ELK HORN (Jan. 7) -- Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton handed the CAM boys basketball team its first loss of the season last Tuesday night, winning 58-48 in a Rolling Valley Conference battle in Elk Horn. The Spartans (5-3 overall, 4-3 RVC) outscored the Cougars 16-7 in the second quarter to take a 28-19 halftime lead and were able to hold on for the victory as Tyler Petersen and Creighton Nelson led the way with 20 points each.

 AVOCA (Jan. 7) -- For the first time in nearly two decades, AHSTW beat Treynor in girls basketball Tuesday night... and it wasn’t close. The 12th-ranked (2A) Lady Vikes bolted out to a 31-7 halftime lead and held off several Cardinal rallies the rest of the way to finish with a 48-39 victory.

 AVOCA (Jan. 7) -- AHSTW’s impressive unbeaten streak to start the season came to an end here Tuesday night at the hands of second-ranked (2A) Treynor. The Cardinals flustered the Vikings with pressure defense early and raced to a 22-5 lead after one quarter.

 ELK HORN (Jan.

 LOGAN (Jan. 7) -- The IKM-Manning girls basketball team maintained its share of first place in the Western Iowa Conference Tuesday night with an impressive 64-58 road win at 14th-ranked (Class 2A) Logan-Magnolia. Turning the ball over just nine times in the game, the Wolves used a strong third quarter to build a 48-35 lead and staved off a late comeback after the Panthers pulled within three points with more than a minute remaining.

 LOGAN (Jan.

HARLAN – A Shelby County District Court judge ruled this week that proper procedural steps were not taken, and thus it won’t take action at this time on a Kansas man’s motion for trial by combat with his ex-wife, Bridgette Ostrom, or in her place, her attorney Matthew Hudson, both of Harlan.    David Ostrom, 40, Paola KS, requested the trial by combat with melee weapons in hand-to-hand combat style to resolve the dispute between he and the res

    HARLAN – Faith Sound, the interdenominational, contemporary music group based out of Harlan, has kicked off its concert season with its first performances of the year, and additional performances are slated in Harlan and the surrounding area during the next few months.    The first performance of the year was Sunday, Jan.

    HARLAN -- Harlan Newspapers Sports Editor Mike Oeffner (left) was honored this week with the Iowa High School Athletic Director's Association (IHSADA) 2020 "Sports Media Award."    Presenting Oeffner with the award prior to the Harlan Community-Glenwood boys basketball game Tuesday, Jan.