OMAHA, NE -- Harlan Reuel King, 66, Omaha, died January 26 at Myrtue Medical Center in Harlan.    Services will be held Saturday, Jan. 30 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Mary’s of the Assumption Catholic Church in Panama with burial at a later date in the Washington Township Cemetery in Panama.      A rosary was held Thursday, Jan. 28 at 7 p.m. at St. Wenceslaus in Omaha, and a rosary also will be held Friday, Jan. 29 at 7 p.m. at the St.

    HARLAN -- Lyle Arthur Norton, 86, Harlan, died January 25 at Myrtue Medical Center in Harlan.    Services were held Thursday, Jan. 28 at 11 a.m. at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan with burial in the Harlan Cemetery.    Norton is survived by his wife, Jacquetta Norton, of Harlan; sons Brad Norton of Avoca and Tracey Norton of Harlan; seven grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. 

    HARLAN -- Martha Marie (Nielsen) Sieh, 91, Harlan, died January 25 at Elm Crest Retirement Community.    Services were held Thursday, Jan. 28 at 1:30 p.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church in Avoca with burial in the Graceland Cemetery.    Sieh is survived by her husband, Erwin F.

    ELK HORN -- Funeral services for Viola Sander, 92, Elk Horn, were held Wednesday, Jan. 27 at 10:30 a.m. at the Elk Horn Lutheran Church, with burial in the Elk Horn Lutheran Cemetery.    Sander is survived by children Terry (Neta) Sander of Elk Horn, Sarah J.

 HARLAN – Max Langenfeld’s two-game series of 404 marked the best score of the night at Cyclone Lanes as Harlan Community swept  Monday’s co-ed bowling dual vs. Denison-Schleswig. The Cyclone boys defeated the Monarchs for the second time this season, winning by 77 pins (2,584 to 2,507) while the Cyclone girls avenged an earlier loss to Denison, 2,350 to 2,085.

 MANNING -- For as well as the IKM-Manning girls played in Tuesday’s third quarter versus Audubon, the Wheelers turned the tables and played just as well or better in the fourth. The result was another close loss for the senior-less Wolves, who are still learning how to finish games as they strive to peak at the end of a still-promising season. Trailing 27-23 at the half, IKM-Manning outscored the Wheelers 24-11 in the third to take a nine-poi

 MANNING -- With less than six minutes to go in the third quarter Tuesday night, the situation looked bleak for IKM-Manning. Outplayed by Audubon for most of the first half, the 8th-ranked (1-A) Wolves had just fallen behind 44-29 following a seven-point Wheeler possession that included a technical foul on IKM-M coach Keith Wagner. The once 9-0 Wolves, who lost their previous game at Missouri Valley, appeared in jeopardy of falling for the thi

STATE – The Iowa High School Athletic Association on Wednesday released the state’s new district football assignments for 2016 and 2017, along with several adjustments to the playoff structure. Harlan Community (Class 3-A, District 7), IKM-Manning and AHSTW (Class 1-A, District 7) and Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton (8-Player, District 7) will all compete in eight-team districts over the next two years. The Cyclones’ new district will look much the

    PANAMA -- Cletus “Bud” Weis of Harlan will celebrate his 90th birthday on Sunday, January 31 at an open house from 10:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. at Norma Jean’s Restaurant in Panama.    Friends and relatives are invited to attend. Cards will also reach him if sent to 1604 22nd St, Harlan, IA 51537.