Just now Shelby County Emergency Management and some helpful motorists pulled this vehicle from a drift at 7th and Durant Sts. Everyone was okay. Be Careful! Hard to see during these blizzard conditions.

Thinking we are getting more snow than the National Weather Service originally thought Harlan and Shelby County would see. We'll keep you posted.

    WASHINGTON, DC – Steve Reid didn’t see a single act of violence at the rally in Washington, DC Wednesday, Jan. 6.    “People praying, people singing, and yes, plenty of shouting obscenities, but no violence,” he said.  “It wasn’t the free for all that is being portrayed by the mainstream media.”    Reid, from Harlan, flew to Washington alone Jan.

UPDATE -- Legislative Briefing scheduled for tomorrow morning in Harlan has been canceled.
 

    HARLAN – Nella Seivert admits she’s a little stubborn.    So when the first cold symptoms came on back in late October into early November, she chalked it up to anything but the coronavirus and insisted that there really was nothing wrong with her.    After all, she and her husband, Bob, owner-operators of Medivac Ambulance/Rescue in Harlan, had followed all COVID-19 safety protocols such as masking, physical distancing and hand sanitizati

    HARLAN – The Harlan Community High School Drama Department has announced it will present the spring musical Frozen Jr., with auditions set for this week.    With the past year disrupting many events nationwide due to COVID-19, director Kayla Weis said the school will adhere to all audience safety guidelines recommended at the time of the April 23-25 production dates.

    REGIONAL – Faith Sound, the interdenominational, contemporary music group based out of Harlan, has canceled its concert season out of an abundance of caution due to the COVID-19 pandemic.    The group hopes to be back next year, said Steve Lawson, long-time director and founder of Faith Sound.

ELK HORN -- Imagen Gessert performs with the flag group at Exira/EH-K during a recent basketball game.

    STATE – Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds last week signed a new public health disaster proclamation that modifies existing public health measures designed to reduce the spread of COVID-19.    The proclamation continues to require that when people are in an indoor public space, and unable to social distance for 15 minutes or longer, masks are required to be worn.

    HARLAN -- Harlan City Council appointments to committees have been made for the 2021 calendar year.  Following are the council members and others appointed to committees and liaison representatives to boards and commissions for 2021:Insurance CommitteeTroy Schaben, Sharon Kroger and Jeanna RudolphPublic Property CommitteeRichard Petersen, Troy Schaben and Sharon KrogerOrdinance CommitteeJay Christensen, Richard Petersen and Greg BladtPubli

    HARLAN – Work on replacement of the 7th St.

    HARLAN -- Myrtue Medical Center’s CEO Barry Jacobsen employment contract has been renewed in the second year of a three year contract.    In accordance with his contract, Jacobsen will receive a four percent increase, along with all other hospital staff, effective January 2021.

    COUNTY -- Following the Emergency Use Authorization of both the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines last month, the Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) is now partnering with county public health departments to begin vaccinating Iowans.    Both vaccines are currently being administered in Iowa to the Phase 1A priority populations of healthcare personnel and long-term care residents and staff.   Myrtue Medical Center’s Public Health is

    HARLAN – The Harlan City Council has signed off on a five-year capital improvement plan for the Harlan Municipal Airport, which will include a number of proposed projects including an apron expansion to be funded mostly by federal funds from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).    The city is eligible for up to $150,000 per year in FAA funding for airport improvements, and can bank those dollars for a more significant project capped

    COUNTY -- Welcome to the 2021 New Year’s Baby Maya Louise Scheffler, born Sunday, Jan. 3 at 7:49 p.m. at Myrtue Medical Center in Harlan.  Maya weighed 6 pounds, 15 ounces.  She is the daughter of Megan Gettys and Adam Scheffler of Harlan.