REGIONAL (April 20) -- The Harlan Community girls golf team lost a pair of dual meets last week but showed great improvement on Friday in a six-stroke loss to Kuemper Catholic. HCHS shot a 192 at the Breda Golf Course, led by Lexie Holloway’s medalist round of 42, but Kuemper was just a few strokes better with a 186. The Cyclone girls also lost at home to Glenwood Tuesday, shooting a 224 to the Rams’ 218.

 HARLAN (April 19) -- As one missed opportunity stacked on top of another for Harlan Community Thursday night, it appeared the Cyclone boys might be headed for another heartbreaking soccer loss to their northern rival. But in the 93rd minute of play - 7:19 left in the second overtime period - senior Dylan Eshelman became a sudden-death hero for the second time in 11 days. Chasing down Tanner Fink’s well-placed pass over the defense toward the

 HARLAN (April 19) -- The Harlan Community girls tennis team lost to unbeaten Shenandoah 9-0 in dual play Thursday at the Harlan high school courts. HCHS dropped to 1-4 on the season. The Fillies (5-0) only dropped a game in the number-one singles and number-one doubles matches. The closest score of the meet came at No. 1 singles, where Cyclone senior Nicole Lange lost 3-8 to Shenandoah’s Nichole Gilbert.

    HARLAN -- Work officially has begun on the development project in south Harlan, soon to be home to the new, larger Bomgaars store, the Buck Snort Restaurant and Harlan Dental.    Local utility crews began digging a trench to lower the utilities in the berm along Highway 59.  The lines are being buried lower so the berm can be taken down to level.  An access road will then be constructed to the new business location just south of the Settle

    HARLAN -- At the 23rd annual Iowa Emergency Nurses’ Association (ENA) Conference, Dr.

    HARLAN -- Volunteers turned out Tuesday, April 24 to make their mark with sidewalk chalk around the Shelby County Courthouse to promote April as Child Abuse Prevention Month.  Participants were bringing awareness to child abuse prevention efforts in Shelby County.    The free event included a meet and greet with Harlan Police, Harlan Fire and Shelby County Sheriff’s officers.  There was a car seat check, and refreshments were served by the

    HARLAN -- Harlan Police and Harlan Fire Department officials are trying to get to the bottom of a series of small fires being set in northeast Harlan during the past two years.    Another one occurred Monday, April 23 at about 8:51 a.m.

    HARLAN -- Jim and Brenda Sweeney of Harlan will mark their 50th wedding anniversary on May 17. They will celebrate with a family dinner at Victoria Station on May 5.    Their family includes Kimberly Sweeney, Harlan; and Jim Jr. and Rita Sweeney, Alamo, CA. The Sweeneys have three step-grandsons.

    HOUSTON, TX -- Mark and Deborah Garrett of Harlan announce the engagement of their daughter, Krista to Logan Farrell both of Houston. Logan is the son of Dr. Joseph and Suzanne Farrell, Lafayette, IN.    The couple will exchange marriage vows on May 19 at the Ashton Gardens in Houston.