HARLAN – The City of Harlan on Wednesday, Nov.

    HARLAN – The Harlan City Council has approved the first reading of an ordinance amending its fireworks code, limiting the display of fireworks in Harlan to only two days.    The council voted 6-0 Tuesday, Oct. 17 amending chapter 41 of the city’s ordinance regarding dates and times of fireworks.  The second reading is expected at the next meeting of the council on Tuesday, Nov.

COUNTY -- Shelby County Auditor Mark Maxwell says absentee ballot requests were sent to all mailing addresses available to his office, to the available addresses in Portsmouth, Kirkman, Westphalia, Panama, Tennant and Defiance.    Absentee ballots postmarked on Monday, Nov. 6  or earlier and received by noon Monday, Nov.

By Kim Wegener, Family Living EditorURAL HARLAN -- Chelsey Buman-Olsen is right where she wants to be - back on the farm. She beams as she says the best part of her job as a farmer is that each day is different and brings new challenges.    She returned a year ago with her young family to Shelby County to farm with her dad and grandfather. She says she has never been happier to be outdoors all day long working the farm ground.

REGIONAL – Acceptable harvest weather finally greeted farmers this past week allowing the agricultural community to make up some time after a less than ideal early October.    Mike Naig, Iowa Deputy Secretary of Agriculture, said rainy weather in late September and early October kept farmers out of the fields, but farmers had a good week last week as the weather turned warmer and drier.    “Much of the state finally received some nice harvest

HARLAN -- Approximately 25 people turned out Tuesday, Oct.

 
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Harlan turned the renewal of its lengthy playoff series with Bishop Heelan into a rout early as the Cyclones jumped to a 35-0 halftime lead on their way to a 42-7 win in a Class 3A first-round football playoff game Friday.

The 16th-annual Harvest Fest celebration will be held Saturday, Oct.

REGIONAL – Shelby County is exploring an option of sharing county attorney services with neighboring Audubon County, which reached out to local officials here to discuss the sharing possibility.    Board of supervisors chairman Steve Kenkel said one of the supervisors in Audubon County contacted Shelby County Auditor Mark Maxwell to see if Shelby County would be interested in considering or looking at the possibility of sharing attorney servic

SHELBY -- On October 11, United States District Court Judge Stephanie M. Rose sentenced Matthew P.

REGIONAL – Those nasty “little black bugs” with the horrible bite have made their return to Shelby County the past few weeks.    You definitely feel them before you see them.  Those little black bugs which seem to have more teeth than they do body, swarming through the air in the early fall evenings just before dark, causing distress for anyone who may be gardening, attending a ball game or just out for a walk.    And that ferocious bite they

COUNTY – Shelby County has asked a Corley resident to stop operating what it feels is a salvage yard, which is not permitted under county code.    In a letter to Ricky Lee Hansen, 211 South St., Harlan, Shelby County Planning and Zoning Administrator Tony Buman said Hansen’s Corley property is zoned R-5 Rural Village.  The county has received a complaint of the operation of a salvage/junk yard on the property.    “I have personally observed th

HARLAN – The elementary schools at Harlan Community celebrated Character Counts Week this week.  Elementary School Counselor Courtney King-Crum said as October is a busy month, the schools have once again decided to combine Red Ribbon Week activities with character counts week in a joint celebration.  Red Ribbon Week promotes a healthy drug-free lifestyle while Character Counts Week celebrates positive character.    “This is a chance for schoo

HARLAN – The Harlan Community School District may have the opportunity to tap into additional funds at the end of the year for educational needs, thanks to recent legislative action that opened up internal funding streams should there be unspent balances in those funds.    A bill enacted this year allows for the transfer of unspent funds from three funds – Home School Assistance Program, Pre-School, and Professional Development – to a super fl

HARLAN – The Harlan Community Schools likely will again offer an early retirement incentive to certified staff members this year.    Discussion last week at the Harlan Community Schools Board of Education table included offering a $20,000 stipend to staff that are eligible to retire, and who notify the district by February 1, 2018.  Staff members must be IPERS (Iowa Public Employment Retirement System) eligible, meaning age 55 or qualify for t