COUNTY -- The eighth year of the holiday lighting ceremony in downtown Harlan will kick off Saturday, Nov. 27 with lots of Christmas cheer and holiday events to start the season in Shelby County.    The beginning of the holiday season is a special one the weekend after Thanksgiving.

    CANCUN, MEXICO – A nightmare of a situation continues to play out for a Harlan woman whose husband died from COVID-19 while vacationing in Cancun, Mexico, and she’s facing difficulties having the body released from the country to be brought home to the United States.    It’s a cautionary tale, said Teresa Jennings, for those who travel outside the continental U.S.

Here's a preview....a full four-page section of photos from the championship game is included! On the street this afternoon.

Congratulations to the Harlan Community Cyclones on earning the program's 13th state football championship Friday with a hard-fought 42-28 win over Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley.
Check out the November 23 Harlan Tribune - available on the street Monday - for 4 pages of state title game coverage.
Some photo highlights included here.

    INDIANAPOLIS, IN -- Nine Harlan FFA members traveled to the National FFA Convention and Expo on October 26-29 in Indianapolis, IN.

    HARLAN – Denovo  Construction Solutions has begun its facilities assessment and master planning for potential facilities improvements in the Harlan Community Schools.    Denovo’s Patrick Davis gave an update to the HCS Board of Education Monday, Nov.

    ELK HORN -- In early 2018, several Elk Horn residents formed a steering committee in response to the need for child care in the community.    The committee sent out a survey through the school e-mail list and the committee’s Facebook® page that showed a significant need for local child care services.    The newly formed non-profit, Kids in the Village, will fill a void of child care providers in the area and will offer working parents a sa

    HARLAN -- Opinions about COVID-19 and the current vaccines are as wide-ranging in this country as the 2,901 miles separating North Farallon Island, California and Sail Rock, Maine.    Harlan resident Curt Bladt can only speak for himself.    “My oncologist said, ‘If you hadn’t had the vaccine, you’d have probably been dead,’” said Bladt, who was hospitalized for five days in August after testing positive for the virus.

    HARLAN -- Ten Harlan Community Middle School 7th and 8th grade musicians have been selected for the Southwest Iowa Bandmasters Association’s honor bands, through auditions held Saturday, Oct.

    HARLAN -- FarmTable Procurement & Delivery will be relocating to a portion of the Concerned Inc.

   HARLAN – Myrtue Medical Center team members will be required to receive their initial vaccination against COVID-19 by December 5 and second by January 4, 2022 or face potential disciplinary action, unless they request a medical or religious exemption, under a policy approved by the Myrtue Memorial Hospital Board of Trustees last week.    Also included in the policy are Allied Health Professionals, contracted team members, students, credenti

By Bob Bjoin, Editor    MANILLA – A group of U.S.

    HARLAN – Shelby County is considering bonding for monies to fund an E911 radio project that would upgrade the county’s radio system for communications, law enforcement and fire departments.    The Shelby County Board of Supervisors met with Northland Public Finance in mid-October to discuss bonding options should the county proceed with the project, estimated to cost anywhere from $2-$6.3 million, depending on final decisions on what is ne

    HARLAN – The Harlan Community Schools Board of Education will be offering a $15,000 voluntary early retirement incentive for teachers again this year as part of a plan that has been a financial success for both staff and the district during the past decade and before.    Up to five teachers can apply for the incentive if retiring this year, on a first-come, first-served basis, for a total district outlay of $75,000 to be paid out of the ma