TRURO (Feb. 9) -- Three AHSTW wrestlers qualified for state and four others fell a win or two short on Saturday at the Class 1A, District 2 Tournament held in Truro. Freshman 106-pounder Hayden Fischer claimed a district title for the Vikings while junior 132-pounder Joel Sampson and senior 182-pounder Gabe Pauley both placed second. All three will compete at the 2019 State Wrestling Tournament starting Thursday (Feb.

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 COUNCIL BLUFFS (Feb. 5) -- The Harlan Community girls bowling team set three school records at Thunderbowl in Council Bluffs last Tuesday, defeating Lewis Central and St.

    ELK HORN -- Funeral services for Allan Larsen, 93, Elk Horn, were held Thursday, Feb. 14 at 11 a.m. at Elk Horn Lutheran Church in Elk Horn.    Burial was in the Elk Horn Lutheran Cemetery.    Larsen died Monday, Feb. 11 at home in Elk Horn.    Ohde Funeral Home in Kimballton was in charge of arrangements.
See a PDF below of their obituary, if one was provided by the family or funeral home.

    HARLAN -- A Harlan man will be featured on an upcoming episode of Truck Night in America, driving his truck on what has been described as the craziest course in history.    Ross Burchett is one of five truck owners competing on the newest episode, to air Thursday, Feb. 21 at 9 p.m.

    HARLAN -- Myrtue Medical Center Sleep Disorders Center in Harlan recently received program accreditation from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM).    “The American Academy of Sleep Medicine congratulates Myrtue Medical Center Sleep Disorders Center on meeting the high standards required to earn accreditation as a sleep disorders center,” said Dr.

HARLAN -- The Harlan FFA Chapter is celebrating National FFA Week, Feb. 16-23. This year’s theme is “Just One” and it embraces more than 90 years of FFA traditions while looking forward to the organization’s future. Nearly 670,000 members will participate in National FFA Week activities at local, state and national levels.

    AVOCA -- The AHSTW Speech team set two new school records by having a Readers Theatre performance and the same Improvisation team selected for the Large Group All-State Speech Festival for three consecutive years.    Approximately 24,000 students started competing at the district level from 347 schools and less than 1,700 students earned the right to be named as Outstanding Performers for All-State.