HARLAN -- The annual Blue Out for men’s cancer awareness and research was held Friday, Dec. 4 at Harlan Community High School, raising $9,500 for the cause.
The evening included a number of activities, including a bone marrow drive.  (Photos by Mike Oeffner)

    HARLAN -- Harlan Community High School senior cheerleaders Shea Ehlert, April Olmos, and Ashley Hastert (l to r) were recently selected as members of the 2015 Iowa Cheer Honor Squad, and performed during half-time of two of the Iowa high school football championship games at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls on Monday, Nov.

    HARLAN – A Harlan man has been charged with disorderly conduct after allegedly causing a disturbance and using a racial slur directed at another individual during a second-grade Christmas vocal concert at Harlan Community High School Thursday, Dec.

HARLAN – The Harlan Community Schools Board of Education Monday, Dec. 7 approved the formation of the Gay Straight Alliance (GSA) Student Club, paving the way for the group to become an official club within the school district.    The board voted 6-0 (Kathy Mahlberg, Al Hazelton, Angela Monson, Joni Larsen, Amy Rueschenberg and Monte Schechinger aye) approving the club.  Board member Lonnie Muxfeldt was absent from the meeting. 

 HARLAN -- Had the final shot fallen, it would have been a pretty sweet way to extend a remarkable winning streak to 53 games. But alas, Taylor Frederick’s 26-foot jumper at the final horn was narrowly off the mark Tuesday night, allowing Dowling Catholic to edge Harlan Community 56-54 in a well-played battle of large-school girls basketball titans. HCHS, which turned a 14-point first-half deficit into a 50-45 lead with 4:26 to go, was unable

In many respects, Jess Schaben is the same girl now - playing big-time college volleyball at Iowa State - as she was during a four-year standout career at Harlan Community High School. Still leading her team in kills. Still the first to encourage a teammate. Still smiling. Still just ... Jess. But a lot has changed in a year’s time. When a match is over these days, Schaben signs memorabilia for young autograph seekers.

 HARLAN -- Another outstanding Harlan Community volleyball season was rewarded by the Iowa Girls Coaches Association last week as three Cyclone seniors were named to the 2015 IGCA All-State teams. Middle hitter Taylor Frederick, in addition to being cited on the Class 4-A First Team, was one of just eight players selected to the all-class Elite Team from across the state.

COUNCIL BLUFFS -- Harlan Community sophomore Abby Bruck competed for the Lewis Central girls swim team for the second consecutive year and finished her season at the state meet in Marshalltown. Abby is pictured above with LC swim coaches Bruce Schomburg and Kelsey Schomburg. Bruck qualified for state in both the 200-yard freestyle relay and the 400-yard freestyle relay.

 HARLAN -- Since falling one point short in the 2013 state championship game, the Harlan Community girls basketball team has simply taken ownership of the Class 4-A realm, posting 52 straight victories and earning back-to-back state titles. Expectations won’t be scaled back much this winter for the third-ranked Cyclones, but the make-up of the team certainly has a new dynamic as they prepare for Tuesday night’s 2015-16 season opener vs.