URBANDALE (May 29) -- The AHSTW girls soccer team was able to muster just three shots on goal (four total shots) in a season-ending 4-0 loss at Des Moines Christian Tuesday in a Class 1A regional quarterfinal. The 15th-ranked Lions (14-2) advanced to face Harlan Community in a Region 3 semifinal Friday night while the Lady Vikes finished the season at 7-8 overall. Angela Kinzie scored a three-goal hat trick for Des Moines Christian and Megan

 HARLAN (May 30) -- Harlan Community softball coach Brooke Schaben is confident that at some point this season her young team will get past all the growing pains and learn to win the close ones against tough competition. Wednesday night marked another step in that process as the Cyclones battled hard but came up short in a 5-3 loss to ninth-ranked (4A) Sergeant Bluff-Luton at H.

 HARLAN (May 30) -- Nick Foss homered, doubled, drove in four runs and scored four times Wednesday as Harlan Community topped Shenandoah 10-4 in Hawkeye Ten baseball action. HCHS improved to 3-2 overall and 2-0 in conference play. A varsity doubleheader was scheduled but the second game was not played as Shenandoah came to town expecting to play one JV and one varsity game.

Sioux City North 2, HCHS 0 SIOUX CITY (May 24) -- Trenton Frerichs pitched a three-hitter with eight strikeouts and Aaron Eybers hit a solo home run as Sioux City North shut out Harlan Community 2-0 in its season opener. HCHS (2-1) got doubles from Jared Moser and Connor Bruck and a single by Brett Sears but couldn’t string anything together against Frerichs, who also walked two batters. Riley Kohles (0-1) took the loss, allowing just two hits

    HANCOCK -- Carolyn L. Johnk, 81, Hancock, died May 27 at CHI Health Mercy Hospital.    Services were held Thursday, May 31 at 10 a.m.

   REGIONAL -- On Tuesday, June 5, Iowa residents will cast their votes in the primary election. Polls are open from 7 a.m.-9 p.m.  So, who is going to be on the ballot for the state offices and Shelby County? And what do statistics say about the democratic governor candidates?

    HARLAN -- Shelby County residents paid tribute to local veterans during Memorial Day ceremonies at Veterans Memorial Auditorium Monday, May 28.  After the Memorial Day ceremony was concluded, a short ceremony took place at the Harlan Cemetery.

    HARLAN -- Alexa Hoffmann is the featured artist in this weekend’s eighth-annual Art in the Park at Pioneer Park in Harlan Sunday, June 3 from 10 a.m.-3 p.m.    More than 20 artists will be present with many attending for the first time.  Art will be for sale, and there also will be music, food and entertainment including kids’ activities such as face painting, spin art, sidewalk chalk and conservation activities.    There will be a Wellnes

    HARLAN -- Installation of the Harlan Municipal Utility’s telecommunications fiber inside the home will begin in late summer following acceptance of a bid for the work by the HMU board.    MP Nexlevel, PC was awarded the internal install work at $195 bid per install.  The company was active in the earlier Phase 1 of the project with installation of lines across town and up to the home.    Bids ranged from $195 to $285 per install.    The ac