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Community Chest hopes to raise $50,000

COUNTY -- Shelby County Community Chest has kicked off its annual fund drive with hopes of raising $50,000 this year for local organizations.    Shelby County Community Chest raises funds for local non-profit agencies which provide valuable services to youth, for area residents and to communities in the Shelby County area.

Every second counts: plan two ways out

REGIONAL -- Consider this scenario: It’s 2 a.m. You and your family are fast asleep when you awaken to the smoke alarm sounding and the smell of smoke. What do you do? If you and your family don’t have a plan in place, it could jeopardize your safety, or even prove deadly.    In a typical home fire, you may have as little as one to two minutes to escape safely from the time the smoke alarm sounds.

Hiebing - Chamberlain wed

IOWA CITY -- Tawny Hiebing and Kurt Chamberlain both of Iowa City wed on July 22, 2017 at St. Mary of the Visitation Catholic Church in Iowa City. Father Steve Witt performed the 1 p.m. double ring ceremony.    Parents of the couple are Dan and Gerilyn Hiebing, Sheboygan, WI; and Jerry and Joan M. Chamberlain, Harlan.

Nelson-Starr will exchange October vows

HARLAN -- Brianna Nelson and Nicholas Starr both of Council Bluffs will marry on October 21 at United Methodist Church in Harlan.    Brianna is the daughter of Lori Nelson, Harlan; and Steve Nelson, Manilla. Nicholas is the son of J and Tonya Olesen, Avoca; and John and Leslie Starr, Jacksonville, FL.

Cyclones open key two-game road trip at Carroll

 CARROLL (Sept. 29) -- During this same stretch of the 2016 football season, back-to-back home losses vs.

Panther netters sweep Lady Vikes

 AVOCA (Sept. 26) -- The AHSTW volleyball team lost in three competitive sets vs.

Spartans fall in five

 DUNLAP (Sept.

Osborn breaks Wayne State record for TD passes

 WAYNE, NEB. -- Zach Osborn, a senior quarterback from Harlan, became the all-time leader in touchdown passes at Wayne State College in the Wildcats’ 48-10 home win over the University of Mary on September 9. Osborn completed 16 of 22 passes in the win for 293 yards and four touchdowns, bringing his career TD passes total to 78.

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