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COUNTY -- On August 28, local city clerks began accepting nomination papers for the elected positions of city mayor and city council members in communities throughout Shelby County. For those considering candidacy within city positions this year, the deadline for filing nomination papers will be...
HARLAN – Midstates Bank becomes the latest banking institution to implement enhanced security measures due to an increase in bank robberies in rural areas outside the Omaha metro area. Earlier this year, Shelby County State Bank announced enhanced security such as a “buzz-in” policy, which...
HARLAN – A Harlan man has been sentenced to 10 years in jail on charges of kidnapping, first degree, and domestic abuse assault impeding air/blood flow causing bodily injury. Theodore James Behrens, 29, 1104 Durant St., is committed to the custody of the Director, Iowa Department of Corrections...
HARLAN -- Kelli Klaassen of Harlan was appointed as a new member of the Myrtue Medical Center Board of Trustees at the August board meeting. Klaassen was appointed and voted in to fill the position on the board which was open following Larry Miller’s resignation. Klaassen will fill the term...
REGIONAL -- The Red Cross Disaster Assistance Team serves residents in emergencies ranging from house fires to hazardous weather. For Tom Schulte, the leader for the team here in Shelby County, it used to be kind of scary. It isn’t anymore.
COUNTY -- As I sit here at my desk in Harlan on my last day, I know that when I leave it won’t be the same. As soon as I walk out the door of this office on this Friday evening - that’s it - at least for the foreseeable future. There will be no groggy Monday morning greetings, no snicker bars...
REGIONAL – Rain and cooler weather have improved conditions across most of west central Iowa, although there are some areas of the state still experiencing moderate to extreme drought conditions. Until the past two weeks, Shelby County was in a moderate drought, according to the Iowa Department...
HARLAN -- Students headed back to school this week as the school year officially got under way on Wednesday in the Harlan Community Schools and Shelby County Catholic School.
EARLING – Steve Kenkel will be closing a chapter on his museum near Earling as he hosts his last bi-annual expo on his farm. Kenkel said it has been a great run, but the expo has outgrown him, and hopes are to find another location in Shelby County to continue the event in the future. “I’m...
REGIONAL -- School districts in the greater Shelby County area have begun classes for the year, and local officials are urging motorists to be on the lookout for children as they make their way to and from school. For the fourth school year in Harlan, motorists are reminded of the crosswalk/red...
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