HARLAN -- James Alex Bonds, 73, Harlan, died April 7 at Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital.    No services are planned at this time.    Bonds is survived by his wife, Janice Bonds, of Harlan; sons Thomas C. (Julie) Bonds of Nashville, TN and James C. (Tricia) Bonds of Valencia, CA; brother Thomas W.

    HARLAN -- Joan Kay Colligan, 82, Harlan, died April 10 at Elm Crest Retirement Community.    Private services will be held.    Colligan is survived by sons James B. Colligan of Omaha, NE and Keith (Cindy) Colligan of Shelby; daughter Lisa (Rick) Knavel of Ennis, TX; sister Billie Smith of Battle Creek, MN; brothers-in-law Robert (Marlene) Colligan of Wisner, NE and Louis (Marilyn) Glister, Jr.

    CLIVE - Former Harlanite, Larry Flanagan, 81, died April 15 in Clive. A visitation and Mass of Christian Burial will be held at a later date at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church, Belmond.

    WOODBINE -- Martha Elizabeth Tice, 77, Woodbine, died April 18 at Rose Vista Home, Inc.    Private family visitation will be held Tuesday, April 21 from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan.  Private family graveside service is Tuesday at 3 p.m.

    MANNING -- John “Johnny” Frees will celebrate his 90th birthday on April 22. John’s wife, Margaret, of Manning and daughter, Karen Frees of St. Paul, MN; are requesting a card shower in his honor.    Cards will reach him if sent to Accura Healthcare of Manning, 402 Main Street, Manning, IA 51455.

    HARLAN – Myrtue Medical Center has begun temporary furloughs of employees as part of a workforce plan that hospital officials say is necessary due to a nearly 50 percent drop in procedures, tests, visits and overall patient volumes because of the COVID-19 pandemic.    With 422 employees, Myrtue Medical is one of Shelby County’s largest employers.

HARLAN – The Harlan Community Schools’ tax asking for 2020-21 will increase $678,630 under a proposed budget approved by the HCS Board of Education Monday, April 6.    The budget calls for an approximate 60-cents per $1,000 taxable valuation increase, a move school district officials say is needed for the future financial viability of the district.  The levy will increase to $12.30 from the current year’s $11.70.

    HARLAN – Harlan property owners will see a tax levy decrease next year as part of a proposed budget approved by the Harlan City Council Tuesday, March 17.    A public hearing on the proposed $9.62 million budget for the 2020-21 fiscal year was held Tuesday, March 3.  The City Council accepted comments from the public before taking a final vote, which was unanimous to approve the budget.

    COUNTY – Shelby County’s tax asking will increase an estimated $195,032 under a budget plan approved by the Shelby County Board of Supervisors last month.    A hearing on the 2020-21 county budget was held Tuesday, March 3 in the supervisor’s room at the Shelby County Courthouse.  There were no written or oral comments from the public on the budget.