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    COUNTY -- There are two ways to win in the Harlan Newspapers’ First Baby of 2021 contest. The first baby born at Myrtue Medical Center will be the recipient of several great prizes from greater Shelby County merchants.    And the person to most closely predict the time and date of the first...
Carter Larsen, Kinsey Schlegelmilch, and Clover McCall watch the trains go around the tracks at the Elk Horn Library.
    ELK HORN – The hit Christmas song Old Toy Trains (sometimes referred to as Little Toy Trains) talks of the holiday season with Santa bringing gifts, including little toy trains and little toy tracks, to a youngster at Christmas time.    The song was written by Roger Miller for his son back in...
Christensen swears in a witness as part of the trial, which was socially-distanced in the auditorium.  See more photos on our Facebook® and Twitter® pages.
    HARLAN -- Harlan Community High School mock trial students had an amazing experience last week, as the chief justice of the Iowa Supreme Court, Susan Christensen of Harlan, served as judge for their in-class mock trials.  
Siblings Cayde Jacobsen (front) and Joshlynn Jacobsen mail their letters to Santa Claus.
    ELK HORN -- Siblings Cayde Jacobsen (front) and Joshlynn Jacobsen mail their letters to Santa Claus in a special mail box set-up at the Elk Horn Library this holiday season. They are the children of Jordan and Chelsee Jacobsen.
The Harlan Fire Department helped at this blaze at BioFiber last April.
    HARLAN – Heating, holiday decorations, winter storms, and candles all contribute to an increased risk of fire during the winter months.    The Harlan Fire Department is teaming up with the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and U.S. Fire Administration to help reduce the risk of winter...
    HARLAN -- The Harlan Municipal Utilities Board of Trustees and employees represented by AFSCME (American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees) Iowa Council 61, Local 1014, have begun initial collective bargaining negotiations this month.    The board held an exempt session...
    HARLAN – The Iowa Jazz Championships (IJC) Board of Directors announced last week the cancelation of the 2021 event scheduled for April 6, 2021.    The decision came from the IJC Board of Directors and Co-Chairs Tuesday, Dec. 15 after learning the Iowa Bandmasters Association (IBA) had removed...
AHSTW’s Lydia Pace performs at a recent basketball game at Avoca.
    AVOCA -- The winter sports season officially has kicked off, and while it looks a little different as far as number of spectators, the athletes are still getting to play on the hardword and grappled on the wrestling mats. Also able to perform are the area dance teams.
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    STATE -- The value of an acre of Shelby County farmland remained steady, while surrounding counties either remained steady, dropped slightly or increased slightly, according to the annual farmland value survey presented by Iowa State University last week.    Favorable interest rates, a strong...
	Helping package and distribute items to vehicles at the Shelby County Chamber of Commerce & Industry atrium were L to R -- Kelly Mahlberg and Wendy Mueller.
HARLAN -- Eighty-one needy families and individuals were helped out this Christmas season in the annual Holiday Adoption program.  Gifts were distributed Friday, Dec. 18.  

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