OUNTY – Shelby County caucus-goers backed Bernie Sanders and Ted Cruz as their Democratic and Republican candidates of choice for president, in a Monday night meeting that saw record numbers of voters both locally and statewide head to their caucus sites.    At Veteran’s Auditorium in Harlan, an estimated 1,000 people packed into the building to hear from candidate representatives, cast their ballots for presidential nominations, and elect del

    CENTRAL CITY, NE -- Former Tennant resident Bob Becker of Central City will celebrate his 80th birthday on February 19. Cards will reach him if sent to 2307 28th Street, Central City, NE 68826.    Bob and wife, Paula, reside in Central City.

    FREMONT, NE -- Former Harlan resident Betty Boeck of Fremont, NE will observe her 90th birthday on February 7. Betty has been a lifelong resident of Shelby County until September 2015 when she moved to Heritage Shalimar Gardens assisted living facility in Fremont.    Betty will celebrate with her family on February 7 in Fremont. Her family is planning a card shower. Cards will reach her if  sent to 749 East 29th Street Apt.

    HARLAN -- Lee and Alice Kenkel of Harlan celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on January 23 with a Mass at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Harlan. Their children and grandchildren participated in the Mass followed by a dinner at the Therkildsen Activity Center in Harlan.    Their family includes EAnn and Dan Christensen, Defiance, Jennifer and Jay Denne, Sioux City; Kimberly and Chad Graeve, Earling; and seven grandchildren. 

 CARROLL -- Lopsided wins at Kuemper Catholic have been a rarity over the years, but Friday night was a fun exception to the rule for the Harlan Community boys basketball team. Drilling 7-of-8 three-pointers in a game-opening 23-4 outburst, the Cyclones led by as many as 25 points in the first half and 40 during the late stages of a 67-32 road win over the Knights. The matchup of Hawkeye Ten co-leaders did not count in the conference standings

 CARROLL -- The Harlan Community girls basketball team clinched at least a share of its third straight Hawkeye Ten Conference title on Friday, winning 56-35 at Kuemper Catholic to complete a season sweep. The top-ranked (Class 4-A) Cyclones built a 13-0 lead in the opening six minutes and extended their advantage as high as 23 points in the fourth quarter, vexing Kuemper with two types of zone press and extensive use of a new half-court 3-2 zo

 MANNING -- The IKM-Manning girls avenged a three-point loss to Underwood from earlier in the season Friday night, and they did so in a big way with an 82-34 rout of the Eagles. The Wolves stormed to a 30-8 first-quarter lead and never looked back. 

 MANNING -- The IKM-Manning boys basketball team improved to 15-2 Friday night with a 76-48 home win over Underwood. The Wolves led 37-24 at halftime and pulled away in the third quarter, outscoring the Eagles 24-8. 

 HARLAN -- Led by the runner-up finish of Jacob Wingert at 160 pounds, Harlan Community secured 11 medals and placed fifth in the team standings as the host of Saturday’s Hawkeye Ten Conference Wrestling Tournament. The Cyclones’ fifth-place finish was one spot higher than each of the last two years and their 144 points was an improvement of 31 over last season. Creston/Orient-Macksburg, ranked third in Class 2-A, claimed its fourth conference