GUTHRIE CENTER (Feb. 10) -- Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton’s lone district qualifier, junior Dawson Carey, placed fourth with an 0-2 record at Saturday’s Class 1A, District 1 Wrestling Tournament in Guthrie Center. Competing at 160 pounds, Carey was pinned in 2:10 by sixth-ranked Chance Rice of Colfax-Mingo in his semifinal match. Carey then battled Audubon’s Trace McCuen for three periods before losing a 5-4 decision in the third-place match.

 AVOCA (Feb.

 REGIONAL (Feb. 13) -- The Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton and IKM-Manning girls basketball teams will open regional play with home games Tuesday night as they begin their quests to secure a state tournament berth. Exira-EHK (20-1), ranked 2nd in Class 1A, will host Riverside (4-18) in a Region 7 quarterfinal at 7:00 p.m.

 HARLAN (Feb. 10) -- The Harlan Community girls finished the regular season with a lopsided defeat Saturday night as 2nd-ranked Lewis Central pulled away behind a 17-0 first-half run and beat the Cyclones 69-33. The score was 9-7 when LC rattled off 17 unanswered points en route to a 39-14 halftime lead.

 ELK HORN (Feb.

    HARLAN -- Virginia Mae (Jensen) Schnack, 84, Harlan, died Friday, Feb. 9 in Harlan.    Services will be held Wednesday, Feb. 21 at 10:30 a.m. at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Harlan with burial of ashes in the Harlan Cemetery.  Visitation will be Tuesday, Feb. 20 from 3-8 p.m. with family greeting friends from 5-8 p.m.

    AVOCA -- Tim Dunlevy, 79, Avoca, died February 11 at his home.    Services will be held Friday, Feb. 16 at 11 a.m. at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Avoca with burial in the Graceland Cemetery at Avoca.  A wake service was held Thursday, Feb. 15 at 6:30 p.m. at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Avoca.  Family greeted friends Thursday from 5-7 p.m.

    HARLAN -- The Harlan Fire Department held its annual Awards Banquet and Firefighter Recognition on Saturday evening, Feb. 3 at the C.G Thirkildsen Center. Firefighters were recognized for years of service and special achievements.    “The Harlan Fire Department has been fortunate in our recruiting efforts with 10 new members that have joined the fire department during the 2017 calendar year,” said Harlan Fire Chief Roger Bissen.

    HARLAN – Myrtue Medical Chief Executive Officer Barry Jacobsen this week in a letter to staff addressed the expose by The Des Moines Register regarding sexual abuse allegations against former Harlan physician Dr. Wing-Tai Fung.    The articles appeared online last week and in the print edition on Sunday, Feb.