HARLAN – Harlan Community’s Reading Recovery program, MTSS (Multi-Tiered System of Supports) program and at-risk programming will benefit financially from district action to request funding authority for dropout prevention, as explained by HCS Superintendent of Schools Justin Wagner this week.    The HCS Board unanimously approved Monday, Jan.

    COUNTY -- Welcome to the 2019 New Year’s Baby Spencer Allen Daniel Dusenberry, born Sunday, Jan. 6 at 10:39 p.m.

    HARLAN -- Habitat for Humanity held a dedication ceremony Sunday, Jan.

    HARLAN – Faith Sound, the interdenominational, contemporary music group based out of Harlan, has kicked off its concert season with a performance in Harlan last Sunday, and additional performances are slated in the surrounding area during the next few months.    The first performance of the year was Sunday, Jan. 7 at 10:30 a.m.

    AUDUBON -- Herbert and Marjorie Nelson of Atlantic will celebrate their 70th wedding anniversary at an open house on Sunday, January 20 from 2-4 p.m. at the Audubon Rec Center. They will also celebrate Herb’s 90th birthday which is January 14. Friends and relatives are invited to attend.    A card shower is also planned in their honor. Cards will reach them if sent to 1904 Redwood Drive, Atlantic, IA 50022.

 SHENANDOAH -- Short two varsity wrestlers due to the stomach flu, Harlan Community managed to split a pair of duals at the Shenandoah quad Tuesday night, handling Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln 57-21 before losing to 12th-ranked (1A) Underwood 47-24. The Eagles also defeated AL (59-7) and Shenandoah (70-6) to win the meet while AL beat the host Mustangs 52-18.

 AUDUBON -- Jaedan Rasmussen’s three-pin night highlighted AHSTW’s sweep of the Audubon quad meet Tuesday as the Vikings extended their dual winning streak to nine with decisive victories over Audubon (66-15), West Central Valley (61-15) and Southwest Valley (72-12). AHSTW finished 15-5 in contested matches and also received 19 total forfeits, improving its dual record to 11-3. Rasmussen was one of eight Viking wrestlers to go 3-0, pinning all

 CARROLL -- No matter what happens in Harlan each year, the return trip to play at Kuemper Catholic is rarely an easy proposition for the Harlan Community boys basketball team. Such was the case again Tuesday night. Just two and a half weeks after beating the Knights 82-53, the Cyclones shot 32.6 percent from the field and missed 11 free throws but held on for a 50-48 Hawkeye Ten road victory when Kyle Berg’s 12-foot baseline shot was off the

 CARROLL -- The Harlan Community girls made it two in a row at Kuemper Catholic Tuesday night, burying 10-of-19 three-pointers and grabbing 16 offensive boards in a 50-40 non-conference win over the Knights. The Cyclones (2-8 overall) have now won consecutive games after starting the season with eight defeats and will play their next four contests at home. Leading 23-20 at the half, the Cyclones took control by outscoring Kuemper 19-9 in the t