EARLING -- Alfred Paul Leinen, 88, Earling, died September 12 at the University of Nebraska Medical Center.    Services will be held Monday, Sept. 18 at 11 a.m. at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Earling with burial in the St. Joseph’s Cemetery at Earling.  A rosary will be held Sunday, Sept. 17 at 7 p.m. at the church.  Visitation is Sunday from 4-8 p.m.

    HANCOCK -- Jane Marcia Jacobsen, 74, Hancock died September 13 at her home.    Services will be held Saturday, Sept. 16 at 1 p.m. at Hancock United Methodist Church in Hancock with burial in the Oak Hill Cemetery at Hancock.  Visitation is Saturday from 9-11 a.m.

    SAN RAMON, CA -- Alice J. Ingram, 92, San Ramon, CA, formerly of Irwin, died September 8 at her home.    Services were held Wednesday, Sept. 13 at 10 a.m. at Chapel of the Chimes Memorial Park in Haywood, CA.    Ingram is survived by stepdaughter Kathy Regopoulos of Washington, UT; grandchilden Dirk Ingram, Andrea Ingram, Scott Hocker and Neal (Isabel) Hocker; nieces and nephews and their families.
 

    DENISON -- Anthony “Tony” Olhava, Jr., 83, Denison, died Saturday, Sept. 9 at the Salem Lutheran Home in Elk Horn.    Services will be held Friday, Sept. 15 at 11 a.m. at St.

HARLAN – The first-ever Ag Festival held at the Shelby County Fairgrounds in Harlan Monday, Sept.

IRWIN -- The annual Greenridge Steam and Gas Antique Show celebrated its 41st year when events kicked off this past weekend at the Greenridge site southwest of Irwin.    This year highlighted a special Birds of Prey presentation display, and hosted a number of kids’ activities including a petting zoo, pedal tractor pulls, candy/money grab, trolley rides and corn husk doll making.    Dating back to 1977, it was two rural Irwin couples, Howard a

AVOCA -- AHSTW will host homecoming activities next week under the theme Vikings Know What’s Up!, and a variety of exciting events will be held throughout the week.    King and queen candidates have been selected, and the king and queen will be crowned at a formal coronation ceremony scheduled for Sunday, Sept. 17 at 5:30 p.m.

REGIONAL -- Voters in the Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton School District gave approval to a $3.9 million bond issue Tuesday that will help the district grow into the future.    The general obligation bond issue for district facility improvements garnered 72.27 percent voter approval, with 258 yes votes compared to 99 no votes.  The issue needed a 60 percent approval to pass. 

HARLAN – The region’s top race car drivers will meet at the Shelby County Speedway this weekend, as the final event of the racing season kicks off tonight with the 25th anniversary Tiny Lund Memorial Races, Friday-Saturday, Sept. 15-16.    The Tiny Lund Memorial will feature two days of racing excitement beginning when the gates open Friday at 3 p.m. for qualifying heats for all classes (beginning with hot laps at 5 p.m.