Ron French.French was on the roof, repairing shingles, when  he said, “I felt like the Lord spoke to me, ‘You know there’s other people in your area who need help like this, too.’”Realizing the need for a

HARLAN — Over 100 Harlan Community High School students volunteered their time to help others in their community Wednesday. No classes were held Wednesday, however, the students volunteered to assist 38 community members in spring yard work. “I am very proud and thankful to all the students for giving up their no-school morning to help others,” said HCHS National Honor Society sponsor Jami Andersen.

HARLAN— Myrtue Medical Center has been recognized as one of the 20 highest-ranked Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) in the country by National Rural Health Association (NRNA). This distinction places Myrtue in the top 1 percent of more than 1,300 critical access hospitals in the nation in the categories of quality, patient perspective, finance and market share.“We are celebrating a significant milestone of 70 years of service to our community.

SHELBY COUNTY — The Shelby County Board of Supervisors reviewed  and approved the job description for the hiring of a permanent Emergency Medical Services (EMS) coordinator.Board members thanked members of the EMS Advisory Council. “The Council put a lot of thought into it,” said Board member Bryce Schaben.

SHELBY COUNTY — The generosity of a Shelby County farmer and the fund raising skills of a community made Myrtue Memorial Hospital a reality. In 1880, Andrew Myrtue, his wife and 10 children came to America from Denmark. Chris, the Myrtue’s third son, was 10 years old.In his early teens, Chris and his four brothers helped their father establish the Myrtue homestead in Lincoln Township in Shelby County.He left home at 16, renting a nearby farm.

Friday at home, the HCHS Cyclones boys and girls tennis team played a co-ed match with St. Albert, with the boys losing 9-0 and the girls losing 7-2.