HARLAN -- Harlan Community Student Council will be hosting a combined Pink/Blue Out Tuesday, Feb. 1 to raise funds for cancer awareness and research.  Donations from the evening’s events, held during the boys and girls basketball games vs.

    HARLAN – Harlan has been announced as one of 10 finalists for the Healthy Hometown Award as part of the 2022 Healthiest State Initiative honors.    Individuals, communities, K-12 school, early care providers, out-of-school programs, health care providers and workplaces will be recognized for their efforts to improve the physical, social and emotional well-being of Iowans in an online ceremony next month.    “This year’s finalists have gone

    HARLAN -- Pre-schoolers at the Shelby County Catholic School got the chance recently to once again try out their snow shoeing skills.    Shelby County and Iowa Department of Natural Resources Naturalist Christina Roelofs said she brings the program to the area schools for exercise, fun, and to show students how important it would be to have snowshoes in an area that gets lots of snow.
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    HARLAN – The Harlan Library has been awarded a $15,000 grant from the State Historical Society of Iowa to continue with digitization of the Harlan Tribune and News-Advertiser and Harlan Republican newspapers.    The library, Harlan Newspapers and the Shelby County Historical Society have worked together since 2019 to provide digital and word searchable archives of the Harlan newspapers.  The three entities are partnering with Cedar Rapids-

    HARLAN -- Congratulations to the Harlan Community Cyclones Football Team for being the 3A State Football Champions. The Harlan Cyclones finished a perfect 13-0 season by defeating Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley 42-28 in the final game.    The Cyclones were presented the Iowa Farm Bureau commemorative footballs in recognition of qualifying to play in the championship game.

    COUNTY – The Shelby County Board of Supervisors has filed an objection letter with the Iowa Utilities Board regarding the Summit Carbon Solutions pipeline proposed to travel through Shelby County.    The board voted 3-0 Tuesday, Jan.

    HARLAN – Harlan union employees have asked for a 9.5 percent salary increase in each of the next five years as part of its initial contract proposal presented to the Harlan City Council Wednesday, Jan.

    HARLAN – Shortly after announcing his 2022 candidacy for Iowa Senate District 6 this month, Harlan’s Stephen P. Kelly says he’s now withdrawing his name from consideration and will be dismissing his lawsuit against Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate.    “I never intended, or understood that I would ever be running against Jason Schultz in the Iowa State Senate,” Kelly said Tuesday, Jan.

    COUNTY – Steve Kenkel has been named chairman of the Shelby County Board of Supervisors this year, and will preside over a board that is currently working diligently to prepare next year’s budget.    Kenkel is joined on the board by supervisors Darin Haake and Charles Parkhurst.    Kenkel was unanimously elected chairman while Parkhurst was unanimously elected vice-chairman of the 2022 board.
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    HARLAN – Farmers Mutual Cooperative Telephone Company (FMCTC) said this week it won’t extend its offer to purchase the telecommunications utility from Harlan Municipal Utilities past last Friday’s Jan. 14 deadline.    In a letter to HMU dated Jan.

Photo highlights from the victories.....

Vikes/Lady Vikes split vs. Underwood Friday night.

    COUNTY -- The Shelby County Chamber of Commerce & Industry is accepting nominations for its Citizen/Volunteer of the Year.    Nomination forms can be found inside the Harlan News-Advertiser or Harlan Tribune.  Forms should be dropped off at the chamber office in Harlan or emailed to info@exploreshelbycounty.com.  Deadline is January 28 at 5 p.m.
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    COUNTY – Shelby County has received a favorable interest rate on general obligation bonds being sold to fund emergency communications equipment.    The county’s board of supervisors Tuesday, Jan.