COUNCIL BLUFFS (Feb. 26) -- From an effort and execution standpoint, the Harlan Community boys basketball team graded out close to an ‘A’ in Monday’s Class 3A, Substate 8 final vs. Glenwood. But on this night - against this opponent - an A+ was required to win. In an entertaining, up-tempo battle between senior-laden rivals, the Rams simply had an answer for everything the Cyclones threw at them inside the Abraham Lincoln Fieldhouse.

 DENISON (Feb. 26) -- Only three IKM-Manning players were able to break into the scoring column Monday night as the Wolves lost a low-scoring Class 1A, Substate 8 final vs. third-ranked Remsen St. Mary’s, 39-23, at Denison. IKM-Manning trailed just 6-2 after the first quarter and 16-10 at halftime, but could never get going on the offensive end against the unbeaten Hawks (25-0), who advanced to the Boys State Basketball Tournament as the No.

    HARLAN -- Kenneth William Coenen, 95, Harlan, died March 3 at his home.    Services will be held Thursday, March 8 at 11 a.m. at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Harlan with burial in the Woodbine Cemetery in Woodbine.  A wake service will be held Wednesday, March 7 at 7 p.m. at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan.  Visitation is Wednesday from 5-8 p.m.

    PERSIA -- Larry Bob Krohn, 81, Persia, died March 3 at his home.    Services will be held Saturday, March 10 at 2 p.m. at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan with burial in the Valley View Cemetery at Persia.  Visitation is Saturday from 1-2 p.m.

    HARLAN -- Jacqueline V. Jensen, 91, Harlan, died March 2 at Elm Crest Retirement Community.    Services will be held Saturday, March 10 at 11 a.m. at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Harlan with burial in the Elk Horn Lutheran Cemetery in Elk Horn.  Visitation is Saturday from 10-11 a.m.

    HARLAN – Fourteen Harlan Community High School Business Professionals of America (BPA) students have qualified for the national conference to be held in Dallas, TX May 9-13.    The 2018 national leadership conference, Dream Bigger, will welcome more than 5,000 conference delegates from across the nation to participate in national level business skills competitions, workshops, general sessions, and the national officer candidate campaigns a

    HARLAN -- For the first time in school history, Harlan Community High School will be sending two bands to the Iowa Jazz Championships.    This year’s event will be held in Ames on the campus of Iowa State University on Thursday, April 5. The Jazz Ensemble, directed by Tom Cronin, will perform at 10:30 a.m. in the Scheman Building.

    HARLAN - Last spring, an estimated 70 students received local scholarship awards from 48 sponsoring organizations, totaling close to $230,000 in funding.  In 2018 there are 12 new scholarships plus an additional 33 scholarships come from other sources which would likely bring the total to more than $500,000.

The Spartans bow out of the state tourney in the semi-finals as they fall to eventual champion Springville, 57-41.