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    CARTHAGE, NY -- Wayne C. Renfeld, 68, Carthage, NY, died October 19 at Carthage Area Hospital.    Services will be held Friday, Oct. 25 at 2 p.m. at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Avoca with burial in the Graceland Cemetery at Avoca.  Family will greet friends from noon-2 p.m.

    WALNUT -- Willis Ray Maassen, 90, Walnut, died October 15 at Myrtue Medical Center in Harlan.    Private family burial will be held at the Graceland Cemetery in Avoca.  Family will greet friends Saturday, Oct. 26 from 4-7 p.m.

    HARLAN – Construction work recently has been completed on much-needed updates to the Harlan Wastewater Treatment Plant that will help sustain the plant into the future and make plant operations more efficient.    A new building addition complete with offices, restroom and lab; an updated control system, an ultraviolet disinfection system and a SCADA (supervisory control and data acquisition) system are now in place.  Wastewater Superintend

    PORTSMOUTH – Ongoing water/sewer system improvements continue in Portsmouth with the announcement that the city has received additional funding from USDA Rural Development.    The USDA Office of Rural Development is an agency within the United States Department of Agriculture which runs programs that will improve the economy and quality of life in rural America.

    ATLANTIC -- Music students from the Harlan Community Schools will audition Saturday, Oct. 26 for the Iowa High School Music Association’s All-State Band, Orchestra and Chorus.    A total of 17 Cyclone music students will audition on Saturday at Atlantic High School.

AVOCA -- Neighbors and friends turned out this week to help Duane Carroll with his harvesting.  Carroll was involved in a three-vehicle accident north of Avoca and was recovering in the hospital, so neighbors took to the fields to finish his harvest for him.  Iowa Nice!  (Photo courtesy HTS Ag)

    HARLAN -- Arlene Warner will mark her 90th birthday on November 5. Her family is planning a card shower in her honor. Cards will reach her if sent to 1412 Onyx Drive, Harlan, IA 51537.