AUDUBON -- Funeral arrangements and services are pending at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan for Jacob Hartvigsen, 21, Audubon.    Hartvigsen died Saturday, Feb. 20 at University of Iowa Hospital in Iowa City.  He is survived by his parents, Kevin and Tracy Hartvigsen, of Audubon.    For more information contact the funeral home at 1-800-831-6805 or visit www.pauleyjones.com

    HARLAN -- Hazel Muller of Harlan will celebrate her 90th birthday on February 27. A card shower in her honor is being requested by her family. Cards will reach her if mailed to 1407 Country Club Drive, Harlan, IA 51537.    Hazel has three daughters and sons-in-law, Mary Jo and Rick, Linda and Bruce, and Judy and Bryan. She also has two grandchildren. 

DES MOINES -- Marisa Glyn Swoboda and Todd Joseph Theulen both of Des Moines exchanged marriage vows on October 24, 2015 at Plymouth Congregational Church in Des Moines. Pastor Matt Mardis-LeCroy performed the 4 p.m. double ring ceremony.    Parents of the couple are Tara Swoboda, Des Moines; Bill and Juanita Swoboda, Des Moines; and Jeff and Janet Theulen, Defiance. 

    HARLAN -- The Harlan FFA Chapter will celebrate National FFA Week, Feb. 20-27. This year’s theme is Amplify! and it embraces more than 85 years of FFA traditions, courtesy Jacobs Photographic.

HARLAN – Harlan residents are among the happiest in the state, according to a new study published this year, and based on the community’s economy, crime factors and even weather.    HomeSnacks.net is a website that combines recent data, videos and thoughts about local culture.  It gathers data to determine an array of factors about where people live, and a community’s safety, desirability, and culture.    According to a Harris Poll taken in Oc

    HARLAN --  The City of Harlan has signed off on an agreement that will provide forgivable loan dollars to the developer of a memory care unit to serve the community.    The council Tuesday approved a resolution that provides the loan and land to Hansen House, LLC in exchange for the creation of 14.5 new full-time-equivalent jobs to be in place by June 1, 2019.    The jobs will have to be maintained through June 1, 2022.    Harlan will prov

    HARLAN – Harlan Library Director Michael Burris has submitted his resignation effective April 1.    Burris announced February 8 that he has accepted the executive director position at the Lincoln County Library System in Kamrar, WY.  He has been the director of the Harlan Library for eight years, and said the move is a good professional opportunity for him.

 DES MOINES -- Six area wrestlers will begin competition Thursday at the 2016 State Wrestling Tournament inside Wells Fargo Arena. The state meet will continue Friday and Saturday and conclude with the championship finals on Saturday night. This year’s local qualifiers include three from AHSTW, two from Harlan Community and one from Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton.

 ATLANTIC -- What a difference a year can make. To be sure, the final results could have been even better for the Harlan Community wrestling team Saturday, but compared to the same meet a year ago the Cyclones left Atlantic feeling pretty good about their Class 2-A District Tournament outcome. Led by state tournament qualifiers Elias Shaeffer and Jacob Wingert, who both won exciting wrestle-back matches for second place, five HCHS wrestlers co