HARLAN - The Harlan City Council voted to table a pending ordinance which was in its second reading that would allow minors to accompany adults into businesses having an alcohol license until 10 p.m.

HARLAN -- The Harlan Municipal Utilities spent part of their June 8 board meeting discussing possible rate changes for water and electricity, though no formal action was taken.  No action is expected on gas rates.    Discussed were changes that could go into effect August 1, including a modification to the rate table for electricity use that was proposed following a recent rate table study.    The various usage levels were combined into fewer

COUNTY -- A 19-year-old Akron man has been charged with felony sexual exploitation of a minor - cause to engage in act, following an investigation by the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office.    Trevor Allen Richter, 400 River Road, also has been charged in Shelby County District Court with purchase/possess depiction of a minor in sex act first offense.    A complaint filed in district court alleges that Richter knowingly permitted a minor victim to

PANAMA -- Mike and Susie Wingert of Panama announce the engagement of their daughter, Stephanie of Panama to Jared Henscheid, Westphalia. He is the son of John and Janet Henscheid also of Westphalia.    The couple will marry on August 12 at St. Mary’s of Assumption Church in Panama. 

HARLAN -- Mark and Kandi Vande Berg of Harlan announce the engagement of their daughter, Katie to Brett Shively both of Kearney, NE. Brett is the son of Bruce Shively, Norfolk, NE; and Sally Shively, Norfolk.    The couple will exchange marriage vows on October 28 at the First United Methodist Church in Harlan.

 HARLAN -- Win or lose, the Harlan Community baseball team needed a battle like the one it got from Kuemper Catholic Tuesday night at Jim Goeser Field. Falling behind three separate times during the first six innings, HCHS erased deficits of 2-0, 3-2 and 4-3 against Knights ace Tyler Laing, then took its first lead on a pop-up that landed about 40 feet from home plate. Three outs later, the top-ranked (3-A) Cyclones were 15-0 - the result of a

 HARLAN -- Allowing runs in eight straight innings during one stretch, Harlan Community was swept by Kuemper Catholic 7-3 and 11-7 in a Hawkeye 10 Conference softball doubleheader Tuesday night (June 13) at windy H.

 HARLAN -- The Harlan Community softball team scored nine runs in the first and cruised past St.

 HARLAN -- Brett Sears hit his first varsity home run and pitched six strong innings on the mound here Monday night (June 12) as the Harlan Community baseball team defeated St. Albert 8-1. Sears finished 2-for-4 with a double, a homer, two runs and two RBI - the home run coming against hard-throwing left-hander Garret Reisz.