HARLAN -- Future organizational goals and goals from the past fiscal year which ended June 30 were highlighted at the Myrtue Medical Center Board of Trustees August meeting. Goals under the six pillars were reviewed by MMC CEO Barry Jacobsen.

    PORTSMOUTH -- Margaret Petsche fills her time with hobbies and grandchildren. Petsche is a sacristan at St. Mary’s in Portsmouth. She has three children, Donald, David and Patti Jo, and five grandchildren who all participate in an array of activities.    Petsche became a sacristan after the previous individuals retired in 2016. As a sacristan, Petsche has a variety of duties, but her favorite is making flower arrangements. 

    HARLAN -- Jim Kohles of Harlan will mark his 90th birthday on September 14. His family is planning a card shower in his honor.

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 MANNING (Aug. 31) -- Outgained by more than 300 yards Friday night, the IKM-Manning football team scored twice on special teams and found a way to hold off Underwood for a 28-26 non-district win. Trailing 28-14 after three quarters, the Eagles scored twice in the fourth but missed an extra point with 5:13 to go and failed on their two-point conversion pass at the 1:03 mark.

 LOGAN (Aug. 30) -- Quentin Dreyer’s fifth-place individual finish led the IKM-Manning boys to third as a team at Thursday’s Logan-Magnolia Cross Country Invitational. The meet was postponed two days due to rain. Team champions were the Lo-Ma girls with an impressive team score of 25 and the Tri-Center boys (62).

 COUNCIL BLUFFS (Sept. 1) -- Harlan Community’s cross country meet at Iowa Western Community College - the Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln Invite - was cancelled on Saturday morning due to wet grounds and has not been rescheduled. The Cyclone harriers will travel to IWCC for the Lewis Central Invite this Saturday at 9:00 a.m. The varsity girls will run first, followed by the varsity boys.

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