MANILLA -- Dave Muhlbauer of Manilla has announced his campaign for the U.S. Senate seat held by Sen. Charles Grassley, becoming the first Democrat to enter the 2022 race. Republican Sen. Grassley has retained his seat in the U.S. Senate since 1981, but it is unknown whether he will run for...
LINCOLN, NE – Jack Klitgaard and Mitchell Rueschenberg have been selected for the prestigious Nebraska Young Lions All-Star Jazz Band, and will be performing this week in Lincoln, NE. Klitgaard, the son of Dr. Don and Laurel Klitgaard of Harlan, and Rueschenberg, the son of Joe and Amy...
HARLAN – Austin Rhoads always has been drawn to law enforcement and the military – specifically the Air Force. As a youngster he has had a strong drive to be a police officer or pilot. Part of a community in Roblox, he participates in role play games and has made friends with kids with...
ELK HORN/KIMBALLTON -- “Take a Danish vacation without a passport” this weekend at the 41st annual Tivoli Fest in Elk Horn. Tivoli Fest will take place Friday and Saturday in Elk Horn and Kimballton after being cancelled last year due to the pandemic. Tivoli Fest is traditionally...
ELK HORN -- The Danish community of Elk Horn selected Galen and Eileen Sornson to reign as the 2021 Tivoli Fest king and queen at the events this weekend. A humble, warm and fun-loving couple, the Sornsons reside on a farm just outside of Elk Horn that has been in the family for generations...
HARLAN – Current and “graduated” businesses at Hive452, an incubator for small business development in Shelby County based in Harlan, gathered recently to share their growth, honor those who are moving on after out-growing their space, and to announce open entrepreneurial space for new business...
HARLAN -- Two Harlan FFA seniors recently worked to improve the agricultural literacy of Harlan Community Schools’ preschool through fifth grade students. Reanna Obrecht and Julia Schechinger conducted the Food for America program, which is an educational program that focuses on teaching...
AVOCA -- AHSTW held graduation ceremonies Sunday, May 23 at the AHSTW gymnasium.Here, the top 10 students in the AHSTW High School graduating class of 2021 gather for a photo before the graduation ceremony and include front L to R -- Kailey Jones, Claire Denning, Chloe Falkena, Ryan Kilmer and...
HARLAN -- A Harlan Scout has completed his Eagle Scout project this spring, and expects to finish his merit badge program this summer. Joseph Andersen, the son of Eric and Jami Andersen, installed two Yakports on the south side of Prairie Rose Lake, to provide a safe and stable cradle for...
HARLAN -- The Harlan Community Library summer library program will kick off June 1 with activities and prizes for all ages. “We’re just encouraging reading and learning during the summer months because there’s always that summer slide,” said youth services librarian Emily Kurth-Christensen...