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    HARLAN -- Ten Harlan Community High School band students have been selected to the Southwest Iowa Bandmasters Association Honor Bands following auditions held December 11.  The students, under the direction of Bill Kearney, will perform at the honor band festival January 17 in Atlantic.    ...
    NEOLA – A teacher and coach in the Tri-Center (Neola) School District is being accused of having an alleged sexual relationship with a student, and has been charged in Pottawattamie County District Court with sexual exploitation by a school employee and dissemination and exhibition of obscene...
    HARLAN -- Harlan Community Theater is formally organizing itself under the umbrella of an old favorite in the community, the Western Iowa Arts Association (WIAA), and is fund-raising in preparation for its 2022 summer musical production that will be named soon.      “Many will remember...
    HARLAN – Legal counsel for the Harlan Municipal Utilities has advised the HMU Board of Trustees to host a meeting open to the public when discussing the future of its telecommunications utility.    HMU Chief Executive Officer Ken Weber said the meeting will be held Tuesday, Jan. 4 at 4 p.m. as...
    HARLAN -- Those who celebrate the ringing in of the new year tonight, Friday - New Year’s Eve, are being urged to be careful heading home after out and about celebrating.  Local law enforcement want to protect the safety of area drivers on the eve of 2022.    The Harlan Police Department will...
Firefighters from multiple departments battled a home blaze in Earling last January.
    HARLAN -- The Harlan Fire Department is reminding residents that safety should be the top priority as winter gets in full swing, and keeping a home’s heating system in top shape is extremely important.    A home’s heating system works double time to keep homeowners warm during the winter, yet...
    COUNTY – The Shelby County Compensation Board has amended its salary increase recommendation for the county sheriff to 16 percent from an initial 28 percent for the 2022-23 fiscal year, opting for a more phased-in, multi-year approach to an increase that’s being mandated by state lawmakers.    ...
    STATE -- The value of an acre of Shelby County farmland jumped 30 percent, mirroring counties statewide that saw similar increases, according to the annual farmland value survey presented by Iowa State University last week.    Shelby County saw its value increase to $10,237 from the year before...
    COUNTY – The Shelby County Compensation Board has been asked to reconvene and re-visit its salary recommendations for elected officials, specifically the 28 percent increase for county sheriff, to consider implementing that raise in a more phased-in approach.    The Shelby County Board of...
    HARLAN – The most well-known phrase heard on KNOD-FM Radio during most Harlan Community football games the past three decades has its roots dating back to an early 1990s Saturday morning wrap-up interview sports director Ron Novotny held with then head coach Curt Bladt.    These popular weekend...

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