HARLAN -- Myrtue Medical Center Board of Trustees is proposing to lower the current tax levy rate from $1.20792 per thousand taxable valuation to $1.17357 for the 2019-2020 fiscal year. The public hearing date and time on the tax asking proposal for 2019-2020 is set for Tuesday, February 26 at 7:30 a.m.

 ELK HORN (Jan.

 ELK HORN (Jan. 28) -- Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton entered the Class 1A boys basketball rankings at No. 10 Monday and promptly defeated CAM 74-50 that night to sweep the season series. The Spartans knocked down 12-of-25 three-pointers in the game, including 6-of-12 by Josh Pettepier and 4-of-5 by Trey Nelson, who led the team with 18 points each.

 MANNING (Jan.

 MANNING (Jan.

 REGIONAL -- The Harlan Community boys basketball team will be grouped with several familiar opponents when the Class 3A, Substate 8 brackets are released in the coming weeks. The Iowa High School Athletic Association released its postseason assignments for Class 3A and 4A teams on January 25, placing the Cyclones in Substate 8 along with Atlantic, Carroll, Creston, Denison-Schleswig, Glenwood, Perry and Winterset.

 HARLAN (Jan. 28) -- The Harlan Community girls and boys bowling teams both won handily against visiting Nodaway Valley on Monday at Cyclone Lanes, marking the program’s first dual sweep since January 5. The HCHS girls improved to 6-2 on the season, outrolling the Wolverines 2,375 to 1,857.

 LE MARS (Jan. 26) -- The Harlan Community girls placed second and the boys took fourth in last Saturday’s Le Mars Bowling Tournament, both posting their season-best team scores at Sweet 16 Lanes. Le Mars swept the team titles on the day, including a 2,878 score by the girls, who were led by Kaitelin Konz’s first-place individual series of 407 (215-192).

HCHS Bowling Results • Jan. 17 • at Ida Grove