HARLAN -- Harlan Community football coach Curt Bladt was honored prior to Friday night’s home game vs. Denison and presented a plaque in recognition of his 400th career win on September 15 at Glenwood. The Cyclones defeated the Monarchs 56-14 at Merrill Field, improving Bladt’s record to 404-59 during the last 40 seasons at HCHS.

 HARLAN (October 13) -- The Harlan Community quarterback trio of Preston Mulligan, Brett Sears and Johnathan Monson have held down the fort through seven weeks of the high school football season, passing for a combined 566 yards and seven touchdowns as the 6th-ranked (3A) Cyclones have gone 6-1 overall and 5-0 in District 7. With the team now just one win removed from clinching a district title, it appears that senior Deren Schmitz is ready to

 HARLAN (October 10) -- Sometime during the third set Tuesday night, Harlan Community’s student section erupted in cheers and held up a sign congratulating senior libero Sidney Craig on career dig number 1,000. While appreciative of the gesture, as well as her peers’ constant enthusiasm in the stands, Craig was fairly certain she had already passed the four-digit milestone in set two with her fifth dig of the match. “They don’t know what a dig

 MANNING (October 10) -- The IKM-Manning volleyball team won a hard-fought five-set match with Logan-Magnolia in the quarterfinal round of the Western Iowa Conference Tournament Monday night before falling to top-seeded Tri-Center in a three-set semifinal match here Tuesday. The fourth-seeded Wolves (22-11 overall) faced third-seeded Missouri Valley in Thursday’s consolation final (at Manning) and will close out the regular season at the Lewis

 MISSOURI VALLEY (October 9) -- AHSTW struggled at the net in Monday’s Western Iowa Conference Volleyball Tournament quarterfinal game at Missouri Valley, compiling a negative kill efficiency (-.069) in a 14-25, 16-25, 14-25 loss to the Lady Reds. AHSTW, seeded sixth in the tourney, finished the match with 13 kills against 18 attack errors and dropped to 12-12 overall.

    STATE COLLEGE, PA -- Word has been received of the death of Marcene Twark, Danville, PA, who died Monday, Oct. 2 at Geisinger Medical Center in Danville.    Services are Friday, Oct. 20 at 11 a.m. at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Panama.    Twark is survived by her husband, Richard; children David Twark of State College, Jennifer (Joseph) Gersch, Jr.

    ELK HORN -- Mildred Glenn, 90, Elk Horn, died October 14 at the Salem Lutheran Home in Elk Horn.    Graveside services will be held Wednesday, Oct. 18 at 11:15 a.m. at the Layton Township Cemetery at Walnut.  Family will greet friends Tuesday, Oct. 17 from 5-7 p.m.

    PORTSMOUTH -- Janice Waltz, 78, Portsmouth, died October 13 at her home.    Services were held Monday, Oct. 16 at 11 a.m. at St. Mary Our Lady of Fatima Church in Portsmouth with burial in the St.

    HARLAN -- Clifford Behrendt, 81, Harlan, died October 12 at Elm Crest Assisted Living.    Services will be held Tuesday, Oct. 17 at 11 a.m. at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan with burial in the Harlan Cemetery at a later date.  Visitation is Tuesday from 9-11 a.m.