ATLANTIC -- Several golfers from regional courses competed in last weekend’s Championship Division of the 62nd annual Tournament of Champions, held Friday-Sunday, Aug.

    KIRKMAN -- Travis Baughman is looking forward to getting a new playground set put together and installed for his two young daughters hopefully yet this summer.

    COUNTY -- Myrtue Medical Center’s Fall Blood Analysis Screening Clinics will begin on Tues., August 18 at Myrtue Medical Center’s Clinic, 1220 Chatburn Ave.    Myrtue offers the Blood Analysis Screening to the community in the spring and fall. The $50 cost of the Blood Analysis can be paid by check or cash.

    COUNTY – Shelby County will help fund a feasibility study and environmental survey for a company that plans to build a $4-5 million agricultural production facility, bringing full-time jobs to the region.    The Shelby County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved $11,000 in funding for the study and survey for FiberFactor Feeds, LLC.  The monies will be paid out of the county’s economic development fund.    Formerly known as Iowa Agric

REGIONAL – Unique baby names continue to be the trend not only nationally but locally as well, as parents opt to identify their little bundles of joy with exclusive or uncommon names, or more common names with different spellings.    A child’s name can be a stressful decision for some new parents. Some parents name their children after family, history, pop culture, or just because the name fits the child.

 HARLAN -- It was a short season, but overall another good one for the Harlan Community baseball team. Opening the 2020 schedule three weeks late due to COVID-19 delays, the Cyclones went 14-4 during the next five and a half weeks, tied for third place in the Hawkeye Ten Conference at 8-2 and reached the Class 3A substate final round for the 10th consecutive year. The season ended with a bad sixth inning and a 12-2 loss at Dallas Center-Grimes

 HARLAN -- The Harlan Community softball team took another step forward in 2020, but also found there’s still work to be done to achieve its ultimate goal. Returning nearly the entire roster from a successful 2019 campaign, the Cyclones finished 15-5 in a COVID-19 shortened summer, placed second in the Hawkeye Ten at 8-2 and played in the program’s first regional final since 2013 - all without one senior on the roster. The season ended abruptl

Health conditions?    The district will offer accommodations for remote or online learning if a child, another resident of the child’s residence, or one of the child’s caretakers has a significant health condition that increases their risk for COVID-19.    The child’s parents or guardian must provide written verification from a licensed healthcare provider.    The programming provided will not necessarily be delivered by HCSD instructors or be

    MANILLA -- Ellsworth Harper Shannon, 102, Manilla, died August 17 at the Manilla Manor.    Services will be held Friday, Aug. 21 at 11 a.m. at United Methodist Church in Kirkman with burial in the Oak Hill Cemetery at Irwin.  Visitation was Thursday, Aug. 20 from 5-8 p.m.