HARLAN -- On Friday evening, Oct.

    COUNCIL BLUFFS - Virginia E. (Copeland) Poulos, 76, Council Bluffs, died Sunday, October 30.    Funeral arrangements are pending for the former Harlanite.    She is survived by her sons Kenneth (Nichole) Poulos, Alan Poulos, and Danny (Laura) Poulos, and daughter Andrea (Michael) Gold.

    SPRINGFIELD, MO - Phillip Scott Finley, 57, of Springfield, MO, died October 19. He was born May 16, 1959, in Salina, KS, to Rex and Barbara Finley.    He is survived by his father, R. Gary Finley, of Springfield, MO; mother, Barbara Finley of Rogers, AR; and brothers, Rex G. “Dusty” Finley II of Anchorage, AK and Stuart Finley of Elkins, AR.

    AVOCA - Irma E. Kock, 93, died on Friday, Oct. 28 at Myrtue Medical Center, Harlan.    A visitation was held on Mon., Oct. 31 from 6 - 8  p.m. at Pauley Jones Funeral Home, Avoca. Services were held on Tues., Nov. 1 at 10:30 a.m.

    HARLAN -- Sharon Witt of Harlan will celebrate her 70th birthday on October 30. Her family is planning a card shower in her honor. Cards will reach her if sent to 668 Quince Road, Harlan, IA 51537.    Her family includes husband, Alan, and children: David and Kairee Witt, Audubon; Christena and Brad Hemmingsen, Audubon; and Steven Witt, Harlan.

    REGIONAL -- Area kids are excited about the upcoming Halloween trick-or-treating events, all scheduled for Sunday or Monday, Oct. 30-31 in the various communities of Shelby County.       Following is the 2017 trick-or-treat schedule:Sunday, Oct. 30•  Earling, 4-6:30 p.m.•  Portsmouth, 5-7 p.m., with haunted house at city hallMonday, Oct.

    INDIANAPOLIS, IN -- Fourteen Harlan FFA members and advisors, Justine McCall and James Shughart, traveled to the National FFA Convention and Expo October 18-21 in Indianapolis, IN.    The members attended several tours and participated in various National FFA Convention activities while on the trip. For the past four years, the convention has been held in Louisville, KY.

    COUNCIL BLUFFS -- On October 20, Michael Charles Garreans, 55, Harlan, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Stephanie M. Rose to 60 months in prison for possession of child pornography.    Garreans’ term of imprisonment is to be followed by seven years of supervised release.    On June 9, 2016, Garreans pleaded guilty to a federal indictment, charging him with possession of child pornography on or about July 18, 2014.

    HARLAN – This weekend marks the 15th annual Harvest Fest in historic downtown Harlan, under the exciting theme The Land of Fairytales.    Saturday, Oct.