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COUNTY – For the second consecutive year, the Shelby County Jail has been named one of the Best of the Best in Iowa by the Iowa Department of Corrections (IDOC). Officials from Shelby County were invited to attend the annual Iowa State Sheriffs and Deputies’ Association (ISSDA) annual...
COUNTY – The well-being of Shelby County children continues to be better than average, according to the National Kids Count Initiative sponsored by the Annie E. Casey Foundation. Comparatively, Shelby County’s children fare better than their counterparts across the state and nation, report...
HARLAN -- The Myrtue Medical Center Board of Trustees has renewed MMC CEO’s Barry Jacobsen’s employment contract for another three years effective January 1, 2020. He serves as CEO of MMC and the Shelby County Health Corporation. Jacobsen’s salary will be $239,875 for the coming year which...
HARLAN – The City of Harlan is preparing to offer a free yard waste disposal site for city residents on a trial basis beginning in the spring. The move comes upon request from the city residents and a petition filed asking for a free yard waste site. The city’s public property committee...
HARLAN – The importance of police reserve officers in the Harlan community and across the state and nation is gaining more steam as these volunteer officers help communities become safe and secure alongside veteran certified officers, and the City of Harlan is no exception. Harlan’s reserve...
COUNTY -- Welcome to the 2020 New Year’s Baby Eden Bieker, born Wednesday, Jan. 1 at 9:47 a.m. at Myrtue Medical Center in Harlan. Eden weighed 6 pounds, 13 ounces. She is the daughter of Jeremiah and Cheryl Bieker of Harlan. Eden is welcomed home by a sister, Rory, 18 months. Eden’s...
Remembering Shelby County's happenings in photographs. See the Friday, January 3, 2020 News-Advertiser for more photos.
REGIONAL – The number of registered sex offenders that call the greater Shelby County area their home has increased in the last six months, according to Iowa’s state sex offender registry. Shelby County and areas surrounding the county have 44 registered sex offenders as of this month, as...
COUNTY – Local residents considering a run for public office in Shelby County are being made aware this month of filing periods for the 2020 election, courtesy of Shelby County Auditor Mark Maxwell. County offices up for election in 2020 include the auditor (Maxwell), sheriff Neil Gross and...
REGIONAL – The annual weather summary from the Farmers Almanac says this winter will be milder than normal and wet, but not necessarily the precipitation being all snow. December has shown some snow, but the cold temperatures this month aren’t what the almanac has forecasted thus far for the...
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