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REGIONAL -- All of west central Iowa is currently under a moderate to extreme drought. The drought conditions are causing major concerns for both crop and livestock producers. To compound this situation the Derecho weather event has caused significant damage to crops and infrastructure...
REGIONAL -- School districts in the greater Shelby County area have begun classes for the year, and local officials are urging motorists to be on the lookout for children as they make their way to and from school. The Harlan Police Department and Shelby County Sheriff’s Office are informing...
MANNING -- The IKM-Manning Marching Band was excited to get back on the field this fall, cheering on the Wolves in their first football game.
DEFIANCE – Defiance Fire & Rescue’s recent project to replace the chassis on its tender truck has come to completion. Treasurer Jared Anastasi said this week that the department replaced the 1995 International single-axle chassis with a 2014 Peterbilt tandem axle with 230 more horsepower...
HARLAN – The Mores family made one of the biggest changes to its 81-year legacy in the newspaper industry by selling the Harlan Newspapers. On Tuesday, Sept. 1, Louie Mullen, owner of Blackbird LLC, became the new owner of the business. Co-publishers Alan Mores and Steve Mores are confident...
PANAMA -- Richard “Dick” Keane of Panama works in the electronics field but he also thinks being a “full-time” grandpa would be a fun job. He and his wife, Kathy’s, first grandchild, Gabe, just celebrated his first birthday in July. “I know that I am in the technological world but there is...
HARLAN – The City of Harlan will save approximately $200,000 in interest costs by refinancing three of its current bond issues, and coupling them with a proposal to bond for fire department needs including a new fire truck and fire breathing apparatus. Bids were let last week and came in...
HARLAN -- Harlan Community Elementary Principal Jeff Moser welcomes back to school Jose Torres and Barbara Torres. Students haven’t been in the classroom since mid-March. Extraordinary efforts have been made in the HCS District to keep students and staff safe amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Here,...
HARLAN – The Harlan Community Schools has been provided personal protective equipment (PPE) from the state, and will have the items available across the district to keep students and staff safe when they headed back to the classrooms this week. Brian Gubbels, HCS Director of Finance, said...
HARLAN – For more than 10 years Rik Zortman has been running throughout Iowa, the nation and even internationally. “The Human Etch-a-Sketch” this summer hit a milestone running at least one “sketched” name in all 99 counties in Iowa. Zortman was back in Harlan Friday, Aug. 21 and ran 9.43...
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