MANNING (Oct. 23) -- Leading the fifth set 13-11 and just two points away from victory, IKM-Manning was unable to finish off Fort Dodge St. Edmond in Monday night’s Class 2A, Region 3 volleyball quarterfinal. The visiting Gaels rallied to score the final four points of the match, capped by an Erin Flattery kill, and outlasted the Wolves by a final score of 21-25, 25-23, 26-24, 16-25, 15-13. St.

 COON RAPIDS (Oct. 23) -- Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton was unable to recover from a hard-fought loss in the opening set Monday night, falling to Coon Rapids-Bayard 23-25, 16-25, 19-25 in a Class 1A regional quarterfinal on the Crusaders’ home floor. The Spartans finished the season with a match record of 15-18 while CR-B (20-13) advanced to face CAM (15-18) in Thursday’s regional semifinals.

 FORT DODGE (Oct. 28) -- Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton senior Evan Wilson will lead an area contingent of 11 runners set to compete at Saturday’s coed State Cross Country Championships at Lakeside Municipal Golf Course north of Fort Dodge. Wilson is ranked 2nd among Class 1A boys by the Iowa Association of Track Coaches and is coming off a first-place run at last week’s State Qualifying Meet in Mount Ayr.

    MIDDLETON, WI -- William Louis Rasmussen, 82, Middleton, WI, died October 24 at the Attic Angel Place Health Center.    Graveside services were held Monday, Oct. 30 at 11 a.m. at Layton Township Cemetery at Walnut.    Rasmussen is survived by brothers Dennis (Sherry) Rasmussen of Madison, WI and Gary (Sue) Rasmussen of Safford, AZ.    Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan was in charge of arrangements.

HARLAN – It’s the 1960s and there’s change in the air!    The Harlan Community High School Drama Department will present this week its production of Hairspray, the winner of eight Tony Awards, including Best Musical. It is a family-friendly musical, piled bouffant-high with laughter, romance and deliriously tuneful songs.    Performances are slated for Thursday and Saturday, Nov. 2 and 4, each at 7 p.m., and Sunday, Nov.

HARLAN – The City of Harlan on Wednesday, Nov.

    HARLAN – The Harlan City Council has approved the first reading of an ordinance amending its fireworks code, limiting the display of fireworks in Harlan to only two days.    The council voted 6-0 Tuesday, Oct. 17 amending chapter 41 of the city’s ordinance regarding dates and times of fireworks.  The second reading is expected at the next meeting of the council on Tuesday, Nov.

COUNTY -- Shelby County Auditor Mark Maxwell says absentee ballot requests were sent to all mailing addresses available to his office, to the available addresses in Portsmouth, Kirkman, Westphalia, Panama, Tennant and Defiance.    Absentee ballots postmarked on Monday, Nov. 6  or earlier and received by noon Monday, Nov.

By Kim Wegener, Family Living EditorURAL HARLAN -- Chelsey Buman-Olsen is right where she wants to be - back on the farm. She beams as she says the best part of her job as a farmer is that each day is different and brings new challenges.    She returned a year ago with her young family to Shelby County to farm with her dad and grandfather. She says she has never been happier to be outdoors all day long working the farm ground.