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    HARLAN – Contract negotiations have begun between the Harlan Community School District and Harlan Education Association, but not in the traditional sense of how discussions have been held in the past.    District and HEA representatives have met three times recently to discuss issues, yet there...
    HARLAN – Harlan Community Schools’ students are seeing their class time extend into June this year, due to a combination of the school year beginning later than past years, snow days, and athletic state tournament runs.    HCS Superintendent of Schools Justin Wagner said the district will...
Schledwitz
    HARLAN – Monogram Prepared Meats has announced expansion plans in Harlan that includes $6 million in new equipment, new transportation efforts, and wage increases designed to attract additional employees needed at the plant.    Monogram Foods is one of the nation’s leading manufacturers of...
    COUNTY -- Shelby County Emergency Service Officials, including Fire Chiefs, Law Enforcement, and Emergency Management will begin twice weekly updates this week on local fire danger conditions.    Signs placed strategically in each community, primarily at the fire stations will indicate what the...
The fans cheer for their team
    DENISON -- Fans and cheerleaders turned out in full force to cheer on the Harlan Community Cyclones’ boys basketball team as it took on Carroll Thursday.  The boys lost in overtime to see their season come to an end.
Accepting the award on behalf of the Shelby County Historical Society are L to R -- Nate Buman, manager; board secretary Kathy Goede and board president Jeff Buman.
HARLAN – The Shelby County Historical Society and Beauty N the Beast were award winners at the Shelby County Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s annual awards banquet held last Friday in Harlan.    The Historical Society was honored as non-profit of the year, while Beauty N the Beast was honored as...
Myrtue CEO
Barry Jacobsen
    HARLAN – Myrtue Medical Center Chief Executive Officer Barry Jacobsen said Wednesday he was surprised by the comments of a Harlan resident at Tuesday’s medical center budget hearing critical of the hospital’s overall financial picture, decision-making and direction.    Especially since he, nor...
Resident
Jeff Schmitz
    HARLAN - Harlan agri-businessman Jeff Schmitz spent seven minutes voicing his concerns about the lack of accountability and leadership at Myrtue Medical Center by its administration and board of trustees during a tax levy public hearing here on Tuesday, Feb. 23.  The trustees later passed the...
Mitch Osborn pictured here with his wife, Nancy, and grandson, Jack.
    HARLAN – Harlan Community High School Athletic Director Mitch Osborn was honored last week by the Iowa High School Athletic Directors Association, as Iowa Athletic Director of the Year.    He was presented the award during the state wrestling tournament in Des Moines. 
    HARLAN -- Harlan Municipal Utilities will use an outside firm for financial services until a decision on a staff employee is made.    At a special meeting of the Board of Trustees, a contract with CFO Systems, LLC of Omaha was authorized, and the company will begin immediately to complete...

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