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REGIONAL -- As the Fourth of July holiday approaches this weekend, many friends and families will gather to enjoy fireworks displays and shoot off some fireworks of their own. Fireworks are a fun and joyous way to celebrate the holiday, but they can also be dangerous. Harlan Fire Chief...
HARLAN -- The Harlan American Legion will host its annual fireworks display at J.J. Jensen Park Sunday, July 4 and collect donations for the next year’s display. The Legion fundraises $5,000 every year for the fireworks through a combination of individual donations and funds from community...
DEFIANCE – A 1964 graduation ring from Saint Peter and Paul Parochial School in Defiance has brought back many memories for a former Defiance woman who remembers fondly her years growing up in the small Shelby County community. Shari Mutchler said she inherited the ring from her sister,...
HARLAN -- The Harlan Municipal Utilities Board of Trustees received an asset appraisal at its regularly scheduled meeting Thursday, June 24, which was required under Iowa Utility Board (IUB) Iowa Code in response to a petition filed with the City of Harlan. In October 2020, Harlan residents...
HARLAN -- At the Myrtue Medical Center Board of Trustees meeting Tuesday, June 29, Laboratory Director Jason Eckerman said COVID-19 testing has slowed down to the point that the hospital is now processing all of the tests in house. “Out of that 8,357 tests that we’ve done, 1,034 were...
STATE -- The Iowa legislature passed a number of new laws that went into effect July 1 with a wide range of changes impacting Iowa and Shelby County citizens. Rep. Steven Holt (R-Denison) highlighted a tax cut bill, a “constitutional carry” bill and a bill banning teaching of divisive...
HARLAN -- After the citywide garage sale last week, SCCO/Hero’s Attic saw this pile of items left outside its building. It was then rained upon over the weekend, and when officials returned on Tuesday, all the items had to be taken to the landfill at the volunteer organization’s cost. At...
HARLAN – Harlan Community Schools finished 41st on U.S. News & World Report’s 2021 list of Iowa’s top high schools. The magazine annually ranks nearly 18,000 schools based on how well they prepare students for college, graduation rates and on how well students perform on state...
HARLAN – Work is progressing on a downtown building rehabilitation project being funded in part by an Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) catalyst grant that helps communities stimulate growth in their downtown areas. The building at 601 Court St., the corner of 6th and Court Sts.,...
REGIONAL -- Lack of rain has kept mosquitoes and ticks at bay so far this summer, but a change in weather could lead to an increase in population later in the season. Iowa State Extension Entomologist Donald Lewis said the dry weather in Iowa this summer has resulted in fewer mosquitoes and...
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