HARLAN -- Allowing just one shot on goal while taking 14 of its own, the Harlan Community boys soccer team blanked Carroll 2-0 on Senior Night at Merrill Field last Thursday (May 4). Levi Culp scored the Cyclones’ first goal with 26:26 left in the first half - assisted by Tanner Fink - and Dylan Eshelman scored off a scramble in the box with 23:39 left in the second half.

HARLAN - Arrangements are pending at Pauley Jones Funeral Home for Annie E. Valline, 55,  who died  Friday, May 19.    She is survived by her husband Todd Valline of Harlan; daughter, Talia Valline, Chagrin Falls, OH and son, Jacob Valline, Las Vegas, NV; grandchildren Ayden and Kail; mother Barbara McCune, Sun City, AZ, sister Carrie (Steve) Nebel, Peoria, AZ.    A private family service will be held at a later date.

ELK HORN -- Carolyn Kintner, 88, Elk Horn, died May 19 at the Salem Lutheran Nursing Home.  She was a longtime Harlan resident.    Services will be held Tuesday, May 23 at 11 a.m. at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Harlan with burial in the Harlan Cemetery.  A wake service was held Monday, May 22 at 7 p.m. at Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan.  Visitation was Monday from 5-8 p.m.

REGIONAL -- This planting season started with wet, rainy periods which created conditions that kept farmers from their fields. Now, they’re taking them back.    The temperature, along with the rain, resulted in cold, damp fields that made it impossible to plant in April.

HARLAN – Iowa Gov.Terry Branstad signed into legislation this month legalizing the sale and use of commercial fireworks in Iowa, and local communities, including Harlan, are now interpreting how that will affect their towns.    Under the new law, Iowans may purchase consumer fireworks beginning June 1, and fireworks may be sold in permanent buildings between June 1 and July 8, and again on December 10 through Jan.

HARLAN -- Next time you rent from the library, you may find more than just a story with your books and DVDs.    Amanda Brewer, the library director, decided to hide golden tickets in various library items for both children and adults to find. The tickets, upon discovery, can be exchanged for prizes.­­­­­    When children win, they receive the prize of a free, new book.

WEST DES MOINES -- Harlan Community High School senior Rebecca Sparandeo was recognized by Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad and Lt. Gov.

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HARLAN -- Myrtue Medical Center and Petersen Family Wellness Center will celebrate the 24th Annual National Senior Health & Fitness Day (NSHFD) on Wednesday, May 31 with honored guest, Chuck Long, former Iowa Hawkeye football quarterback legend.    As an official host site, the Petersen Family Wellness Center will hold health and fitness activities from 8-10:30 a.m. in a mini-health fair format.