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COUNTY – The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship (IDALS) has announced that the destructive Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) has been detected for the first time in Shelby County. The invasive, tree-killing pest was collected from trees recently in Shelby. EAB is a significant...
HARLAN -- As temperatures drop and campers wane, Prairie Rose State Park employees Brianna Martens, park manager, and Brent Martens, park technician, no relation, are able to finish projects such as burning the wood species they collect during the year that are not native to the prairie.
COUNTY – The COVID-19 pandemic has created challenges throughout 2020. Nowhere is it more apparent than in the need for continued giving for the most needy during the Christmas season. With the arrival of the holidays, Shelby County residents know it is time for the annual appearance of the...
COUNTY – The first round of COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer Inc. are expected to arrive in Iowa this month, and Myrtue Medical Center, Harlan, hosts one of the needed ultra cold-storage units that will keep the vaccine vials safe and viable during distribution. Myrtue officials said this week...
HARLAN -- Myrtue Medical Center has received the Mission: Lifeline® Gold Referring Quality Achievement Award for implementing specific quality improvement measures outlined by the American Heart Association for the treatment of patients who suffer severe heart attacks. Myrtue is the first...
HARLAN – Harlan Community Schools’ holiday concerts are going virtual this year, in a time when safety protocols to mitigate the transmission of COVID-19 are being implemented, but students still are able to participate in most co-curricular activities in the district. Farmers Mutual...
STATE -- A priest who served Shelby County parishes back in the 1980s, the Rev. Robert “Bud” Grant, will return to ministry with restrictions and supervision, following an investigation into an allegation of sexual abuse of a minor. Evidence gathered during the investigation established the...
COUNTY -- The Shelby County Compensation Board has recommended a three percent, across-the-board raise for elected officials for the 2021-22 fiscal year, a number the county’s board of supervisors approved this week, except for themselves. The supervisors voted unanimously to give themselves...
HARLAN -- While the COVID-19 pandemic may have led to the cancelation of the annual downtown holiday lighting ceremony, the Shelby County Chamber of Commerce & Industry decided to bring Santa Claus to the residents of Harlan Saturday, Nov. 28. The Santa Cruise wound its way through town,...
HARLAN – Students and staff in the Harlan Community Schools have begun wearing masks full-time while in the classroom this week to help mitigate the spread of the coronavirus. In an update to district patrons last week, HCS Superintendent of Schools Lynn Johnson said health experts suggest...
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