HARLAN - David North, 60, Harlan, died Friday, June 26 at the Univ. of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha.    Visitation was Wed., July 1 from 5 p.m. - 8 p.m. and funeral services were Thurs., July 2, at 10 a.m.

    HARLAN -- Richard and Sharon Monson of Harlan will mark their 50th wedding anniversary on June 27. A celebration will be held at a later date with family and friends.    Their family includes Sean and Danielle Monson, Harlan; Brandon Monson, Denison; Chevonne and Jeff Hoggan, Omaha; and Derek Monson, Omaha. The Monsons have six grandsons.

    DEFIANCE -- Mike and Jeannie Schaben of Defiance will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on June 27.    Their family includes Sandi and Rob Pauley, Persia; Dave and Amber Schaben, Omaha; Chris and Liz Schaben, Omaha; 11 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
 

    HARLAN -- American Legion Post 150 has announced that the annual Fireworks Display at JJ Jensen Park in Harlan will go on as planned this year.  Officials said members of the Legion believe that this is the perfect time for area families and friends to celebrate the United States and all that it stands for.    J&M Displays will once again provide the display.    The show will begin at dusk, between 9-10 p.m.

    HARLAN -- The Shelby County Chamber of Commerce & Industry is partnering with Iowa Workforce Development and Iowa Economic Development Authority to complete a Laborshed employment study for the Harlan area.      This study will geographically define which communities contribute to Harlan’s workforce, regardless of political boundaries.

    HARLAN – Ron and Maria Vakulskus Rosmann, Harlan, have been honored as Iowa Master Farmers by Wallace’s Farmer magazine and the Iowa Master Farmer Association.    The two will be honored at ceremonies September 13, re-scheduled from March 25 in Ankeny due to the COVID-19 pandemic.    The Rosmanns join four other families from across Iowa who are being honored.    Henry A.

 CARROLL (June 16) -- Call them fire and ice or simply a good one-two punch. The early results - two games, two shutouts - are all positive for the Harlan Community pitching duo of Emily Brouse and Tianna Kasperbauer. One night after relieving Kasperbauer and striking out eight of the nine batters she faced at St.

 CARROLL (June 16) -- Connor Bruck stepped up like a true senior leader Tuesday night at Merchants Park, pitching five scoreless innings and going 3-for-4 from the leadoff spot as Harlan Community topped Kuemper Catholic 5-2 in Hawkeye Ten Conference baseball action. The 10th-ranked Cyclones and the Knights are now both 1-1 on the young season. Bruck, who went 8-0 on the mound last year, used an efficient 51 pitches to blank Kuemper for five f

 COUNCIL BLUFFS (June 15) -- St. Albert answered Harlan Community’s two-run top of the sixth with a tie-breaking five spot in the bottom half Monday night, beating the Cyclones 8-3 in the season opener for both state-ranked teams. The Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association released its preseason rankings Monday with St.