COUNTY -- The Shelby County Emergency Management Commission, Executive Committee, announced last week that Alex Londo will be replacing retiring EMA Coordinator Bob Seivert.    Alex is a current employee with a bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice and two  years experience as a 911 dispatcher.    He is a four-year volunteer with the Harlan Fire Department.   His duties as the EMA Coordinator began October 1. 

    HARLAN -- The Shelby County Historical Museum is excited to announce their newest exhibit: Voting in Shelby County.    To kick off the opening of this exhibit, the Shelby County Historical Museum will be holding a viewing party of the first gubernatorial debate on Wednesday, October 10, at 6:30 p.m.

    HARLAN -- Volunteers are needed to check bulbs on Christmas lights that will be installed throughout town this holiday season!    Meet at the old water plant behind the former Harlan Municipal Utilities building at 10 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 14.

    IDA GROVE -- Ronald G. “Ron” Nielsen, 81, Ida Grove, died Tuesday, Oct. 2 at the Horn Memorial Hospital of Ida Grove.    Services will be held Saturday, Oct. 6 at the St. Paul Lutheran Church of Ida Grove.  Visitation will be held from 5-7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 5 at the Christensen-Van Houten Funeral Home of Ida Grove.
 
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    HARLAN -- Ludwig Charles “Lud” Buman, 91, Harlan, died October 2 at his home.    Services will be held Saturday, Oct. 6 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Harlan with burial in the Harlan Cemetery.  A wake service will be held Friday, Oct. 5 at 7 p.m. at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan.  Family will greet friends Friday from 5-8 p.m.

HARLAN -- A large crowd gathered at Prairie Rose State Park Tuesday evening, Oct.

HARLAN -- Jaxon Rold was an honorary captain for the Cyclone football team during its homecoming game vs. Glenwood last Friday. 

    REGIONAL – Today’s home fires burn faster than ever.  In a typical home fire, you may have as little as one to two minutes to escape safely from the time the smoke alarm sounds.    Knowing how to use that time wisely takes planning and practice.    The Harlan Fire Department is teaming up with the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), the official sponsor of Fire Prevention Week for more than 90 years, to promote this year’s Fire Pr

    HARLAN -- Mike Jones has resigned from the Harlan Municipal Utilities Board of Trustees effective September 28, citing his waning support for a board he has served on for 10 years in not enforcing the contract of CEO Ken Weber.    In addition, Jones called out communications director Jim Gedwillo as someone he is seeing as not understanding the scope of frustration felt by HMU customers regarding cable and internet outages and poor perform