HARLAN -- Luetta “Lu” Schwery of Harlan will mark her 85th birthday on November 23. Her family is planning a card shower in her honor.

    GREENFIELD -- Gary Ross Brewer, 80, Greenfield, died November 1 at Treasure Coast Hospice in Port St. Lucie, FL.    Services will be held Friday, Nov. 10 at 1 p.m. at Shelby United Lutheran Church in Shelby with burial in the Shelby Cemetery.  Visitation is Friday from 11 a.m.-1 p.m.

    HARLAN -- Edna Poepsel, 85, Harlan, died Monday, Nov. 6 in Omaha, NE.    Services will be held Saturday, Nov. 11 at 11 a.m. at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Harlan with burial in the Harlan Cemetery.  A rosary will be held Friday, Nov. 10 at 7 p.m. at the church.  Friends may call Friday from 3-8 p.m. with family greeting friends from 5-7 p.m.

COUNTY – Incumbent Sharon Kroger won re-election to the at-large seat and newcomer Jeanna Rudolph won the race for the open ward 3 seat in the only two contested races for office in Harlan Tuesday.    Unofficial vote totals show Kroger defeated challenger Phillip B. Perkins 200-157 in votes, while Rudolph defeated fellow newcomer Larry J. Trickel 70-48 in votes.

REGIONAL – Maiden Dixie, a popular Minneapolis-based Midwest band that has enjoyed much regional success, is making a big jump in the near future – heading to Nashville, TN to try and make it in one of the nation’s music centers.    Drummer and vocalist Tyler Kloewer, a native of Defiance and 2008 graduate of Harlan Community High School, said he’s excited to take that next step.  Although unsigned at this time, Kloewer said the band has a few

HARLAN – Harlan Community Schools Superintendent Justin Wagner thinks attending a national conference is important for the HCS Board of Education members, and he’s hoping it’s possible to offer that opportunity again in 2018 after a year off.    The National School Boards Association annual conference will be held April 7-9 in San Antonio, TX.  Wagner said he’s not sure if the district can pull off sending board members this year, but he says

    HARLAN -- The family of Helen Schmitz is requesting a card shower in honor of her 94th birthday on November 23.    Cards will reach her if sent to Helen Schmitz, Allen Place, 1406 E. 19th Street #127, Atlantic, IA 50022.

    GREENFIELD -- Gary Ross Brewer, 80, Greenfield, died November 1 at Treasure Coast Hospice in Port St. Lucie, FL.    Services will be held Friday, Nov. 10 at 1 p.m. at Shelby United Methodist Church in Shelby with burial in the Shelby Cemetery.  Visitation is Friday from 11 a.m.-1 p.m.

    WEBSTER CITY -- Donna Lauritsen, 79, Webster City, died Wednesday, Nov. 1 at Van Diest Medical Center.    Funeral services were held Monday, Nov. 6 at 11 a.m.