IRWIN -- The Greenridge Steam & Gas Antique Show was a huge success over the weekend here. 

Muxfeldt has been named president of the HCS Board of Education for the 2017-18 school year.    Board members voted unanimously Monday, Sept.

HARLAN -- Homecoming week has been fun with a series of dress-up days at HCHS.   

HARLAN – Most Shelby Countians would admit they are thinking more about fall colors, the harvest and Halloween decorations these days instead of Christmas trees, lighting ceremonies, hot cocoa and Santa Claus.    But that’s not the case for Harlan’s Christmas Light Celebration Committee, now in its second year, which is gearing up to build on a successful first effort a year ago to once again make the community a sea of lights and decorations

PORTSMOUTH -- Jennifer Arkfeld of Harlan and Noah Sellner of Sleepy Eye, MN exchanged marriage vows on June 24, 2017 at St. Mary Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church in Portsmouth. Father David Smith performed the 3 p.m. double ring ceremony.    Parents of the couple are Bill and Brenda Arkfeld, Portsmouth; and John and Vicki Sellner, Sleepy Eye. 

 GLENWOOD -- Perhaps it was only fitting that Curt Bladt’s 400th career coaching win came in a low-scoring, old-fashioned slobberknocker of a game with a share of the district lead up for grabs. Harlan Community and Glenwood butted heads for 48 physical minutes here Friday night, and when it was all said and done these new-school Cyclones made an old-school football coach proud, outlasting the 10th-ranked (Class 3A) Rams 17-14. HCHS improved t

 Nearly midway through his 40th season as Harlan Community’s head football coach, Curt Bladt joined exclusive company Friday night by picking up his 400th career win as the Cyclones defeated Glenwood 17-14. Only two other Iowa prep football coaches, according to the Iowa High School Athletic Association, have reached the 400-win mark. Dick Tighe, most recently the coach at Fort Dodge St.

 ATLANTIC -- The losing “streak” was only two games, but a 16-day gap between wins left the Harlan Community volleyball team feeling hungry Thursday night. The Cyclones responded with a road victory they needed to have, sweeping Atlantic 25-21, 25-15, 25-17 to even their Hawkeye Ten Conference record at 2-2. They improved to 7-3 overall. “A win is a win...

 CARROLL -- Due to heavy rain and lightning, Saturday morning’s Kuemper Catholic Cross Country Invite was cancelled and has not been rescheduled. Area teams planning to attend the meet were Harlan Community, IKM-Manning and Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton.