HARLAN -- On Monday, July 2, Shelby County 4-H'ers met at the fairgrounds to prepare for next week's Shelby County Fair.

    REGIONAL -- Do you have a carbon monoxide alarm? Do you move over for every car on the side of the road, not just the police?

    SHELBY -- The City of Shelby will have a special election Tuesday, July 10 to fill two vacancies on the Shelby City Council.    Councilpersons Bob Richmond and Sheila Rihner both had submitted their resignations from the council as they moved out of the city limits of Shelby.  Rihner moved to Georgia and Richmond outside of Shelby.    There are four candidates on the ballot to fill the two open seats and they are Donavon Gail Dontje, Steve

    HARLAN -- The City of Harlan has questions for Harlan Municipal Utilities regarding money transfers to the city for sewer billing.    It’s not that HMU isn’t transferring all income received, it’s the overall amount.    When the city updated their sewer system several years ago, their engineers did a revenue estimate, but those estimated dollars are not fully materializing, thus the questions.    The Utilities, who process the city’s invoi

    HARLAN – The Harlan Community Schools Board of Education has approved a contract extension for HCS Superintendent of Schools Justin Wagner.    The board voted 6-0 (Lonnie Muxfeldt, Amy Rueschenberg, Al Hazelton, Jessica Anderson, Joni Larsen and Monte Schechinger aye; Kathy Mahlberg absent) on Monday, June 25 approving the three-year rolling contract date July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2021.    With the contract comes a 1.95 percent wage in

     HARLAN -- The public notice in the July 3 Harlan Tribune listed all Harlan Community Schools salaries for the school’s past fiscal year.      Included were these top 10 salaries:      Justin Wagner, $214,950; John Connell, $140,417; Jeffrey Moser, $117,174; Mitch Osborn, $116,504; Scott Frohlich, $106,524;    Kelly Juhl, $95,597; Chad Swanson, $93,411; Brian Gubbels, $91,619; William Kearney, $89,883; and Kelly Polson, $89,571.    There w

    ELK HORN -- Elk Horn is currently planning and funding a 1,800 foot trail in the city park that will comply with the American with Disabilities Act in regards to walking trails.    The trail will connect all of the shelter houses, putt-putt golf, sand volleyball courts, basketball courts and the playground equipment.    Snyder and Associates, an engineering, planning and design firm, engineered the project and the new trail is estimated to

    PERSIA -- The family of Ruby Chapman is planning a card shower in honor of her 90th birthday on July 8. Cards will reach her if sent to 3572 296th St., Persia, IA  51563.    Ruby and her husband Lowell, live on their Century Farm near Persia.

    PANAMA -- Glenn and Mariann Wingert of Panama announce the engagement of their daughter, Christine to Braden Vermeys both of Lake Park. Braden is the son of Keith and Ann Vermeys, Battle Creek, IA.    The couple will exchange marriage vows on August 25 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Panama.