COUNTY -- Shelby County Public Health reminds all residents that it is time to prepare for the upcoming influenza season by getting vaccinated.    Influenza is a contagious disease that can lead to serious illness, including pneumonia. Even healthy people can get sick enough to miss work or school for a significant amount of time or even be hospitalized.

    HARLAN – Three Harlan Community High School students recently were honored in the Greater Omaha Council Bluffs Area Council on Youth Leadership Youth Salute as being outstanding leaders.    Justina Borgman, Lucy Borkowski and Bobbie Schechinger were recognized during an awards ceremony that was held September 15 at Bellevue University, complete with a leadership seminar presented the same day.

    REGIONAL -- Iowa’s pheasant hunters should expect to find a similar number of birds as last year, with the exception of south central and southeast Iowa, where the pheasant population decline was more significant.    In Shelby County, pheasant numbers are higher than a year ago, but quail, partridge and cottontail numbers have decreased.    Based on the August roadside survey, Iowa’s statewide average is 17 pheasants per 30 mile route, dow

    EARLING -- Regina A. Koesters, 92, formerly of Earling, died Sunday, Sept. 30 at Mercy Hospital in Council Bluffs.    She is survived by her children Dick (Deb) Koesters, Judi (Jeff) Blum, Jay Koesters and Scot (Jolie) Koesters; 10 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.    Services are pending at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan.

    HANCOCK -- Collette Renee Guyer, 60, Hancock, died September 27 at Avoca Specialty Care.    Services will be held Wednesday, Oct. 2 at 10:30 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church in Avoca.  Family will greet friends Tuesday, Oct. 1 from 4-7 p.m.

 ATLANTIC (Sept.

 MANNING (Sept. 20) -- Kyler Rasmussen rushed for 115 yards and two touchdowns and IKM-Manning’s defense stepped up in a big way here Friday night as the Wolves notched their first win of the year with a 17-7 Homecoming conquest of East Sac County.

 AVOCA (Sept. 20) -- Sophomore Denver Pauley scored the game-winning touchdown with 52 second left - his third of the game - as the AHSTW football team rallied past Martensdale-St. Marys for a 33-29 victory Friday night. The Vikings improved to 2-2 overall and will open Class A, District 9 play at Riverside (0-4) on Friday, Sept. 27. Martensdale-St. Marys is now 3-2 on the year.
AHSTW 33, Martensdale-SM 29

 CARROLL (Sept. 21) -- The Kuemper Catholic Cross Country Invite scheduled for Saturday (Sept. 21) was cancelled a day in advance due to wet grounds and the forecast for more rain Friday night. Area teams set to attend the two-class meet included Harlan Community, IKM-Manning and Exira-EHK. No make-up date was announced.