REGIONAL – Dawn Klein admits it’s difficult to single out the most heartbreaking patient case of COVID-19 she has treated.  She has worked with so many over the past few months, and each one has been trying and tragic.    “I do have one case that will stick with me for a very long time, though,” she said.    Klein, a hospice nurse/case manager with Myrtue Medical Center, Harlan,  provides direct care to terminally ill patients.  She’s resp

    REGIONAL -- The Shelby County Board of Health has updated its recommendations this week, suggesting that it’s in the best interest of the community and children to have them learn in-person at this time.    In a statement released Friday, Nov. 6, Dr.

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    HARLAN – Declining enrollment, special education costs and other financial hurdles are forcing the Harlan Community Schools Board of Education to review all aspects of the district’s budget for ways to remain financially viable while providing the best educational environment for students and staff.    Among consideration are changes to the district’s early retirement plan that has provided a financial incentive for teachers/administrators

   HARLAN (Nov. 6) -- Harlan Community built a 14-0 lead in the first six minutes and came up with three huge takeaways in the 2nd half Friday night to hold off Lewis Central 21-14 in a Class 3A quarterfinal football game at Merrill Field.   The 2nd-ranked Cyclones (10-0) have earned the No. 1 seed and will face Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley (8-2) in a 3A semifinal at the UNI-Dome on Thursday, Nov.

    COUNTY – Shelby County voters solidified their stance as staunch Republican supporters in overwhelming fashion on election night Tuesday, Nov. 3 backing incumbent President Donald Trump by a wide margin as well as the Iowa Republican supporting ticket including Joni Ernst for U.S. Senate and Randy Feenstra for U.S.

    HARLAN – The show must go on!    COVID-19 continues to put a damper on many activities and events in the Harlan community, but one exciting night of student talent will be on display Saturday, Nov.

    COUNTY -- In the month of October, Shelby County has seen a 49% increase in COVID cases for a total number of 131 cases in this month alone.    On October 29, there were 17 new positive cases in just one day.

    HARLAN -- The congregation at Faith Family Church, Harlan, showed how kindness and generosity are still alive and well in the greater Shelby County area as they took up a collection this past month for a parishioner who is battling cancer and his wife who lost her job due to COVID-19, while also providing a vehicle for an elderly woman in the congregation in need of reliable transportation.    “It was a wonderful surprise to receive the fi

    IOWA CITY -- Marie Ohlinger is one of the 247 University of Iowa students who are members of the 2020 Hawkeye Marching Band, one of the “top 10 college marching bands in the nation,” according to CNN Headline News and one of the Big Ten Conference’s marching bands whose halftime show is “worth the watch,” according to Sports Illustrated.    Ohlinger, the daughter of Dave and Bev Ohlinger, is from Portsmouth and plays the alto saxophone.

    HARLAN – The Harlan City Council has signed off on the purchase of a new fire truck to serve the city.    The $582,488 Enforcer pumper truck base bid comes from Reliant Fire Apparatus, Inc., Slinger, WI, through the government procurement service HGAC.  It’s the first time the city has contracted with the cooperative for an equipment purchase, which routinely provides for lower costs than if a city would seek out bids on its own.    “The o

    HARLAN – Harlan Community School District patrons are being asked to provide input via a stakeholder survey regarding the selection of a permanent superintendent of schools to lead the district into the future.    The survey will be available soon, and will be online for roughly two weeks.  Grundmeyer Leader Services, LLC is hired as the search firm leading the HCS Board of Education through the search process.    “We recommend a stakehold

    HARLAN -- The Harlan Municipal Utilities Board of Trustees has approved moving forward with a proposal for a telecom utility rate study with Cosortia.    “We have talked about this a couple of times with regard to our telecom utility.

    STATE -- Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds and the Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) last week announced the launch of the new Iowa County Fairs Relief Program.    The program will provide short-term relief to eligible county and district fairs for the purpose of continuing or resuming operations in the context of the public health emergency.

SHELBY COUNTY CONFIRMED CASES:  430Recovered:  359  
Negative:  2,612 
Pending:  22