STATE – Providing needed funding for Iowa’s state law enforcement was a signature accomplishment of this year’s legislature, says Iowa Sen. Jason Schultz (R-Schleswig), to coincide with justice reforms that also were approved by state lawmakers in an abbreviated session that wrapped up June 14...
HARLAN -- Kids have been having fun since the Norman D. Stamp Aquatic Center opened for swimming for the summer on June 17. Approximately 160 people were at the swimming pool on opening day.
HARLAN -- Highlights from the HCHS Graduation Ceremony held Sunday, June 28 at Merrill Field.
SHELBY COUNTY CONFIRMED CASES: 112Recovered: 89 Negative: 459 Pending: 4
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REGIONAL - A socially distanced two-mile hike will take place on Saturday, July 4 at 9 a.m. at Prairie Rose State Park according to Christina Roelofs, Shelby County and Iowa Department of Natural Resources Naturalist. “We will meet at the park office and take the trail around the east side...
HARLAN -- The Harlan Community Schools Board of Education has announced an anticipated vacancy for its District 6 seat. Now occupied by Tara Devlin-Lawler, officials said last week that the vacancy is anticipated due to Devlin-Lawler accepting employment that takes her into the Harlan Community...
COUNTY -- The annual summer series featuring stories about residents from Shelby County towns will begin in the Friday, July 3 Harlan News-Advertiser. Traditionally our newspaper summer intern has for years randomly selected people to feature for the series billed as the “phone book bios”...
HARLAN -- Although the school year ended differently then he and everyone else had planned, Sarfaroz “Oz” Sharipov is grateful for the time he spent as a student at the Harlan Community High School. Oz, of Tajikistan (Central Asia), was a foreign exchange student at HCHS during the 2019-2020...
HARLAN – Ron and Maria Vakulskus Rosmann, Harlan, have been honored as Iowa Master Farmers by Wallace’s Farmer magazine and the Iowa Master Farmer Association. The two will be honored at ceremonies September 13, re-scheduled from March 25 in Ankeny due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The...
HARLAN -- The Shelby County Chamber of Commerce & Industry is partnering with Iowa Workforce Development and Iowa Economic Development Authority to complete a Laborshed employment study for the Harlan area. This study will geographically define which communities contribute to Harlan’s...