HARLAN -- The Harlan FFA Chapter recently held its 75th Anniversary Awards Banquet at Harlan Community High School. Nearly 450 people met for a meal catered by Irwin Locker and Catering, an awards presentation and a concert presented by country music band, Maiden Dixie, in the high school gym....
HARLAN -- Approximately 500 people turned out Tuesday night, March 22 for the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) Extravaganza held at the Harlan Community Schools. Some of the amazing projects showcased by students included: Kaede Loudy works on the go-cart he built, ready to show...
COUNTY – Shelby County Emergency Preparedness partners will participate in a county-wide tornado drill to be held on Wednesday, March 23 from 10-11 a.m. Shelby County Emergency Management, Shelby County Public Health and Myrtue Medical Center encourage everyone to take this opportunity to prepare...
HARLAN -- From left: Nicholas Kohles, Braxton Gaul and Austin Schumacher work on identifying the parts of a sheep on a graph at the ISU Extension booth at the Ag STEM event at Shelby County Catholic School on Wednesday afternoon, March 16.The celebration was held in conjunction with National...
AMES -- Katie Andersen, a fifth-grader from Exira-EHK Schools, finished in 15th place in The Scripps State of Iowa Spelling Bee Contest held March 12th at Iowa State University. The spelling bee is sponsored by ISU Greenlee School of Journalism & Communication.
HARLAN – Thirty-seven community members, Harlan Community School District staff members and HCSD board of education members gave unanimous approval to a school calendar proposal that will be brought to the board of education for formal vote. Those words come from HCS Superintendent of...
HARLAN – For the first time in school history, three teams have qualified for the state mock trial competition to be held in Des Moines March 28-29. The top four teams from regional competition move on to state, and Harlan Community High School earned 2-0 records at regionals, qualifying them...
HARLAN – A dramatization of The Living Last Supper is being presented by First United Methodist Church, Harlan, at various locations in the region this month. The first performance was Sunday, March 13 at Altamont Baptist Church in Harlan. Next up is a Sunday, March 20 performance at...
HARLAN -- The Harlan Newspapers’ Annual Home, Garden & Living Show is set for Saturday and Sunday, March 19-20 in Veterans Memorial Auditorium, Harlan. Approximately 2,000 people attend the free event each year, which runs 4:30-8 p.m. Saturday and noon-4 p.m. Sunday. This year’s show...
HARLAN – The number of sections of elementary classrooms in the Harlan Community Schools next year will be reduced as part of overall cost-saving measures, as well as anticipated lower enrollment numbers in PreK-5th grades. Total cost savings to the district will be approximately $581,013.05...