DENISON (April 30) -- The Harlan Community girls soccer team notched its first conference win of the year in thrilling fashion Tuesday night, scoring the only goal of the game in the 74th minute to outlast Denison-Schleswig 1-0. With about six minutes to go in regulation, Vanessa Schechinger sent a through ball to Savannah Parman, who was able to get behind the defense and score the game-winning goal for HCHS. It was the first one-goal decisi

 HARLAN (April 29) -- An athletic St. Albert team scored three goals in the opening 17 minutes and controlled possession throughout Monday’s 7-0 girls soccer victory over Harlan Community at Merrill Field. The Saintes (6-4) were led by two goals each from Ellerie Tarbox and Makenna Shepard while Teagan Blackburn, Baylee Ratliff and Maddie Estell each scored once. St.

    HARLAN -- Arrangements and services for Clyde Kohl, 80, Harlan, formerly of Avoca, will be held Monday, May 13 at 11 a.m. at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Avoca.    Visitation will be held Sunday, May 12 from 4-7 p.m. with family greeting friends from 5-7 p.m.

    FAIRFIELD, CA -- Norma Elaine Price, 87, Fairfield, CA, died March 29 in Fairfield.    Graveside services will be held Saturday, May 11 at 3 p.m.

    MARICOPA, AZ -- Kenneth Thielen, 84, Maricopa, AZ, died May 6 in Harlan.    Services will be held Saturday, May 11 at 10 a.m. at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Harlan with burial in the Harlan Cemetery.  A wake service will be held Friday, May 10 at 7 p.m. at the church.  Visitation is Friday from 4-8 p.m.

    COUNTY – A local business has stepped forward to claim responsibility for tearing up a recently-rocked road in Shelby County, and has offered to make restitution by paying for rock and required maintenance of the road. 

    HARLAN – Long-time Harlan Community Schools Board of Education member Lonnie Muxfeldt has resigned from the board.    Muxfeldt submitted a resignation letter dated Monday, May 6 to Kelli Klaassen secretary of the school board, which read, “Effective upon receipt of this letter, I hereby resign my position of representing District 3 of the Harlan Community School District.” 

    HARLAN -- The Harlan Community School District will begin the process of obtaining an interim superintendent for the 2019-20 school year.  School board members Monday gave consensus that an interim superintendent versus a shared superintendent would be better for the district for the next school year. 

    HARLAN – The Harlan Community Schools Board of Education and Superintendent of Schools Justin Wagner have signed off on a resignation agreement that will effectively bring to a close Wagner’s nine-year role as the district’s lead administrator.    The board voted 6-0 Monday, May 6 approving the resignation agreement that had been signed by Wagner two days prior on May 4.    The agreement brings to an end a lengthy process whereby the board