HARLAN -- The Harlan Community Schools Board of Education voted 6-0 Wednesday, May 22 to hire Grundmeyer Leader Services to find both its interim superintendent for the upcoming school year and permanent superintendent for the 2020-21 school year.    Approving the hire were board members Amy Rueschenberg, Jessica Anderson, Monte Schechinger, Al Hazelton, Tara Devlin-Lawler and Joni Larsen. 

    COUNCIL BLUFFS - Maxine Brandes of Council Bluffs will celebrate her 90th birthday on May 30. Her family is planning a card shower in her honor. Cards will reach her if sent to Maxine Brandes, Room 215, Northcrest Living Center, 34 Northcrest Drive, Council Bluffs, IA 51503. 

    SIOUX CITY -- Cara Shanks and Gabe Ferry both of Harlan will exchange marrige vows on July 5 in a ceremony at Country Celebrations in Sioux City.    Parents of the couple are Steve and Michelle Shanks, Le Mars; and Brandt and Stacy Ferry, Kirkman. 

 UNDERWOOD (May 6) -- Michael Heithoff’s second penalty kick of the game with just 1:14 to go broke a late tie and lifted Harlan Community past Underwood 2-1 in non-conference boys soccer action Monday night. A handball in the box call on Underwood set up Heithoff’s successful PK, which extended the Cyclones’ winning streak to five games and improved their record to 9-6.

 HARLAN (May 2) -- Jordan Fink scored a pair of goals while Cole Kramer and Luis Mendoza both found the back of the net once as the Harlan Community boys handled Carroll 4-1 last Thursday at Merrill Field. HCHS led 2-0 at halftime and 3-0 early in the second half.

 LOGAN (May 6) -- The Harlan Community girls soccer team scored three second-half goals to put away Logan-Magnolia 5-0 Monday night, improving to 6-5 overall with its third win in a row. Anna Shelton got HCHS on the board in the 12th minute with a free kick goal and Raegen Wicks scored on a nice shot about 10 minutes later to make it 2-0. Early in the second half, Wicks made a great cross to Kaia Bieker in the center of the 18-yard box for the

 SHENANDOAH -- Led by a second-place finish in No. 1 doubles from Brock Bruns and Jonathan Cheek, Harlan Community came in eighth in the team standings of the Hawkeye Ten Conference Boys Tennis Tournament held April 29 in Shenandoah. Clarinda won a tight race for the team title with 24 points, followed by Atlantic with 23, Denison-Schleswig 21 and St.

 COUNCIL BLUFFS (May 6) -- Jay Swanson became the first Harlan Community boys golfer in five years to earn first team all-conference status Monday, placing sixth in the Hawkeye Ten Boys Golf Tournament at Council Bluffs’ Fox Run. Swanson carded 10 pars and two birdies over 18 holes, including a string of six straight pars to start his round.

 CLARINDA (May 6) -- Harlan Community sophomore Jocelyn Cheek won a three-way tiebreaker for 12th place to earn second team all-conference honors at Monday’s Hawkeye Ten Girls Golf Tournament. Cheek carded a round of 98 on the 18-hole Clarinda Country Club (par 69), leading the Cyclones to a seventh place team finish.