PANAMA -- Dean Leonard Klein, 56, Panama, died August 25 at Myrtue Medical Center in Harlan.    Services will be held Wednesday, Aug. 28 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Mary’s of the Assumption Church in Panama.  A rosary will be held Tuesday, Aug. 27 at 7 p.m. at the St. Mary’s Parish Center in Panama.  Visitation is Tuesday from 5-8 p.m.

    AVOCA -- J. Colette Scobee, 93, Avoca, died August 23 at her home.  Services were held Monday, Aug. 26 at 3:30 p.m. at St.

    HARLAN -- Michael Eugene Poorker, Sr., 40, Harlan, died August 22 at his home.    Visitation is Tuesday, Aug. 27 from 6-8 p.m. at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan.  Lunch will be held Tuesday from 1-5 p.m. at 1402 800th St. in Harlan.    Poorker is survived by his mother, Kimberly Poorker, of Avoca; wife Stephenie Poorker of Harlan; daughters Isabella Poorker of Neola and Jamie Bergantzel of Harlan; sons Michael Poorker, Jr.

    HARLAN -- Students in the Harlan Community Schools and Shelby County Catholic Schools headed back to classes last week as the 2019-20 school year officially gets under way.    Back to school night events were held at both SCCS and HCS last week, and the first official day of school was Friday, August 23.  Students and staff will have a full week of school this week in both schools. 

    HARLAN -- Harlan Community Schools patrons will get another chance to show their support for the school this fall by voting on proposals to renew the district’s instructional support levy (ISL) and physical plant and equipment levy (PPEL).    The HCS Board of Education Monday, Aug.

    REGIONAL -- School districts in the greater Shelby County area have begun classes for the year, and local officials are urging motorists to be on the lookout for children as they make their way to and from school.    The Harlan Police Department and Shelby County Sheriff’s Office are informing motorists to take safety precautions, as the motoring public has not encountered large numbers of students in the traffic mix during the summer mont

    HARLAN – Harlan City Administrator Gene Gettys, Jr.

    TENNANT -- Lori Teachout moved to the Tennant area in 1968 when she started the first grade. Teachout attended school at the Shelby-Tennant School District, and graduated from the high school of Shelby-Tennant with a goal to start work as soon as possible.    In order to become more qualified, Teachout decided to attend Iowa Western Community College for a single year, studying child development.

    OMAHA -- Dan and Karen Buman of Harlan announce the engagement of their daughter, Courtney to Tanner Woslager both of Omaha. He is the son of Dave and Tammy Woslager, Winside, NE, and Karlene Benshoof, Winside.    The couple plans to exchange marriage vows on September 7 at the University of Nebraska Omaha Alumni Center.