MANILLA -- Ray E. Brundige, 83, Manilla, formerly of Irwin, died Saturday, July 14 in Harlan.    There will be no viewing or visitation.  Private graveside services will be held at a later date.    He is survived by sister Betty Scott of Murrieta, CA; nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.    Burmeister-Johannsen Funeral Home in Harlan is in charge of arrangements.
 

    AVOCA -- Hazel Eva Martin, 95, Avoca, died July 13 at Myrtue Medical Center in Harlan.    Services will be held Wednesday, July 18 at 10:30 a.m. at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Avoca with burial in the Oak Hill Cemetery at Hancock.  Family will greet friends Tuesday, July 17 from 3-7 p.m.

    COUNTY -- Cassidy Robinson was crowned Shelby County Fair Queen during ceremonies held at the Shelby County Fairgrounds Thursday evening, July 12. 

    ELK HORN -- The year is 1917, and teenager Marie Jensen and her family have recently immigrated to Elk Horn from Denmark. Marie spends her spare time doing needlework or singing.

    COUNTY -- The recycling bin in the Shopko/HyVee parking lot was clean and tidy on this day, but it hasn’t been the norm lately.  County officials said people have been dropping off trash more frequently that has to be hauled away.  On one day, there were nearly a dozen bags of trash and even a television left at this recycling site.    Officials are reminding Shelby County residents that this bin is for recyclables only, and for rural resi

    HARLAN -- Myrtue Medical Center Board of Trustees Rick Rasmussen and Jim Zimmerman have been reappointed to serve one year terms on the Shelby County Medical Corporation Board of Directors. Their reappointments were made at the June meeting of the MMC Board of Trustees.    MMC CEO Barry Jacobsen updated the board on various topics including the progress of the hiring of architects for the master facility plans.

    HARLAN – The City of Harlan has allocated $50,000 to be used as matching funds for a downtown upper story and façade improvement program during the next fiscal year.    Applications now are being accepted from building owners in the targeted downtown area through October, 2018, to be reviewed in November for recommended approval by the city’s Historic Preservation Commission to the Harlan City Council.    It’s a program that has been offer

    HARLAN – Former Harlan City Administrator Terry Lynn Cox, 67, Harlan, has pleaded not guilty in Shelby County District Court to Theft 1st Degree, Felonious Misconduct in Office and Tampering with Records.    A written arraignment and plea of not guilty was filed in district court July 9, and Cox also waived his right to a speedy trial.    The court has set pre-trial conference for 9 a.m. on August 20 and a jury trial for 9:30 a.m.

 HARLAN (July 18) -- Not so long ago, Brett Sears and the words pitch efficiency didn’t always belong in the same sentence. It’s hard to argue with Sears’ 27-3 career record for the Harlan Community baseball team, but sometimes striking out a lot of hitters requires throwing a lot of pitches. Not on Wednesday. Putting together one of the best outings of his four-year varsity career, the Cyclone junior ace outdueled Winterset sophomore Casey Yo