HARLAN – The board of the Shelby County Historical Society (SCHS) has approved the hiring of a Grants and Development Coordinator. Museum Manager Nathan Buman said, “The Grants and Development Coordinator will oversee all aspects of the organization’s grants, fundraising and membership.” “I believe that bringing this person on board in this position will continue moving us forward as we strive to become a premier destination in weste
COUNTY – Elected officials and their deputies in Shelby County will see a 2.25 percent salary increase and a potential one percent additional increase next year based on performance review under a proposal approved by the county’s board of supervisors Tuesday, Dec.
MANNING – The growth of a basketball program was on full display Tuesday night as the AHSTW boys outlasted IKM-Manning on the road, 63-55, in Western Iowa Conference action. The Vikings scored the first 14 points of the game and stormed ahead 18-2 in the opening five minutes, then recovered and eventually pulled away after IKM-M rallied back to take a brief 36-34 lead early in the third quarter. To do both of those things in one night – lead
COUNCIL BLUFFS -- Falling behind 22-4 against the fourth-ranked team in Class 4-A, Harlan Community fought back to make it a game but couldn’t get over the hump in a 60-49 boys basketball loss at Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln Tuesday night. HCHS closed within 37-27 at halftime and made it 53-46 with three minutes left before the unbeaten Lynx closed out their sixth win of the season. The Cyclones, who outrebounded A.L.
ELK HORN -- Cole Burmeister led four Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton players in double figures with 15 points Tuesday night as the Spartan boys doubled up West Harrison 66-33 in Rolling Valley Conference action. Drew Buckholdt made 10-of-14 free throws and scored 14 points for Exira-EHK while Dakota Rold and Noah Pettepier both scored 11.
COUNCIL BLUFFS -- The Harlan Community girls basketball team will have two full weeks to digest and relive Tuesday’s heartbreaking loss at Abraham Lincoln. Up by 12 points in the third quarter, the Cyclones watched their lead slowly dwindle away down the stretch before A.L.’s Hope Riche made a three-pointer at the final horn to give the Lynx a 58-57 non-conference victory. Just one week after the HCHS boys lost on a last-second overtime three
MANNING -- After watching his team fall behind 7-2 in the opening moments Tuesday night, IKM-Manning girls basketball coach Gene Rasmussen decided it was time for a quick change. So less than two minutes into the game against AHSTW, Rasmussen swapped out all five starters without thinking twice.
ELK HORN -- The third-ranked Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton girls basketball team improved to 8-0 Tuesday night with a dominating 71-15 home win over West Harrison. The Spartans led 25-5 after one quarter and 52-9 at the half before outscoring the Hawkeyes 17-0 in the third quarter.
HARLAN -- Battling through some typical ups and downs with an inexperienced varsity lineup, the Harlan Community boys basketball team will take a 3-3 record into Friday’s final December game vs.
DAVID CITY, NE - Helen Barta, 105, formerly of Persia, died Wed., Dec. 28 at St. Joseph’s Village in David City, NE. Services are pending at Pauley Jones Funeral Home, Harlan.
