HARLAN – The Harlan Community High School football team lost 17-12 to Glenwood on Friday night at Merrill Field in Harlan on Senior Night. The Cyclones had won five straight matchups against the Rams, but that streak came to an end.Glenwood deferred to the second half, giving Harlan’s offense the ball first.

GLENWOOD – The Harlan Community High School girls’ and boys’ cross country teams were in action on Saturday at the Glenwood XC Invite, with the girls taking home the overall team title and the boys finishing a respectable sixth place.Sophomore Ashlyn Rau once again paced the Cyclones, finishing fourth with a time of 18:58.97. Freshman Julia Heslink was close behind, placing sixth in 19:29.47.

The Twelfth Annual Southwest Iowa Art Tour is scheduled for September 20 and 21 with sneak peaks available at limited locations on Friday, September 19. This year, Mi Casa Restaurant, located just off the downtown Harlan square at 512 Market St.

MANNING — The City of Manning is celebrating a major win for its future: a $1.75 million grant from the Iowa Economic Development Authority’s (IEDA) Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Comprehensive Neighborhood Revitalization Program.

Karole Ann Anastasi entered the world as an unexpected surprise on October 16, 1940, arriving just six minutes after her twin brother on the family farm in Dunlap, Iowa. She was one of ten children of Zeno and Lois Lapke, and from the beginning her life was rooted in faith, family, and love.After graduating from St.

AREA —Due to the efforts of its customers and member communities, Regional Water announced that it has downgraded the “Level Red” advisory to “Level Yellow”, the next lower conservation level of its Emergency Water Conservation Plan.General Manager Tom Kallman stated that the measure was taken due to improved water levels in both their well field and the storage towers throughout its Avoca Treatment Plant Distribution System.

by Blake West, Sports Writer UNDERWOOD – It was a beautiful night at Eagle Stadium in Underwood for a rare Thursday night contest to kick off the 2025 football season for the Harlan Community Cyclones. Underwood won the opening toss and elected to receive, which put the Cyclones on defense first.

Della, age 96, of Johnston, Iowa, passed away September 3, 2025.  Funeral mass will be at St Peter’s Catholic Church in Defiance, IA, on Saturday, September 6, at 11:00.  Interment follows at St. Paul’s Cemetery in Defiance.Della was born to Magdalena (Schneider) and Quirin Goeser on a farm near Westphalia, in Shelby county in 1929, the eighth of ten children.

Eldon Howard Erickson was born on July 24, 1939, the son of Floyd Albert and Sadie (Larsen) Erickson in Harlan, Iowa. He received his early education at a country school southwest of Harlan, completing eighth grade before graduating from Harlan High School with the Class of 1957. Shortly after graduation, he enlisted in the United States Air Force, where he served honorably as an air policeman with assignments in Texas, Korea, and Louisiana.