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KIRKMAN -- Mike Norris responded to a call on behalf of the Kirkman Fire Department approximately 18 years ago and didn’t expect to have a spiritual experience. When he arrived at the car accident on a back road, he was notified that one of the individuals in the car was deceased and the...
COUNTY -- A new predator is preying on Ash trees and was recently found in Omaha and in Missouri Valley. The Emerald Ash Borer is moving through Iowa and has the potential to appear in Shelby County. “Now that we know it’s farther west, we know that it’s on the move,” said Tivon Feeley,...
HARLAN -- Harlan Municipal Utility single package cable TV rates will go up a bit over eight percent effective Sept. 1 following board action July 14. HMU Director of Telecom Jim Gedwillo said the “increases are merely covering our costs on increased programming fees,” and went on to say...
REGIONAL -- Marne and Elk Horn Telephone Company (METC) and Walnut Communications, longtime partners during their 100 years in business, today extended that partnership further when they announced they would merge later this year. The merger was recommended for approval by the Board of...
HARLAN --“West Ridge Zoo,” Joan Potter, office manager and secretary, accidentally said while answering the school’s phone. That day the office of West Ridge Elementary was chaotic and Cindy Burchett, former principal, mentioned the zoo-like atmosphere. If the school were a zoo, Potter was...
COUNTY -- Another Shelby County Fair has come and gone, leaving many lasting memories for all who participated.
ELK HORN -- One bottled calf brought a couple together to form Brun Ko Farm which creates produce and education for the community. “There’s just so much of a disconnect,” Emily said. “Food comes from the grocery store. Milk comes in a gallon jug. That’s not how it is.” Three years ago...
WALNUT -- The Pottawattamie County Board of Supervisors has recently approved the dedication of a bridge to Kerrie Orozco, an Omaha Police Office who was killed in the line of duty. Orozco graduated from Walnut High School in 2004 after growing up in Walnut. She dedicated seven years to the...
HARLAN -- Congratulations to Emma Ahrenholtz who was crowned Shelby County Fair Queen during coronation ceremonies held Thursday, July 14 at the fairgrounds in Harlan. Ahrenholtz, 18, Defiance, is the daughter of Troy and Lyn Ahrenholtz, and represents the Lincoln Leaders 4-H Club. First runner-...
COUNTY -- The location for the Shelby County Farmer’s Market will be held at the Shopko parking lot this summer into mid-fall. “It’s great fun to meet the public and to have those relationships with the same customers week after week and year after year,” said Elaine Baughman, market manager...
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