WESTPHALIA -- Roman Leuschen, 90, Westphalia, died February 11 at Myrtue Medical Center in Harlan.    Services were held Thursday, Feb. 16 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Westphalia with burial in the St.

    ATLANTIC -- Former Shelby County resident Shirley (Gearhart) McDermott of Atlantic will celebrate her 90th birthday on Sunday, February 26 at an open house from 1-3 p.m. at the United Methodist Church in Atlantic. Friends and relatives are invited to attend.    A card shower is also planned. Cards will reach her if sent to 59313 Marne Rd., Atlantic, IA 50022.   

    SHELBY -- Robert D. and Aletha (Staub) Buck of Shelby will celebrate their 70th wedding anniversary on February 15. Their family is requesting a card shower in their honor.         Cards will reach them if sent to 700 West Street, Shelby, IA 51570. Their family includes Terry Larson, Topeka, KS; Robert H. Buck, Shelby; Rebekah and John Lambrix, Rochester, NY; Cynthia and Mark Tuttle, Urbandale; and David and Traci Buck, Elkhorn, NE.

    OMAHA -- Lindsey Legler and Brett Greer both of Honey Creek were married on October 8, 2016 at Gethsemane Lutheran Church in Omaha. The 3:30 p.m. double ring ceremony was performed by Pastor Steve Helwig.    Parents of the couple are Larry and Rexann Legler, Omaha; and Randy and Geralyn Greer, Harlan. 

    HARLAN -- Harlan Community High School’s  Reagan Hansen and Andrew Shelton have been nominated by their judges at State Iowa High School Speech Association (IHSSA) contest as Outstanding Performers in Group Improvisation, and they will perform at the all-state speech festival later this month.    Speech Director Lisa Hagemeier said Hansen and Shelton’s accomplishment highlighted a state competition that saw HCHS competitors perform extreme

    WALNUT -- The Antique City is planning to preserve part of the past by converting the former school building located at 415 Antique City Drive into a new community center.    “We’re excited to put life back into this building and make it a place the community can once again utilize and appreciate,” said Mayor Gene Larsen.

    COUNTY -- Iowa Sen. Jason Schultz (R-Schleswig) and Iowa Rep. Steve Holt (R-Denison) will be in Harlan Saturday, Feb.

    COUNTY – The Shelby County Supervisors are expected to review a number of budget options at its next meeting Tuesday, Feb. 21, in preparation for finalizing the 2017-18 budget at the first meeting in March.    Shelby County Auditor Mark Maxwell said he’s working on the budget possibilities and will hopefully have options available for review at the Feb.

 HARLAN -- All this time, perhaps the Harlan Community girls basketball team simply needed to play a game every day. Whatever the cause, the Cyclones appear to be heating up at just the right time. Winning its fifth straight game on Tuesday - all in a span of eight nights - HCHS outlasted a banged up Council Bluffs St.