HARLAN (Dec. 3) -- The Harlan Community bowling teams opened their season with a split against Shenandoah Monday at Cyclone Lanes. The Cyclone girls were victorious by a total score of 2,122 to 2,017 while the Mustangs won the boys dual 2,573 to 2,290. The HCHS girls built a 121-pin advantage following two individual rounds and were able to make it stand throughout the Baker games.
GLENWOOD (Dec. 4) -- Harlan Community’s promising start to the 2018-19 wrestling season continued in earnest Tuesday night with a 3-0 showing and two conference victories at Glenwood. HCHS swept the quad with wins of 72-6 over Southwest Iowa (Sidney), 82-0 over St. Albert and 47-28 over the host Rams. The Cyclones notched their first dual win vs.
NEOLA (Dec. 4) -- The AHSTW girls basketball team never quite landed a knockout punch at Tri-Center Tuesday night, but still led nearly wire-to-wire in picking up its first conference victory of the season, 51-41, over the Trojans. Sophomore Claire Harris led the Lady Vikes with 20 points and Claire Denning added 10 - all in the first half - as they improved to 2-3 overall and 1-2 in Western Iowa Conference play.
COUNCIL BLUFFS -- Elaine Hildebrand, 94, Council Bluffs, died December 2 at Northcrest Living Center in Council Bluffs. Services were held Thursday, Dec. 6 at 10:30 a.m.
HARLAN -- Leona Bea Graves, 90, Harlan, died December 1 in Moville. Services will be held Saturday, Dec. 8 at 11 a.m. at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan with burial in the Harlan Cemetery. Family will greet friends Friday, Dec. 7 from 5-7 p.m.
HARLAN -- Harlan Community school patrons will head to the polls Tuesday, Dec. 11 to cast ballots on a number of issues, including a proposed $28.5 million bond issue as well as renewal votes for the district’s physical plant and equipment levy and instructional support levy. Polls will be open from 7 a.m.-8 p.m. at the C.G.
HARLAN -- Tarah Devlin-Lawler is the newest member of the Harlan Community Schools Board of Education, taking the oath of office Monday, Dec. 3 at a meeting of the board. Devlin-Lawler was appointed to the board following the resignation of Kathy Mahlberg. She represents District 6, and will serve until the next board election in November, 2019.
HARLAN -- A new Myrtue Medical Center Board of Trustee member is expected to be appointed at the December trustees meeting to fulfill the term of Allan Hjelle who has retired from the board. The board formally accepted Hjelle’s resignation at the November board meeting.
