HARLAN --  Dr. Jill Biden, the former second lady of the United States and wife of Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, made a stop in Harlan at Milk & Honey Monday afternoon, Jan. 13 to campaign for her husband.

    ADAIR -- Bree Schwarte and Josh Steenhusen both of Defiance were married on July 20, 2019 at the Schafer Barn on the Hill near Adair. The 5 p.m. double ring ceremony was performed by Pastor Brian Taylor and Father Urey Mark.    Parents of the couple are Dave and Anna Schwarte, Irwin; and Paul and Patty Steenhusen, Harlan.
 

    WESTPHALIA -- Melissa Hastert and Michael Bellinghausen both of Waukee exchanged marriage vows on August 10, 2019 at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Westphalia. Father David Smith performed the 3 p.m. double ring ceremony.        Parents of the couple are Bill and June Hastert, Harlan; and Jim and Diane Bellinghausen, Carroll.
 

 HARLAN (Jan. 7) -- With 4:23 left in Tuesday’s third quarter, the outlook for the Harlan Community boys basketball was bleak. Lewis Central had rattled off 10 straight points - all in the paint - to surge ahead 48-33 and the Cyclones were searching for answers in their second timeout of the second half. “We could have quit. We could have folded.

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 HARLAN (Jan. 3) -- Poor starts at home have become an all-too-familiar pattern for the Harlan Community girls basketball team during its current five-game losing streak. The Cyclones fell behind 16-3 vs.

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