COUNTY – Shelby County Supervisor Candidate Steve Kenkel said this week he was “surprised and disappointed” by a letter to the editor from former county recorder Linda Fahn that appeared in last Friday’s edition of the Harlan News-Advertiser.    Kenkel (R-Earling) is on the ballot for a second term as county supervisor, and was mentioned in the letter by Fahn, who was critical of auditor candidate Marsha Carter and issues involving communi

    HARLAN – The Harlan Community High School Drama Department will present the three-act comedy Who’s Crazy Now? in two performances this weekend, following an exciting opening night Thursday at the HCHS auditorium.    Additional performances will be Saturday, Nov. 5 at 7 p.m. and a Sunday, Nov.

 FORT DODGE -- It wasn’t quite the finish she was hoping for, but Harlan Community sophomore Greichaly Kaster still enjoyed her experience at the 2016 State Cross Country Championships on Saturday. Placing in the top half of the Class 3-A field for the second straight year, Kaster crossed the finish line 64th out of 140 runners with a five-kilometer time of 20:42.7 at Lakeside Municipal Golf Course north of Fort Dodge. Kaster’s final results c

 FORT DODGE -- Payton Sporrer and Emily Copic both finished about mid-pack in Class 1-A while representing the area at Saturday’s State Cross Country Championships. Competing on a mild and breezy day at Fort Dodge’s Lakeside Municipal Golf Course, Sporrer, an IKM-Manning junior, placed 63rd out of 143 Class 1-A girls with a five-kilometer time of 21:48.

 VAN METER -- With 11:11 left in the fourth quarter of Friday night’s Class 1-A first-round playoff game, it appeared that the stars might be aligning just right for the AHSTW football team. Viking junior Gage Clay had just returned an interception 82 yards for the team’s second defensive touchdown and Kyle Branan’s extra point forced a 14-14 tie with fourth-ranked Van Meter. When Bulldog kicker Drew Gordon missed a 35-yard field goal wide lef

 BEDFORD -- Led by quarterback Connor Westergaard and a dominant effort defensively, Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton exacted a healthy dose of revenge in Friday’s opening round of the 8-Player football playoffs, winning 56-12 at Bedford. Westergaard played a role in all eight Spartan touchdowns on the night, scoring four rushing touchdowns, passing for three more and capping the night with a 15-yard fumble recovery return. According to KMA Sports, W

 COUNCIL BLUFFS -- For the first time in six years under head coach Angie Spangenberg, Harlan Community won’t be finishing the volleyball season at the state tournament. HCHS was swept in three sets by seventh-ranked Lewis Central Tuesday night, falling 21-25, 21-25, 15-25 in a Class 4-A regional semifinal that was somewhat emblematic of the team’s season as a whole. The Cyclones were more than competitive at times, but played too inconsistent

 REGIONAL -- AHSTW and Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton will open the high school football playoffs Friday night with first-round road games. The Vikings (8-1) will play a Class 1-A game at fourth-ranked Van Meter (9-0) while the Spartans (6-3) will travel to Bedford (8-1). Both games will start at 7 p.m. 

 FORT DODGE -- State meet veterans Greichaly Kaster of Harlan Community, Payton Sporrer (IKM-Manning) and Emily Copic (Exira-EHK) will return to Fort Dodge on Saturday to compete in the annual State Cross Country Championships at Lakeside Municipal Golf Course. All three area runners qualified for state individually last Thursday by placing in the top 15 of their respective state qualifying meets.