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Signs in place alerting residents of fire danger

    HARLAN -- Shelby County Emergency Management and the Harlan Fire Department recently placed this new sign in Harlan to alert the public of the current fire danger rating.  The sign is located across from Hy-Vee near Sorensen Equipment and the Cenex gas station.    Similar signs have been placed in communities throughout Shelby County.  Harlan Fire Chief Roger Bissen said this sign is in a place where traffic is at its highest in Harlan, ac

Students help build legacy for Emmalee Jacobs

    Gone, but not forgotten.    An on-campus group aims to sculpt a lasting legacy for a fallen student in the form of a memorial scholarship.    Aptly named the “Emmalee Jacobs Memorial Scholarship,” it stands in memory of the student whose life was lost in a hit-and-run accident in December for not only the Jacobs family and close friends but also generations of future ISU students.

HCHS Golf Results

HCHS 162, Lewis Central 209Medalist: Kevin Campbell, HCHS, 39; Runner-Up: Matthew Bjoin, HCHS, 40HCHS Scorecard Kevin Campbell 39, Matthew Bjoin 40, Max Langenfeld 41, Shane Chamberlain 42, Jay Swanson 44, Logan Peters 45.Lewis Central Scorecard JJ Love 46, Kyle Arrington 53, Max Regester 54, Seth Wineland 56, Jaden Doebelin 63, Cameron Fitzgerald 64. 

HCHS boys tennis evens record at 3-3

 AUDUBON -- The Harlan Community boys tennis team picked up a 9-0 dual win at Audubon on Thursday, improving its season record to 3-3 overall. Earlier in the week, HCHS lost a home dual vs. Lewis Central, 6-3, putting the Cyclones’ at 1-2 in the Hawkeye Ten Conference. The HCHS-LC dual was tied 3-3 after singles play, but the Titans won all three doubles matches. Alec Plagman, Josh Cheek and Nolan Heese all earned Cyclone victories.

Cyclones fall to 0-2 in girls tennis

 COUNCIL BLUFFS -- Lewis Central won all three doubles matches to hand the Harlan Community girls tennis team a 6-3 dual loss on Tuesday, April 12. The Cyclones dropped to 0-2 on the season. Ashley Petsche, Jilian Meyer and Nicole Lange all picked up wins in singles play for HCHS.

Cyclones place second to LC in Ken Carstens Invite

 HARLAN -- With spring temperatures on the rise and the wind finally starting to idle down, track athletes across the state are looking to use the upcoming week as a springboard toward qualifying for the Drake Relays later this month. If Tuesday’s Ken Carstens Cyclone Boys Invitational was any indication, the chase for Drake is well underway. Despite some lingering chill and breeze in the air, performances were on the upswing in Harlan as two

HCHS girls earn six golds, win team title at Earlham Relays

 EARLHAM -- With the team’s top hurdler sidelined, Harlan Community freshman Chloe Hansen stepped up in a big way at Tuesday’s Earlham Co-Ed Relays. Hansen posted impressive times in winning both the 100-meter hurdles (16.94 seconds) and the 400-meter hurdles (1:10.04) as HCHS scored 126 points to claim its first team title of the season. The Cyclone girls won six events in all, set a pair of meet records and scored 23 times in 18 events, impr

Osborn honorary chairman of Nebraska Lymphoma Walk

 ASHLAND, NEB. -- Harlan Community Activities Director Mitch Osborn has been named honorary chairman of Nebraska’s 7th Lymphoma Walk, scheduled for Saturday, April 23 at Mahoney State Park near Ashland. The fundraising event, which is a 5K walk, will start at 9:00 a.m., rain or shine, and will be followed by a free lunch that all participants are invited to attend. There is no cost to register, but donations are encouraged.

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