REGIONAL -- Try finding some toilet paper in the region.  Good luck.

    COUNTY -- If you have election day polling place concerns with the COVID-19 virus, you may vote at home by requesting an absentee ballot for the June 2 Primary Election now.    Call the Auditors office at the following number 712-755-3831 ext. 6.

        COUNTY -- Shelby County Auditor Mark Maxwell released this statement early Monday morning, March 16:    “Containment and mitigation will not take place without cooperation by everyone. Public owned buildings like the Courthouse are definitely a place that gets a big cross- section of population, which includes many demographics.

    Panic buying nationwide leaves stores shelves empty.  Reports of stores with little food come from across the nation.  In Harlan, staples such as toilet paper, paper towels, hand sanitizer, water and disinfectant wipes were gone from shelves by Friday last week, re-stocked, and then sold out again.    Fareway reported Monday morning its doing its best to fulfill customer needs and continues to receive two truck deliveries weekly.

    HARLAN -- All Shelby County area schools will close for four weeks, as recommended by Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds, to slow the spread of the Coronavirus, COVID-19.    It’s an unprecedented move being made not only by Iowa K-12 schools, but by schools across the country as the United States hopes to stop additional virus cases.    Here is the latest statements from area schools, the governor’s office and the Iowa Association of Schools Board

    CARROLL -- According to Carroll County Public Health the first presumptive positive COVID-19 case has been identified in Carroll County.

    REGIONAL -- On Sunday, March 15, the state received news that Iowa has had its third case of community-acquired COVID-19. Community spread occurs when individuals become infected with the virus in a community and cannot specifically identify the source of the infection (such as international travel or direct exposure to an infected person).

 ATLANTIC (March 2) -- There’s just something about a state tourney-clinching buzzer beater that makes a 36th-year coach run around like his hair is on fire. The Harlan Community boys basketball team could have won Monday night’s substate final with a little less drama in the final minute by simply making an extra free throw or getting one more defensive stop. But the memories might be a little less sweet than the  moment that actually transpi

Class 1AQuarterfinal Pairings: Monday, March 911:15 a.m. - #1 Lake Mills (23-2) vs. #8 Wapsie Valley, Fairbank (18-7)9:30 a.m. - #4 Montezuma (23-2) vs. #5 Martensdale-St. Marys (23-3)1:00 p.m. - #2 Bishop Garrigan, Algona (22-2) vs. #7 Springville (20-5)2:45 p.m. - #3 Remsen St. Mary’s (22-3) vs. #6 West Fork, Sheffield (23-2)Semifinals: Wednesday, March 11 -- 2:00 p.m.