AVOCA -- Lowell Duane Young, 87, Avoca, died October 22 at Avoca Specialty Care.    Graveside services with military rites will be held Friday, Oct. 26 at 1 p.m. at Mt.

    COUNTY -- "We're here for you 24/7 and when I say we it's not just the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office, it's law enforcement and law enforcement officers in general because it's one big family," Neil Gross said.    Gross has been the Shelby County sheriff for a year and a half.

HARLAN - Voters will have the opportunity to elect six members of the Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Shelby County Extension Council from a slate of six candidates at the Nov. 6 general election.    “The council members elected this year will be involved in bringing educational opportunities to Shelby County for the next four years,” Mary Taggs, Extension Educator said.

    HARLAN -- The trial of former Harlan City Administrator Terry Cox on charges of first-degree theft, felonious misconduct in office and tampering with records has been continued.    Shelby County court records indicate that the pre-trial conference is now scheduled for March 18, 2019 and the jury trial is scheduled for 9:30 a.m.

    HARLAN -- Harlan’s Richard Daberkow was presented with a plaque from the Harlan Community Athletic Department at the final HCHS home football game of the season, honoring him for 40 years of service on the football chain crew and for 20 years of volunteering at high school and middle school track meets.   

    HARTINGTON, NE -- Alexis Steffen and Zach Osborn both of Gretna, NE exchanged marriage vows at Holy Trinity Church in Hartington on May 19, 2018. Father Jim Keiter performed the 2 p.m. double ring ceremony.    Parents of the couple are John and Paula Steffen, Hartington; and Mitch and Nancy Osborn, Harlan.

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 UNDERWOOD (Oct. 16) -- Going into the fifth set of Tuesday’s Class 2A regional volleyball opener at Underwood, IKM-Manning was right where it wanted to be. The Wolves had just held on for a thrilling 27-25 win in set four to even the match and force a winner-take-all race to 15.