AVOCA -- IKM-Manning’s three-point shooting proved to be the difference maker on Tuesday night in a 65-55 girls basketball win at AHSTW. The Wolves connected on 9-of-21 treys in the game, led by Kia Rasmussen’s 4-of-10, while the Lady Vikes misfired on all eight of their long-range attempts. IKM-M outscored AHSTW 20-11 in the second quarter to build a 33-21 halftime lead and was able to hold on despite the Lady Vikes keeping it close by shoot

 ATLANTIC -- Every high school basketball season features peaks and valleys.

 HARLAN -- Bad starts have been plaguing the Harlan Community girls basketball team during its recent four-game slide. Last Friday night, Kuemper Catholic scored the first 19 points of the contest, then answered a Harlan rally with a 16-3 third-quarter run to hand the Cyclone girls a 66-50 loss. It was the second time in five nights that Kuemper jumped on HCHS early.

    IRWIN -- Mary Joe Oliver, 90, Irwin, died Wednesday, Feb. 8 in Harlan.    Services will be held Monday, Feb. 13 at 10 a.m. at Burmeister-Johannsen Funeral Home in Harlan with burial at 2 p.m. at the Middle Fork Cemetery in Redding.  Friends may call Sunday, Feb. 12 from 1-7 p.m. with family greeting friends from 3-5 p.m. at the funeral home.    Oliver is survived by her husband, William W.

    HARLAN -- Margaret A. Dalbey, 85, Harlan, died February 8 at Myrtue Medical Center.    Services will be Saturday, Feb. 11 at 2 p.m. at First United Methodist Church in Harlan with burial in the Harlan Cemetery.  Visitation is Saturday from noon-2 p.m. at the church.    Dalbey is survived by her husband, Dr.

    OLATHE, KS -- Ronald Eugene Plumb, 83, Olathe, KS, died January 20 in Olathe.    Services will be held Saturday, Feb. 18 at 11 a.m. at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan with burial in the Harlan Cemetery.  Visitation will be held Saturday from 10-11 a.m.

    STERLING, IL -- The Rev. Donald Matthiessen, 87, Sterling, IL, died Friday, Feb. 3 at Regency Care in Sterling.    Services will be held Thursday, Feb. 16 at 10 a.m. at McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls, IL.  Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, Feb. 17 at the Elk Horn Lutheran Church Cemetery in Elk Horn.  Visitation will be Wednesday, Feb. 15 from 5-7 p.m.

    REGIONAL -- Husker Sand, a short film by independent filmmakers Tommy Haines and Andrew Sherburne, will be shown as part of an hour-long episode of The Film Lounge.    The Film Lounge is a locally produced collection of short films selected from dozens of entries by representatives of Iowa Public Television, Produce Iowa and the Iowa Arts Council.    The film will be aired on February 19 at 10 p.m. on Iowa Public Television.

    HARLAN -- The Harlan Fire Department held it’s annual appreciation dinner Sat., Jan. 28 at the C.G. Therkildsen Center in Harlan, thanking its volunteer members for their efforts protecting life and property during the past year.  Chief Roger Bissen also recognized new members and those who have recently retired from the department. Anyone interested in joining the department is encouraged to contact Chief Bissen at 712-755-5354.