DES MOINES (April 28) -- AHSTW boys track coach G.G. Harris will always remember the 2018 Drake Relays fondly, and not just for his team’s impressive accomplishments. Around 2:30 p.m. Friday, Viking senior Gage Clay earned a fourth-place medal in the 100-meter dash with the best time of his career.

 DES MOINES (April 28) -- Harlan Community’s Chloe Hansen appeared well on her way to qualifying for the Drake Relays in her signature event last April when a fall in the 400-meter hurdles at Iowa Western Community College cost her that opportunity. One year later, Hansen wasn’t about to let an ongoing battle with painful shin splints prevent her from participating in America’s Athletic Classic. Competing for the first time in eight days, Hans

    HARLAN -- Twenty-two Harlan Community FFA members traveled to Iowa State University in Ames on April 22-24 to compete and participate in various State FFA Convention activities, and earned top honors at the event.    More than 6,000 FFA members across Iowa gathered for the 90th Iowa FFA Leadership Conference. This year showed record breaking attendance.    “I Can.

    HARLAN -- Terry Holdren, head pressman for the Harlan Newspapers, retired Monday, April 30 after 51 years at the newspaper office.    A retirement lunch was held at the Harlan Golf and Country Club Tuesday, May 1 in his honor.    Holdren started with the Harlan Newspapers in 1966 following graduation from Harlan High School.  He oversaw the evolution of the Harlan Newspapers from letterpress to offset printing (one of the first four such p

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    HARLAN -- Myrtue Medical Center Board of Trustees has given the go ahead to MMC administration to begin the process of interviewing and selecting architect and engineering firms for the next steps in completing the master facility plan.    In the next couple of months administration is expected to bring back to the board conceptual drawings/renderings with costs estimates and phasing of the project as well as design/bidding.Planning on mas

    AVOCA -- Don Lundergard of Avoca will celebrate his 90th birthday on May 22. His family is planning a card shower in his honor. Cards will reach him if sent to 1011 N. Poplar Drive, Avoca, IA 51521.    Don’s family includes his wife, Betty of Avoca; daughters Luanne Lundergard, Omaha; and Donna and Ron Peters, Tennant. He also has three grandchildren and their spouses as well as three great-grandchildren.

    HARLAN -- Lois J. Gordon, 73, Harlan, died May 1 at Myrtue Medical Center.    Services will be held Saturday, May 5 at 1 p.m. at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan.  Visitation is Saturday from noon-1 p.m.

    WALNUT -- Strong winds and heavy rain rolled through much of western Iowa and Shelby County Tuesday evening, May 1, dumping as much as three inches of rain, some small hail, and damaging winds in some areas.    Emergency Management Coordinator Bob Seivert and Operations Officer Jason Wickizer responded to the area and verified nobody was injured or displaced.  Contact was made with the National Weather Service, and a preliminary damage rep