HARLAN -- It was only fitting that Harlan Community head volleyball coach Angie Spangenberg received her latest honor on the same night that HCHS hosted Red Oak. Prior to the Cyclones vs. Tigers match on September 27, Coach Spangenberg was officially inducted into the KMA Sports Hall of Fame, becoming the third member to join the Shenandoah radio station’s newly-formed club.

 HARLAN -- On a proud night for Harlan Community Schools and HCHS volleyball coach Angie Spangenberg, the only thing missing was a victory on the court. Shaking off a slow start on Tuesday, the Cyclones built a two-sets-to-one lead against Red Oak but couldn’t quite seal the deal, losing a frustrating five-setter to the Tigers, 21-25, 25-13, 25-20, 20-25, 13-15. HCHS held its annual Teal Out Night for ovarian cancer awareness in conjuction wit

 HARLAN -- It’s only Week 6 and it’s also Homecoming, but Friday night’s clash with Carroll is basically a playoff game for the Harlan Community football team. A victory over the sixth-ranked Tigers (5-0 overall, 3-0 in Class 3-A, District 7) wouldn’t guarantee the Cyclones much of anything in terms of their postseason prospects, but it would at least keep them in the hunt as the calander turns to October.

 DENISON -- Greichaly Kaster of Harlan Community and Payton Sporrer of IKM-Manning both placed in the top four at Tuesday’s Monarch Cross Country Invitational, headlining an impressive group of nine area girls to earn medals on the Northside Recreation Facility course near Denison High School. Three local boys runners also took home medals, led by HCHS senior Reagan Hansen in 11th place. Denison-Schleswig swept the team titles on home soil - t

AVOCA -- Highlights from the Viking-Cardinals match.

    AVOCA – Helen Davis Parker, 86, Avoca, died October 2.    Services will be held Friday, Oct. 7 at 6:30 p.m. at Roeder Mortuary in Omaha, NE.  Visitation will be Friday from 5:30-6:30 p.m.

    HARLAN – Mary Edith Begley, 106, Harlan, died October 3 at Elm Crest Retirement Community.    Private services will be held.    Begley is survived by daughter Marjorie (Kenneth) Thomsen of Tennant; son Donald (Mela Vee) Begley of Stockton, CA; brother Fred Shaw of Kansas City, MO; eight grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren, and nine great-great-grandchildren.    Pauley Jones Funeral Home in Harlan is in charge of arrangements.

    HARLAN – Mary Clare Bowman, 80, Harlan, died Monday, Oct. 3 in Earling.    Services were held Thursday, Oct. 6 at 11 a.m. at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Harlan with private burial of ashes at a later date.    Bowman is survived by children Cynthia (Greg) Bennet, Tony (Jane) Horning and Tim Horning; two grandchildren and one great-grandchild.    Burmeister-Johannsen Funeral Home in Harlan was in charge of arrangements.

    HARLAN -- Bethany Lynn Pape and Michael Thomas Marnik both of Omaha plan to marry on October 15 in a ceremony at the bride’s parents’ home in rural Harlan.    Parents of the couple are Kyle and Janae Schomers, Harlan; and Thomas and Kathleen Marnik, Remer, MN.