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COUNTY -- Shelby County Auditor and Election Commissioner Mark Maxwell is encouraging absentee voting this year. Weekday Courthouse hours are from 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. for in person absentee voting. Voting now may ease crowding and long lines at the polls on election day. Absentee ballots...
HARLAN – Harlan Sweets and Treats is offering the World’s Hottest Chip challenge, as sponsored by Paqui, this weekend in downtown Harlan. Spice adventurers can come to the east side of the courthouse square Saturday, Oct. 17 at noon to see 10 people participate in the #OneChipChallenge,...
HARLAN – The 2020 State Marching Band Contest is taking on a different flavor this year as high school bands statewide began submitting their shows virtually this week to the Iowa High School Music Association for judging.
Bill Kearney, director of the Harlan Community High School Marching...
ELK HORN – Grace on Main Restaurant in Elk Horn has been honored as Rural Operator of the Year by the Iowa Restaurant Association. On November 16, the association will present its annual state hospitality awards at the Community Choice Convention Center in Des Moines.
“This event is a...
COUNTY -- Shelby County Community Chest (SCCC) has kicked off its annual fund drive to support a variety of area non-profit agencies. Since 2004, Shelby County Community Chest has served as a collection basket for community organizations by seeking donations from area residents which are...
The HCHS Marching Band made a surprise visit to the Dr. Don, Laurel and Jack Klitgaard home early Wednesday morning for a special concert.
Don is battling Stage 4 Colon Cancer, and currently is undergoing chemotherapy treatment. Jack, a senior at HCHS and long-time band member, made the difficult...
MANILLA -- Just southwest of Manilla on the Crawford-Shelby County line is a 450-acre gift to Iowans who love to be outdoors. Vern and Wilmer Petersen Wildlife Area is the former Petersen farm that was donated to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources in 1993 to provide public outdoor...
REGIONAL -- Iowa’s recently completed annual pheasant survey is great news for hunters – statewide, Iowa averaged 20.2 birds per 30-mile route, up significantly from 2019, with six of the nine survey regions averaging more than 20 pheasants per route, the most since 2007. “Pheasant hunters...
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