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HARLAN -- “On your mark, get set, read” is this year’s summer reading program theme. Harlan Community Library is teaming up with Petersen Family Wellness Center and Iowa State University Extension Office to present the athletic inspired program. “It gets them in the library,” said Pat...
HARLAN -- Nothing beats an evening at the ballpark. T-ballers recently wrapped up their season. Here are some highlights from recent games.
HARLAN -- Due to the overwhelming number of complaints and violations of the state and local fireworks code in recent years, the Harlan Police Department will have extra officers out over the Fourth of July weekend. Officers will be enforcing the laws. Officials said it’s a public safety...
HARLAN – A former Harlan physician who was convicted last year of assault with intent to commit sexual abuse and indecent contact with a child, is being sued by his victim in Shelby County District Court. The victim, identified in court documents as Jane Doe #1, has filed civil suit seeking...
EARLING -- Favorable weather has allowed construction crews to make headway on county projects this month. Here, a bridge on Fir Road west of Highway 191 recently was deemed structurally deficient, so the project was put in the plan for repairs. Cost of the bridge replacement is $690,000,...
HARLAN -- Check out this story complete with a happy ending for a red-tailed hawk that survived being hit by a vehicle, and then traveled inside the grill of the truck across western Iowa. Shown is Kevin “Hoss” Krohn, Harlan Parks and Recreation Director, pulling a hawk from the front grill...
HARLAN -- Tennis balls, a yellow race car, a disc golf frisbee and an unfertilized goose egg were all found while Steven Olson was clearing the island in the pond at Pioneer Park. As a part of the Parks and Recreations board and a member of the community, Olson was concerned about the wellness...
EARLING – Shelby County will honor one of the county’s earliest settlers in a ceremony Sunday, June 26 at the Holcomb Cemetery northwest of Earling. The day has been declared John McIntosh Day, proclaimed by the Shelby County Board of Supervisors, and highlights of the event will include the...
HARLAN – Harlan has been awarded a 2016 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) from the Iowa Economic Development for downtown building façade improvements. The state’s grant amounts to $299,750 (50 percent) toward the total project cost of $514,500. The city will provide a portion of the...
COUNTY – Temperatures nearing 100 degrees for an extended period of time last week and weekend claimed its first victim in the form of a buckled county road in northern Shelby County. County engineer Dan Ahart said the hot temperatures caused a portion of Linden Road north of County Road F24...
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