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    HARLAN -- Today’s home fires burn faster than ever, making escape planning all the more critical to home fire safety. Studies show that in the past, people had approximately 17 minutes to escape a typical home fire from the time the smoke alarm sounds. Now they may have as little as two minutes...
    HARLAN – The Harlan Lions Club will be offering free child vision screening next week in area schools, a service it has provided for years teaming with Iowa KidSight, a community service project of the Lions Club of Iowa.    Harlan pre-school and kindergarten students will be screened on...
The two were crowned during ceremonies during homecoming week for the Spartans.  (Photo by Kim Wegener)
    EXIRA -- Ellie Schultes and Cade Bruns were recognized during the Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton football game Friday night as homecoming queen and king. 
	Harlan FFA Southwest District FFA Soil Judging Participants: left to right: Hannah Tunender, Jocelyn Mena, Ania Kaster, Alex Barrett, Mallory Mulligan, Allison Owens, Grace Coenen and Megan Klein.  (Photo contributed)
    HARLAN -- Eight students from the Harlan FFA Chapter competed in the Southwest Iowa District FFA Soil Judging Competition on September 24. 
    REGIONAL -- Iowa’s pheasant hunters should expect to find a similar number of birds as last year, with the exception of south central and southeast Iowa, where the pheasant population decline was more significant.    In Shelby County, pheasant numbers are higher than a year ago, but quail,...
    HARLAN – Three Harlan Community High School students recently were honored in the Greater Omaha Council Bluffs Area Council on Youth Leadership Youth Salute as being outstanding leaders.    Justina Borgman, Lucy Borkowski and Bobbie Schechinger were recognized during an awards ceremony that was...
    COUNTY -- Shelby County Public Health reminds all residents that it is time to prepare for the upcoming influenza season by getting vaccinated.    Influenza is a contagious disease that can lead to serious illness, including pneumonia. Even healthy people can get sick enough to miss work or...
    HARLAN – Pioneer Park in Harlan soon will become the home of a StoryWalk® feature, where park-goers can read books through a series of signs spread out throughout the park.    StoryWalk® is a series of signs featuring sequential spreads from a children’s picture book, and those signs are spread...
This year’s king and queen are Nathan Henry and Chloe Hays, shown above.
HARLAN -- Homecoming royalty was crowned Friday, Sept. 27 at Harlan Community High School.  
    COUNTY -- The Shelby County Area Solid Waste Agency is sponsoring its annual Free Cleanup Crew Event for residents wishing to dispose of household hazardous waste from their homes.      The event will be held on Saturday, Sept. 28 from 9-11 a.m. at the Shelby County Secondary Roads Department...

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