LINCOLN, NE -- Former Harlan resident Richard Pauley will mark his 90th birthday on September 23. His family is planning a card shower in his honor. Cards will reach him if sent to 7200 Van Doran Street #271, Lincoln, NE 68506.    His family includes wife, Marianne; children Dave and Donna Pauley, Joni Pauley, Jill Pauley and Michela Bahensky all of Lincoln. Richard has three grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

DUNLAP -- Jerry and Jane Tremel of Dunlap will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on Sunday, September 24 beginning with a Mass at 12:30 p.m. at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Dunlap followed by an open house from 2-5 p.m. at the Gold Slipper in Dunlap.    Friends and relatives are invited to attend. The couple requests no gifts. 

 AVOCA -- All in all, it was a great opening night for AHSTW’s sparkling, newly-remodeled gymnasium. The Lady Vike volleyball team made sure the “new” gym’s maiden voyage was a memorable one Thursday, turning the match around with an incredible 18-0 run and defeating Underwood for the first time since 2006 in a four-setter, 12-25, 25-9, 25-21, 25-10. The Western Iowa Conference opener for both teams saw AHSTW improve to 4-4 overall while the E

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 TREYNOR (Sept. 5) -- AHSTW’s Dalton Fischer and Heidi Hall both placed in the top five and IKM-Manning boasted four total medalists as part of Tuesday’s Treynor Cross Country Invite. Fischer placed third in a boys field of 120 runners for the Vikings, clocking a five-kilometer time of 17:41 at the Treynor Recreation Area.

    PERSIA -- Nancy Louise Madsen, 58, Persia, died September 7 in Harlan.    Services will be held Tuesday, Sept. 12 at 11 a.m. at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Neola.  Family greeted friends Monday, Sept. 11 from 6-8 p.m.

HARLAN – An uptick in the number of yard signs being placed in the city right of way is leading Harlan city officials to begin enforcement of a long-standing regulation prohibiting any signs within the public right of way.    The Harlan City Council last Tuesday voted unanimously to begin enforcement following an upcoming  two-month process to educate the public about current regulations.    Specifically, no signs are allowed in the right of w