HARLAN -- It only took one summer camp and an unofficial visit for Taylor Frederick to realize Vermillion, South Dakota was the right place for her. Frederick, a senior at Harlan Community High School, signed her national letter of intent last Wednesday (Nov.

 HARLAN -- Watch Logan Schaben play for very long on the softball diamond and it’s easy to envision her skill set transferring from high school to the Division I level of the NCAA. • Fluid swing and bat speed - check. • Instincts and range in the field - check. • Rocket arm - check. Iowa State University saw all those things in Schaben at an early age, coaxing Harlan Community’s shortstop to make a verbal commitment during the spring of her so

    HARLAN -- Thelma Jean Gravley, 68, Harlan, died November 26 at Myrtue Medical Center in Harlan.    No services are planned.    Gravley is survived by her husband, Bufford Gravley, of Harlan; son James (Cindy) Gravley of Piedmont, MO; daughters Marion Gravley of Clarks Summit, PA and Kimberly (David) Shuck of Harlan; brothers Mike (Sherry) Stuart of Speedwell, VA, and Tony (Kathy) Stuart of Max Meadows, VA; sisters Barbara King of Bland, VA

    DEFIANCE -- Janet Jean Dotzler, 72, Defiance, died November 26 at Myrtue Medical Center in Harlan.    Services were held Monday, Nov. 30 at 11 a.m. at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Defiance with burial in the Sts.

    HARLAN -- Margaret Ann Plumb, 75, Harlan, died November 26 at Elm Crest Retirement Community.    Services were held Monday, Nov. 30 at 11 a.m.

    EARLING -- Darell D. Muller, 90, Earling, formerly of Harlan, died Saturday, Nov. 28 in Harlan.    Services will be held Wednesday, Dec. 2 at 11 a.m. at Burmeister-Johannsen Funeral Home in Harlan with burial in the Harlan Cemetery.  Friends may call Tuesday, Dec. 1 from 2-8 p.m. with family greeting friends from 5-7 p.m.

    HARLAN -- Nola Anna Schiltz, 85, Harlan, died November 28 at Elm Crest Retirement Community.    Services will be held Wednesday, Dec. 2 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Mary Our Lady of Fatima Church in Portsmouth with burial in the St. Mary’s Cemetery at Portsmouth.  A rosary will be held Tuesday, Dec. 1 at 7 p.m. at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan.  Visitation is Tuesday from 5-8 p.m.

    HARLAN -- Melvin K. Dinesen, 73, Harlan, died Friday, Nov. 27 in Omaha.    Services will be held Tuesday, Dec. 1 at 10:30 a.m. at Burmeister-Johannsen Funeral Home in Harlan with burial in the Harlan Cemetery.  Friends were asked to call Monday, Nov. 30 from 1-8 p.m. with family greeting friends from 6-8 p.m.

    HARLAN -- Irene Elizabeth Huebner, 97, Harlan, died November 27 at Elm Crest Retirement Community.    Services will be held Tuesday, Dec. 1 at 11 a.m. at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Harlan with burial in the St. Mary’s Cemetery at Panama.  A rosary was held Monday, Nov. 30 at 7 p.m. at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan.  Visitation was Monday from 4-8 p.m.