HARLAN -- The Shelby County Chamber of Commerce and Industry will host a candidates’ forum on Monday, May 23 at 6 p.m. at the Harlan Community High School auditorium.
REGIONAL – Seniors from area high schools will graduate Sunday, May 22 in commencement exercises at their schools. Harlan Community High School will host pomp and circumstance beginning at 2 p.m. Sunday in the HCHS gymnasium. See the Tuesday, May 17 Harlan Tribune for details about the ceremony...
HARLAN -- In a few short weeks Anja Steiger of Germany, Alfonsina “Bonlli” de Santos Guzman of Mexico and Leonie Finkbeiner of Germany will be returning to their home countries with lots of great memories of Harlan and HCHS. The foreign exchange students were juniors at HCHS during the 2015-2016...
HARLAN -- Conservation Day for approximately 200 sixth graders from Shelby County was held at Prairie Rose State Park on Wednesday.
HARLAN -- Sarah Muller, Pella, has joined the Harlan Newspapers as summer intern. She is a junior studying journalism and mass communication with a minor in political science at Iowa State University. Muller wishes to have a job in the reporting field after graduation. “One of my...
COUNTY – Shelby County employees, those covered under a union agreement and those who are not, will see a 2.25 percent salary increase next year under a proposal approved by the county’s board of supervisors. In addition, the employees have the possibility of receiving an additional one...
WEST DES MOINES -- Harlan Community High School Senior Addie Kaster was recognized by Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad for outstanding academic achievement at the 14th-annual Governor’s Scholar Recognition Ceremony May 1 at Hy-Vee Hall in Des Moines. The statewide program, sponsored by the Iowa...
REGIONAL -- Fourteen students are vying to graduate with the highest distinction at Harlan Community High School this week, earning Summa Cum Laude honors for having obtained a 3.9 grade point average or above throughout their four years of high school. The students will be recognized during...
HARLAN -- Thunderstorms cut the annual elementary track meet short Friday, May 13, but not until these athletes got a chance to compete. See the Harlan Newspapers for more photos!
HARLAN -- For the second year in a row, Myrtue Medical Center has been named one of the 20 highest-ranked Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) in the country by National Rural Health Association, as scored by iVantage Health Analytics. “Being recognized as one of the Top 20 Hospitals in the...