REGIONAL – You’ll definitely feel them before you see them.  Those little black bugs which seem to have more teeth than they do body, swarming through the air in the early fall evenings just before dark, causing distress for anyone who may be gardening, attending a ball game or just out for a walk.    And that ferocious bite they have!    The past few weeks have been the worst, with warmer weather bringing them out of hiding.  Cooler weath

SHELBY COUNTY CONFIRMED CASES:  286Recovered:  246  
Negative:  1,749 
Pending:  18

    HARLAN -- Myrtue Medical Center announced this week the addition of Kelly Anderson, DO, OB/GYN Physician.    Dr. Anderson will be joining Myrtue Medical Center’s team of family medicine physicians and advanced-level practitioners who serve at Myrtue’s nationally recognized Critical Access Hospital and at its medical clinics.

    HARLAN – Harlan Community School Board President Amy Rueschenberg made it clear Monday evening, Sept.

   CRESTON (Oct. 2) -- Teagon Kasperbauer connected with Connor Frame on touchdown passes of 51, 65, 19 and 20 yards Friday night as the Harlan Community football team improved to 6-0 (4-0 Class 3A, District 9) with a 35-7 win at Creston/Orient-Macksburg.

    COUNTY – Serve Up Fire Safety in the Kitchen is the theme for Fire Prevention Week, October 4-10, as sponsored by local fire departments and the The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), the official sponsor of Fire Prevention Week for more than 95 years.    This year’s focus on cooking fire safety is supported by findings from NFPA’s newly released U.S.

    EARLING – Farmhand Brewing Co. is celebrating its one-year anniversary this month with a special Oktoberfest Beer Festival event Saturday, Oct. 3 featuring a number of events, games, music, dancing, food and, of course, beer.    Partnering with Byrd’s Bar and Grill and Norma Jeans in Panama, as well as Lonely Oak Distillery and Troy’s Bar and Grill in Earling, there will be plenty of activity for all to enjoy this weekend.

    COUNTY – The Iowa Economic Development Authority has announced two grant relief programs that will be beneficial to the agricultural community in Shelby County and Iowa.    Todd Valline, Shelby County Chamber of Commerce & Industry Executive Director, said he’s encouraging farmers to check out the Iowa Beginning Farmer Debt Relief Fund and the Iowa Livestock Producer Relief Fund.    Iowa Gov.

    COUNTY – Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds announced during her news conference Tuesday, Sept.

Shelby County is in extreme fire danger and will be in a burn ban until further notice. Starting today, October 1st, emergency mgmt will be sending out current fire danger ratings to everyone on Mondays and Thursdays every week.

*Teachers are reviewing information missed from last spring while also maintaining academic standards for the current school year.

*Teachers can have up to 30 students absent a day and work with students to stay caught up with classes and manage all of the late assignments.

    PORTLAND, OR – Hazy sunshine has been the norm the past two weeks in Shelby County, as winds have brought smoke from the west coast wildfires to the Midwest and beyond.    On a Thursday afternoon a week ago the faint smell of smoke was apparent, confirmed by local meteorologists in Omaha who said it wouldn’t be out of the question that residents of eastern Nebraska and western Iowa could detect a whiff of the fires that have caused unprece

    HARLAN – The Harlan Community Schools Board of Education and Shelby County Board of Health have confirmed their desire to work together as they strive to keep students and staff in the schools, as well as the community at large, safe during the COVID-19 pandemic.    Those words come after a two-hour workshop Thursday evening, Sept. 24 attended by both boards and open to the public, with approximately 25 people in attendance at the C.G.

    HARLAN -- Myrtue Medical Center has been working on a master facility plan for the past three years that includes a two-story addition to the east side of the existing physicians’ clinic that would support updates to Myrtue’s primary care physicians’ clinic, as well as support growth of Myrtue’s Behavioral Health services.    The past six months has resulted in significant operating losses to the healthcare system, and the COVID-19 pandemi

    COUNTY – Shelby County has retained Ahlers & Cooney P.C., Des Moines, to complete research and investigation of potential causes-of-action related to disbursements made at the Shelby County Emergency Management Agency, and potentially to commence litigation on behalf of Shelby County that may result from the investigation.    The Shelby County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday, Sept.