REGIONAL -- On Saturday, Oct. 6, IKM-Manning’s Coby Fineran and Beth Hagedorn attended the Truck Convoy for Special Olympics, a national one-day celebration of the trucking company industry, allied partners and law enforcement all working together to help raise money for Special Olympics Iowa.    The morning started started off with an auction to see which three trucks would lead the Convoy, which raised a total of $20,000.

    DES MOINES -- High school students from 27 U.S. states and territories and 10 countries were selected to attend the 25th Annual Global Youth Institute October 17-20 in Des Moines.    Jayden Swanson from Harlan Community High School was among the 210 students selected to attend the prestigious three-day conference.

    ROCK ISLAND, IL -- Madeline Knott and Andrew Alward both of Chicago, IL were married on June 1, 2018 at the Water Town Lodge in Rock Island. The 5:30 p.m. ceremony was performed by Officiant Adam Williams, cousin of bride.    Parents of the couple are Robert and Jayne Knott, Bettendorf; and Phil and Vicki Alward, Decatur, IL.    Grandparents of the bride are Judy Knott, Harlan, and the late Floyd Knott.

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 EXIRA (Oct. 26) -- The Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton football team started and finished the first half in strong fashion last Friday night, taking a commanding 44-8 lead to the locker room en route to a 51-14 win over Stanton in an Eight-Player first round playoff game. The 7th-ranked Spartans improved to 9-1 and will now host No. 5 Fremont-Mills (9-1) in a quarterfinal game Friday at 7:00 p.m.

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 FORT DODGE (Oct. 27) -- AHSTW sophomores Julia Kock and Chloe Falkena both finished in the top one-third of the Class 1A girls field on Saturday afternoon, placing 32nd and 39th, respectively, in the State Cross Country Championships at Lakeside Municipal Golf Course.

 HARLAN -- Prior to Harlan Community’s final home football game October 12, the entire Cyclone varsity squad walked through the Elm Crest Senior Living building to greet residents of nursing and assisted living. The Cyclones went on to defeat Creston 48-0 later that evening.