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HARLAN – This will be the second year the Shelby County Historical Society and Museum, along with the Shelby County Chamber of Commerce & Industry will host Santa in the Cabins. The event will take place on Thursday, Dec. 14 from 5:30-7 p.m. The children will be greeted at the museum with...
COUNTY -- The fifth year of the holiday lighting ceremony in downtown Harlan will kick off Saturday, Nov. 25 with lots of Christmas cheer and holiday events to start the season in Shelby County. The kick-off to the holiday season is a special one, with the lighting...
COUNTY – Hey kids! Get ready for Santa to make a stop in your community in December. Santa Claus is Coming to Town is a new event where Santa will be hosted in your community this season. The idea was first brought to the Shelby County Chamber of Commerce and Industry by Harlan City...
REGIONAL – The annual holiday adoption program is in full swing with a number of needy families already being adopted, and more needy families added to the list. Administration of the adoption program is being handled by West Central Community Action, and the Harlan Newspapers remains actively...
COUNTY -- Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate made a post municipal election visit to the Shelby County Election Commissioners office on Thursday, Nov. 16. Pate was interested in getting the word out about the voter ID requirements and their importance in the soft rollout beginning January 1,...
Katie (Poepsel) Reed, formerly of Harlan and now a resident of Spring, TX, had the misfortunate of having an eight-point buck enter her home. Below is the story from the Montgomery County Courier, Spring, TX.
Video available at:
http://www.yourconroenews.com/neighborhood/woodlands/news/article/8-...
HARLAN -- The Iowa Attorney General’s office has assigned personnel to investigate a special investigative report from the state auditor’s office that outlined $144,872.32 in improper and unsupported disbursements tied to former Harlan City Administrator Terry Cox. Current city administrator...
HARLAN -- The Harlan Police Department has recently received a number of complaints that revolve around a common scam. Citizens are getting phone calls that claim to be from the Internal Revenue Service. Caller says that they will go to jail unless they call back a phone number and arrange...
roved the second reading of an ordinance amending its fireworks code, limiting the display of fireworks in Harlan to only two days. The council voted 6-0 Tuesday, Nov. 7 amending chapter 41 of the city’s ordinance regarding dates and times of fireworks. The third reading is expected at the next...
COUNTY -- Ron Heese will serve as a city councilperson in Kirkman. Both Heese and Sonny Goans each received five votes for an open council seat. When the city election was canvassed Tuesday, Nov. 14 by the Shelby County Board of Supervisors, lots were drawn for the seat and Heese’s name was...
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