EARLING - Mildred Ann Finken, 87, died Tues., Dec. 26 at Myrtue Medical Center, Harlan.    A visitation will be held at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church on Friday, Dec. 29  from 4 p.m. - 8 p.m. with a Rosary at 7 p.m. Funeral services are Sat., Dec. 30 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Joseph’s Catholic, with burial in the St.

    DEFIANCE - Victoria Ann “Vicky” Kohles, 58, Defiance, died Mon., Dec. 25 at Myrtue Medical Center, Harlan.    A visitation will be held at Pauley Jones Funeral Home on Thurs., Dec. 28  from 5 p.m. - 8 p.m. with a Rosary at 7 p.m. Funeral services are Friday, Dec. 29 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Michael’s Catholic Church, Harlan, with burial in the St.

REGIONAL – The annual weather summary from the Farmers Almanac says this winter will be milder than normal with more snow than average.    If December is any indication of the rest of the winter months to come, then the almanac may be accurate.  That’s despite those bitter cold temperatures in early December, but the rest of the month has been about normal.    The almanac paints a picture of the coldest temperatures of the winter in late Decem

The AHSTW Dance Team is entertaining this year at halftime of boys and girls basketball games. 

 HARLAN (Dec.

DES MOINES -- Maggie Hatcher, a longtime volunteer at the Principal® Charity Classic, presented by Wells Fargo, has been recognized as the 2017 PGA TOUR Champions “Volunteer of the Year.”    The award was announced in December during the TOUR’s annual meetings in Boca Raton, FL with Hatcher being selected as this year’s outstanding volunteer across all 26 PGA TOUR Champions events.

COUNTY -- Gene Gross, Chair of the Shelby County Community Foundation, announced that approximately $117,000 in grant funds are available for Shelby County nonprofit organizations and that applications are due no later than February 1, 2018.

 HARLAN (Dec.

 HARLAN (Dec. 12) -- Games of 200-plus from Devin Wilson and Keaton Jones led the Harlan Community boys bowling team to its first dual win of the season Tuesday at Cyclone Lanes. The Cyclones defeated the Lynx by 238 total pins - 2,655 to 2,417 - and improved to 1-1 on the year. The HCHS girls, meanwhile, dropped to 0-2 following a loss of 2,159 to 1,792. The top individual scores of the day were turned in by Wilson and Jones.