DES MOINES -- Christina Muell and LeMar Yeager both of Des Moines will exchange marriage vows on October 28 at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Des Moines.    Parents of the couple are Deb and Dan Muell, Portsmouth, and the late Justina Holt, who was a Des Moines resident.

KIRKMAN -- Dena Baughman and Jon Kaufman both of Dubuque were married on June 17, 2017 at the United Methodist Church in Kirkman. The 3:30 p.m. double ring ceremony was performed by Pastor Laurie Riley.    Parents of the couple are Jim and Lori Baughman, Kirkman; and Mark and Sherry Kaufman, Harlan.     

 WINTERSET -- It wasn’t all that pretty, but the Harlan Community football team will take it. Held scoreless for the final three quarters on a slick, rain-soaked field, the 8th-ranked (3A) Cyclones overcame a third-quarter downpour and tenacious opponent to escape Winterset with a 7-6 victory Friday night. A sixth straight win improved HCHS to 6-1 overall and 5-0 in District 7, good enough for sole possession of first place.

 IDA GROVE -- Different routine, same result for the AHSTW Vikings. Playing Saturday instead of Friday night due to a rare football rainout, the 7th-ranked (1A) Vikes scored on eight of their first 11 drives and finished the game with 29 unanswered points to dominate OA-BCIG 54-14 on a breezy but sunny afternoon. Senior quarterback R.J.

 MANNING -- Stephen Grimm and Carter Irlmeier scored two rushing touchdowns apiece last Friday night and Jared Johnson threw a 41-yard TD pass to Marshall Hansen as the IKM-Manning football team raced to a 37-0 halftime lead and blew out ACGC 44-0. Grimm broke loose for a 50-yard touchdown on the third play of the game and later scored from a yard out en route to 128 rushing yards on 16 carries.

 EXIRA -- Fremont-Mills scored the final 22 points of the game Friday night to beat Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton 43-12 in an 8-Player, District 7 matchup. The two teams entered the game in a tie for second place in the district standings. F-M is now 5-2 overall and 4-1 in district play while the Spartans fell to 4-3 and 3-2, respectively.

 ATLANTIC (Oct.

 CLARINDA (Oct. 5) -- The Harlan Community volleyball team started and finished the night by winning close decisions Thursday and picked up a four-set road win at Clarinda by scores of 26-24, 25-18, 17-25, 25-23. Newly ranked at No.

 WINTERSET (Oct. 6) -- For the first time this season, Class 3A, District 7 will have an outright leader following Friday night’s football clash between Harlan Community and Winterset. Weather permitting, that is. With thunderstorms and heavy rain in the forecast both Thursday and Friday, the Cyclones (newly ranked at No. 8 by the Associated Press) are scheduled to take on the Huskies at 7:30 p.m. in Winterset.