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COUNTY -- Educators and persons aged 75 and older are receiving their first COVID-19 vaccinations this week as local public health officials said Phase 1B of the vaccination program is getting under way in Shelby County. Phase 1B of the COVID-19 vaccine began last week in Iowa. The...
HARLAN -- The year was 2006, and Leasa Stark Brouillard and her family moved back to Harlan, to care for her father who had cancer. After his passing, Brouillard thought, “oh boy, now what?” It had been years since the Harlan resident had practiced pottery, but an initiation by fire, as she...
HARLAN – Shelby County Catholic School, along with other Catholic schools across the nation, will celebrate Catholic Schools Week January 31-February 6. Catholic Schools Week is an annual observance meant to highlight the value of Catholic education and its contributions to communities and...
COUNTY – The well-being of Shelby County children continues to be better than average, according to the National Kids Count Initiative sponsored by the Annie E. Casey Foundation. Comparatively, Shelby County’s children fare better than their counterparts across the state and nation, report...
WASHINGTON, DC – Harlan native Kyle Gordon was part of history in the making Wednesday, Jan. 20, performing with the U.S. Army Band Pershing’s Own, the premier band of the U.S. Army, at the inauguration ceremonies for President Joe Biden and Vice-President Kamala Harris. He’s come a long way...
COUNTY – Shelby County, through its representative Iowa Communities Assurance Pool (ICAP), on Friday, Jan. 22 settled a lawsuit with a former employee for $860,000. Kellie Paschke, West Des Moines, attorney for Jason Wickizer, confirmed this week that Shelby County, the Emergency Management...
EARLING -- Fire raced through an Earling home at approximately 8 a.m. Thursday morning, Jan. 28, and while the home sustained significant damage, all the occupants were able to exit safely. Firefighters from Earling, Panama, Westphalia, Defiance, and Harlan were on scene battling the blaze.
AVOCA -- AHSTW Homecoming King Jacob Roush, son of Kathleen Roush and Mike Roush of Avoca, and Queen Chloe Falkena, daughter of Chad and Robin Butler of Harlan, were crowned during coronation ceremonies held Sunday, Jan. 24 at AHSTW. The coronation ceremony had been postponed from last fall...
COUNTY – The 2021 Shelby County Cattlemen’s Association will host a drive-through style banquet in 2021 instead of its annual in-person event in order to adhere to safety considerations during the COVID-19 pandemic. Annually bringing anywhere from 600-725 people together for the popular...
HARLAN -- The Harlan Community School District Board of Directors announced Friday, Jan. 22 the three finalists in its superintendent search. Grundmeyer Leader Services has been assisting the Board with the search. Initially a Community Stakeholder Survey was utilized; based on this data,...
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