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 MANNING (Jan. 21) -- Colten Brandt’s well-contested three from the left corner fell short as time expired last Tuesday night, allowing the AHSTW boys to escape IKM-Manning with a come-from-behind 58-55 Western Iowa Conference victory. The Vikings (12-2, 10-1 WIC), who fell behind 17-4 after one quarter, gradually fought their way back and took their first lead on Kyle Sternberg’s steal and layup with 2:28 remaining.

    HARLAN -- On January 25,  the Harlan Community High School Large Group Speech Team, under the direction of Ms. Lisa Hagemeier, traveled to Woodward-Granger High School for the Iowa High School Speech Association’s District Competition.  
 

    MANNING -- IKM-Manning hosted the Western Iowa Conference Jazz and Show Choir Festival Wednesday, Jan. 29 in Manning.  In the jazz division, Treynor took top honors followed by Tri-Center (Neola) in second and Logan-Magnolia in third.  In the show choir division, Logan-Magnolia was first followed by Underwood and Audubon.  In Jazz Choirs, first went to Riverside and Underwood and Treynor tied for second.

    PANAMA - Guyle Sonderman (center), owner, Sonderman Charolais Farm, Portsmouth, was honored Saturday night before a crowd of more than 700 at St. Mary’s Parish Hall at the annual Shelby Co. Cattlemen’s yearly banquet. Guyle, is pictured with his wife, Julie, and Cattlemen’s president, Ken Schechinger.

    COUNTY – Shelby County has proactively approved resolutions that would allow county officials to place embargoes on county roads should there be a need, without having to wait for a special meeting of the county’s board of supervisors to approve an embargo request.

    REGIONAL -- In December 2019, a novel or new coronavirus was first identified in Wuhan, China.    As of January 28, there have been more than 6,000 confirmed cases reported globally, including five cases in the United States.

    HARLAN -- Harlan Municipal Utilities has released the wages paid to its 33 employees during the 2018-2019 fiscal year.

    COUNTY – The Shelby County Conference Board will meet Monday, Feb. 10 at 4 p.m.