Monday was a rough night for the Exira-EHK Spartans volleyball team as they were swept by the Atlantic Trojans Monday night with scores of 25-15, 25-21, and 25-7.
“We haven't been playing sharp for about four matches now and we have work to do,” said Spartan Head Coach Derek Reischauer. “We will have a good week of practice and get back in sync with each other.”

The IKM-Manning Wolves and AHSTW Vikings put on a strong performance at the Western Iowa Conference meet held at Quail Run Golf Course in Neola Monday with the Wolves finishing fourth on both the boys and girls side. The Vikings girls took a fifth place finish overall.

SHELBY COUNTY — The City of Harlan has contracted with Municipal Pipe Tool Company to complete sanitary sewer main lining and point repairs this fall.  City Administrator Gene Gettys said the $1.1 million dollar project is made possible due to a $500,000 CDBG award and use of ARPA funding.

SHELBY COUNTY —The Shelby County Auditor’s Office has been fielding concerns from voters who have received multiple absentee ballot request forms in the mail.  Not to worry, says Auditor Mark Maxwell.  Once an ballot applications are recorded, other applications from that voter are dismissed, but kept on file.  Many organizations send out mailers with the Auditors office address on them.

Late in the fourth quarter in a game that separated the HCHS Cyclones football team and Nevada Cubs by just three points with the Cyclones leading 24-21 and the Cubs on offense, the Cubs were making their way downfield, and with less than a minute to go, Junior Cyclone Dallas McDowell intercepted Cubs Senior quarterback Connor King sending the Cyclone fan base into an eruption of applause winning their fourth game of the season, and keeping th

In set three of Thursday’s home volleyball match, Sophomore Spartan Taryn Petersen came up with a kill which landed just out of the reach of Senior Hawkeye Tylar Stirtz giving the Spartans a 25-18 set victory and their 12th victory of the season.

The IKM-Manning Wolves and Exira-EHK Spartans performed strong at the Boyer Valley cross country meet Thursday where the Wolves girls non-scoring finished second overall with 32 points and the boys non-scoring finished in a first place tie with Missouri Valley with 28 points.

Thursday, the HCHS Cyclones cross country team faced an uphill battle with the girls finishing third overall with 107 points, 47 behind the winner, Lincoln Pius X. The boys finished 15th with 320 points.

 by Renée Brich, Managing Editor HARLAN  — Ann Holt is no stranger to the staff at the Petersen Family Wellness Center. Holt visits the Wellness Center twice a day five days a week, and once a day on weekends, to walk, lift weights, and ride the stationary bike.