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HARLAN – Since September, students at Harlan Community High School have had an opportunity to explore careers and learn life skills that will serve them in pursuing careers or education beyond high school. Lori Pilachai, HCHS education specialist with Iowa Jobs for America’s Graduates (iJAG...
HARLAN — The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office was not unfamiliar with a house belonging to Nelson Guyer in Elk Horn. They had been there before for other issues. But this time was different. This time, Guyer took steps to harm himself and threatened to blow up the house. On July 12, 2021,...
HARLAN – The Harlan Community School District Board of Directors held a special meeting Tuesday. The board approved the negotiations agreement with the Harlan Education Association “It is a package increase of 3% for the 2023-24 master contract that would include $618 added to the base salary...
HARLAN — Students from HCHS Business Professionals of America (BPA) chapter will attend the 2023 BPA National Leadership Conference in Anaheim, Calif., April 26–30. “For students attending the National Leadership Conference, the event is the culmination of a year’s work,” said Chad Swanson...
HARLAN — Harlan Community High School Breaking Cylence and Middle School Cytones show choirs have been singing and dancing their way to success this season at various competitions. Their most recent success was this weekend at the Sing and Swing competition in Atlantic. Breaking Cylence...
HARLAN — U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) toured Sorensen Equipment in Harlan on Wednesday. Feenstra discussed his agriculture tour, the farm bill, asset depreciation and the estate tax. Participants included Sorensen Equipment owners and employees and the Shelby County Chamber of Commerce...
HARLAN – Governor Kim Reynolds recently appointed Shelby County Auditor Mark Maxwell to a four-year term with the State of Iowa County Finance Committee. Maxwell will be one of five elected county officials elected to the eight member committee, which also consists of the Auditor of the State,...
AREA — New data compiled by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for the Youth Risk Behavior Survey showed all teens are increasing mental health challenges, experiences of violence, and suicidal thoughts and behaviors. The survey also showed girls fared worse than boys across...
HARLAN — A Harlan family recently brought a new life into the world with help from a lifelong friend. Matt and Mary Hoch’s daughter, Ruth, was born October 23, 2022. Ruth’s birth story, however, began over three and a half years ago when the Mary gave birth to her daughter, Hazel. Mary had a...
By Elizabeth A. Elliott,Editor HARLAN – An annual tradition is returning to Shelby County as Catholics enter the season of Lent. Fish – baked and fried – will be coming to a parish near you. St. Michael’s Church in Harlan and St. Joseph’s Church in Earling are hosting fish fries again this...
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