COUNTY – Shelby County has been notified this week it is the recipient of $300,000 in federal grant monies to help with the costs to repair existing bridges on Linden Road north and south of County Road F24.    The funding comes from the Competitive Highway Bridge Program (CHBP) and is part of an overall $33.4 million awarded to the State of Iowa from $225 million in total allocated funds nationwide.  The grant monies are specifically earm

    DEFIANCE -- A Defiance man is accused of posting a nude photo of a female on Facebook®, and faces up to two years in jail and an additional $2,500 fine for doing so.    Dusty Dean Myers, 308 Main St., on or about July 23 allegedly posted the photograph of the victim.   

    HARLAN – The City of Harlan is taking a second look at the location for a proposed dog park after members of the public suggested possible alternative sites.    The Harlan City Council had signed off on the plans and specifications for a 1.3-acre dog park on the east edge of town, with hopes of having the park available to pet lovers by late fall or early spring.

    SHELBY -- Rose and Dave Sternberg are familiar names to the Shelby area. Rose was a teacher and Dave worked for Shelby County for more than 30 years.    “I worked as  a teacher with the Shelby-Tennant school district in 1983 and then the AHST School District until I retired a few years ago,” Rose said. “Dave worked for Shelby County - he was a maintainer operator.”    Both Rose and Dave were born into farming communities in Shelby County.

 DENISON (Aug. 30) -- When Todd Bladt gives his first pre-game speech as a head football coach tonight, there’s a good chance it will incorporate several elements he’s heard many times in his life. “Let’s hope so,” he said with a laugh.

 GLENWOOD (Aug. 31) -- The Harlan Community cross country team will open the season Saturday morning by competing in the Glenwood Ram Invitational. Schools scheduled to compete at Glenwood Lake Park include: Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln, Clarinda Academy, Council Bluffs Thomas Jefferson, East Mills, Atlantic, Clarinda, Glenwood, Harlan Community, Lewis Central, Red Oak, Shenandoah, Southwest Valley, St.

 HARLAN (Aug. 31) -- Seven state-ranked teams will be in the field this Saturday when Harlan Community opens the season by hosting the annual Cyclone Volleyball Tournament. The tournament field has increased to 11 teams this year and the format has changed. Pool A will feature six teams playing five best-of-three matches in pool play while Pool B will feature five teams playing four pool matches.

 AVOCA (Aug. 31) -- AHSTW will host seven other teams Saturday for the season-opening Lady Vike Tournament, with pool play starting at 8:30 a.m. AHSTW, the defending tourney champion, will compete in Pool A (high school gym) against Essex, Denison-Schleswig and CAM, playing in the first, third and sixth matches of the day.

 REGIONAL (Aug. 30) -- AHSTW and IKM-Manning will open the 2019 football season with home games while Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton starts on the road Friday night at 7:00 p.m. AHSTW, last year’s Class A state runner-up with a 12-1 record, will host Underwood, which returns a solid nucleus from last year’s 5-4 squad. The Vikings won last year’s meeting 47-14. IKM-Manning (5-4 last year) hosts ACGC (3-6).