Coach Angie Spangenberg talks with the team during the Cyclones’ sweep of Bondurant-Farrar. See Sports in the November 10 Harlan Tribune.

    EARLING -- Darell Muller of Harlan will celebrate his 90th birthday on November 8. His family is planning a card shower in his honor.    Cards will reach him if sent to Little Flower Haven, 736 Hwy. 37, Room 107, Earling, IA 51530.
 

    MINDEN -- Megan Peters of Shelby and Thad Nelson of Treynor were married at the United Church of Christ in Minden on June 6, 2015. The 4:30 p.m. double ring ceremony was performed by Pastor Brian Wohlhutter.    Parents of the couple are Dave and Bonnie Peters, Shelby; and Denny and Judi Nelson, Exira.

    HARLAN – Renovations at the Harlan Airport are coming to a close this fall, as a $1.2 million runway paving project is nearly complete and Rushenberg Field gets set to re-open to aviation traffic.    Crews this week are nearing the finish of a 3,000-foot, six-inch concrete overlay construction project that began in early September.  Harlan City Administrator Terry Cox said it’s exciting to see the project come to fruition.

    COUNTY -- Voter turnout was low for Tuesday’s municipal election that saw many incumbents elected to office as well as write-in candidates.    Harlan saw only a 1.9 percent voter turnout.  Incumbent Mayor Gene Gettys, Jr. received a total of 56 votes in retaining his mayor position.  David H.

    DEFIANCE – Groceries, pop and beer bought at Walmart were among improper disbursements made by a former Defiance City Clerk now charged with theft, according to a special investigation by the state auditor’s office.    Auditor of State Mary Mosiman released Tuesday a report on the special investigation for the City of Defiance, for the period of March 12, 2013-April 30, 2015.    The investigation was requested by city officials as a result

 FORT DODGE -- It didn’t take Evan Wilson long to get acclimated to the fast pace and unfamiliar terrain of the State Cross Country Meet. Making his state debut Saturday at Lakeside Municipal Golf Course, the Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton sophomore worked his way into the top 10 early and secured a sixth-place medal out of 152 Class 1-A participants. Wilson, who entered the state meet ranked 11th by the Iowa Association of Track Coaches, finished

 FORT DODGE -- In placing ninth at last year’s state meet as a freshman, IKM-Manning’s Payton Sporrer had just one regret: her twin sister, Shyanne, wasn’t competing alongside her. On Saturday, Payton’s second State Cross Country Meet was the complete package. Earning a state medal for the second straight year, Payton Sporrer placed 11th out of 145 Class 1-A girls on a cool afternoon at Lakeside Municipal Golf Course, clocking a five-kilometer

 FORT DODGE -- On a cool, damp afternoon at the State Cross Country Meet, Harlan Community posted some favorable times on the board but was unable to make much noise against the best teams Class 3-A has to offer. Finishing in near-identical fashion as last year, the Cyclone boys placed 13th out of 15 state qualifiers and the girls took 15th Saturday at Lakeside Municipal Golf Course north of Fort Dodge. Led by junior Reagan Hansen’s 34th-place