AVOCA -- Griffin Schleimer, of Troop 97, Avoca, had an awesome experience recently as he performed with the Boy Scouts band at the Indianapolis 500 last month.  Schleimer (shown in front here with his trumpet) is a Life Scout who attends Harlan Community High School and will be junior this fall.  He is the son of Mike and June Schleimer.    Last summer Schleimer attended Medicine Mountain Boy Scout Camp with his troop.  He and fellow scout

    EARLING -- Joe and Gail Gross of Earling announce the engagement of their daughter, Rachel to Dustin Halstead both of Omaha. Dustin is the son of Jeff and Brenda Halstead, Madison, NC.    Rachel and Dustin will marry on September 7 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Earling.

    OMAHA -- John and Janet Bruck of Portsmouth announce the engagement of their son, Joshua to Emily Lively both of Hope Mills, NC. Emily is the daughter of David and Nila Lively, Bellevue, NE.    Joshua and Emily will marry on July 13 in an outdoor ceremony at A View on State in Omaha.

 ATLANTIC -- The IKM-Manning girls golf team clinched a state tournament berth last Monday (May 20) by placing second at the Class 1A, Region 2 Final Tournament played at the Atlantic Country Club. Boyer Valley won the meet with a team score of 413 and IKM-Manning scored a 422 to edge Griswold by a stroke for second place.

 STORM LAKE (May 20) -- The Harlan Community girls golfers finished the season by placing eighth out of 11 teams at Monday’s Class 3A Regional Final Tournament played on the Buena Vista University Golf Course at Lake Creek Country Club. Humboldt easily won the meet with a first-place score of 352 while Atlantic also qualified for state with a 390.

 MOVILLE (May 20) -- AHSTW senior Emma Jorgensen missed qualifying for state by three strokes on Monday, shooting a 101 and placing 11th in the Class 1A, Region 1 Final girls golf tournament held at The Meadows Country Club in Moville. Jorgensen, who qualified for the meet by winning last week’s first round regional at Neola’s Quail Run, took a 10 on hole number 17 to hurt her chances at making the top six and advancing to state.

 CARROLL (May 20) -- Brett Sears and two relievers combined on a one-hitter and Harlan Community broke open a close game with five runs in the fifth inning to defeat Carroll 10-1 in the baseball season opener for both teams here Monday night. Sears, now 29-3 during his five-year varsity career, allowed one hit and one unearned run in four innings of work, walking one and striking out nine.

Dec. 1, 1948 - May 24, 2019
OMAHA, NE – Robert Joseph “Bob” Reischl was born Dec. 1, 1948 to Joseph and Mary Reischl in Harlan where he grew up.Bob died May 24, 2019 in Omaha, NE. He was preceded in death by his parents and an infant sister, Linda.
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JOHNSTON – Janelle Yvonne Mein, 87, passed away peacefully on May 20, 2019.  Her final days were spent surrounded by her beloved family sharing precious memories, prayers, and love.
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