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HARLAN -- While TJ Otzelberger was in the midst of his press conference, April 21, about his new position as head basketball coach at South Dakota State, he announced that Rob Klinkefus, Harlan native, will be remaining as an assistant coach. Community members, players and faculty gave a...
REGIONAL – The number of registered sex offenders that call the greater Shelby County area their home has decreased in the past two years, according to Iowa’s state sex offender registry. Shelby County and areas surrounding the county have 26 registered sex offenders as of this month, as...
EARLING -- As Pat Hoffmann sat and observed the sunset across his fields one evening, he noticed one isolated oak tree without a leaf on its branches and he began to smile. Lonely Oak would become the name of his new distillery. He frantically called his wife, Amy, with the exciting news...
HCHS now has 27 state titles in nine sports. See Sports inside the Tuesday, August 2.
COUNTY-- Local school administrators are waiting to take further action on a new federal transgender directive until they receive additional instructions from the state level, and discuss the matter openly among themselves and with the Iowa Association of School Boards. The directive, handed...
HARLAN -- Local authorities are alerting the public of a scam involving Facebook, YouTube and video chatting/photo taking that occurred in Harlan recently. Harlan Police reports indicate a Harlan male recently was contacted via Facebook by an individual who wanted to video chat. The female...
KIRKMAN -- Mike Norris responded to a call on behalf of the Kirkman Fire Department approximately 18 years ago and didn’t expect to have a spiritual experience. When he arrived at the car accident on a back road, he was notified that one of the individuals in the car was deceased and the...
COUNTY -- A new predator is preying on Ash trees and was recently found in Omaha and in Missouri Valley. The Emerald Ash Borer is moving through Iowa and has the potential to appear in Shelby County. “Now that we know it’s farther west, we know that it’s on the move,” said Tivon Feeley,...
HARLAN -- Harlan Municipal Utility single package cable TV rates will go up a bit over eight percent effective Sept. 1 following board action July 14. HMU Director of Telecom Jim Gedwillo said the “increases are merely covering our costs on increased programming fees,” and went on to say...
REGIONAL -- Marne and Elk Horn Telephone Company (METC) and Walnut Communications, longtime partners during their 100 years in business, today extended that partnership further when they announced they would merge later this year. The merger was recommended for approval by the Board of...
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