LAS VEGAS, NV – Former Harlan resident Jacob Andersen was shot in the arm Sunday, Oct.

HARLAN -- Current financial services provider CFO Systems, has announced they will not renew their contract with Harlan Municipal Utilities, and the HMU board directed CEO Ken Weber to seek bids from others that might be interested.       The work entails about five days of effort per month on reports for the HMU board’s review.  At one time, those duties were done in-house, but staff reduction and realignment changed duties.       In other ac

COUNTY -- Shelby County Community Chest has kicked off its annual fund drive with hopes of raising $50,000 this year for local organizations.    Shelby County Community Chest raises funds for local non-profit agencies which provide valuable services to youth, for area residents and to communities in the Shelby County area.

REGIONAL -- Consider this scenario: It’s 2 a.m. You and your family are fast asleep when you awaken to the smoke alarm sounding and the smell of smoke. What do you do? If you and your family don’t have a plan in place, it could jeopardize your safety, or even prove deadly.    In a typical home fire, you may have as little as one to two minutes to escape safely from the time the smoke alarm sounds.

PANAMA – A new fall attraction is up and running in the Shelby County area promising to bring Halloween and autumn excitement to all who venture out to Grandpa’s Pumpkin Farm west of Panama.    Justin and Doug Schwery have been working for about 10 months on the project, and it’s come together well.  Opening weekend was last weekend, and the pumpkin patch will be open on Saturdays from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. and Sundays from noon-6 p.m.

EARLING - On Saturday, September 30 from 2-10 p.m., part of Pat and Amy Hoffmann’s dream will come true with their hosting of the grand opening for their Lonely Oak Distillery. The event will feature tours, tastings, product specials, entertainment and food.

COUNTY – There will be contested races in a number of Shelby County communities in this year’s November 7 general election after interested individuals turned in their nomination papers for municipal office by last Thursday’s deadline.    In Harlan, outgoing Mayor Kate Kohorst, who was appointed to fill the term of Gene Gettys, Jr.

HARLAN -- Come together with your neighbors, fellow community members, and hundreds of thousands of other Iowans to support the Healthiest State Initiative on Wednesday, Oct. 4 in Harlan.    The Healthiest State Initiative’s goal is to make Iowa the healthiest state in the nation.

Harlan Community High School crowns homecoming king and queen.

HARLAN – Public funding for K-12 education can be quite challenging each year as school districts across Iowa await word of whether or not the state dollars they receive will increase, stay the same or be cut.    That’s the challenge when most of a school district’s budget is tied to those state dollars, and why it’s so important for districts to manage the best they can what dollars they have and how they are spent.    The Harlan Community Sc

PANAMA – On Monday, Sept. 25 at approximately 2:38 a.m., a house fire was located by a Shelby County deputy at 201 S 2nd St.

HARLAN – The City of Harlan is reminding its residents not to deposit grass clippings or other debris into the roadway.    The grass is growing again and with the recent rains it will continue.

HARLAN – The City of Harlan has filed a petition for title to abandoned property in Shelby County District Court, seeking title to a Harlan residence it considers to be abandoned.    Defendants in the petition are Thomas Carney, unknown spouse of Thomas Carney, party in possession, Myrtue Medical Center, State of Iowa, Aurora 84, LLC, and Shelby County.    According to the petition, Carney is the owner of real estate and dwelling located at 18

IRWIN -- The Greenridge Steam & Gas Antique Show was a huge success over the weekend here. 

Muxfeldt has been named president of the HCS Board of Education for the 2017-18 school year.    Board members voted unanimously Monday, Sept.