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Opera House Society continues future event planning
HARRINGTON – The Opera House Society met Jan 10 at 7 p.m. for its regular monthly meeting, which was called to order by new president Carol Giles. Present at the meeting held at Memorial Hall were Billie and Gordon Herron, Mark... — Updated 1/27/2022
Hometown Christmas welcomes the holidays
Editor's Note: An abbreviated version of the Harrington news was submitted this week by a friend of Marge Womach, who is under the weather. A bright corridor of sparkling lights on... — Updated 12/9/2021
Harrington council discusses budget, snow removal
Rummage & Hometown Christmas Harrington Opera House Society's last Rummage Fundraiser of the year will be the first weekend in December, Friday, Dec. 3, and Saturday, Dec. 4,... — Updated 12/2/2021
Harrington Opera Society approves quilt show
HARRINGTON – The Harrington Opera House Society met Monday, Oct. 4, with President Ellen Evans at the helm. Also present were Mark and Sheryl Stedman, Gordon and Billy Herron, Ed and Bunny Haugan, Becky Moeller, Linda Wagner and... — Updated 10/13/2021
Harrington club closes for season
HARRINGTON – The Harrington Golf and Country Club closed for the season Oct. 3. Asked how the season went, General Manager Melissa Gilmore said, "Awesome!" A labor shortage... — Updated 10/7/2021
Fall Festival coming up this weekend
HARRINGTON – The Harrington Fall Festival is coming this weekend, Friday, Sept. 26-Sunday, Sept. 28. The Harrington Opera House Rummage Sale will open Friday, Sept. 24 at 9 a.m. and conclude at 3 p.m. Saturday will begin with... — Updated 9/23/2021
Harrington's Summer Reading Program concludes
Thursday, July 29, the Summer Reading Program concluded with Kris Moritz, leader, with two assistants, Evie Mann and Erica Bailey. During their reading and learning session the... — Updated 8/5/2021
Harrington develops under eye of local organizations
HARRINGTON – A significant number of organizations and people are watching over the development of the city. The most prominent are the Harrington Public Development Authority (HPDA), the Harrington Historic Preservation... — Updated 7/29/2021
Library Summer Reading Program begins
HARRINGTON – The Summer Reading Program for Harrington Public Library runs July 8-29 each Thursday from 3-5 p.m. at Harrington Memorial Hall under the direction of volunteer and local resident, Kris Moritz, who has conducted the... — Updated 7/15/2021
City currently has two city clerks
HARRINGTON – The city presently has two city clerks. The newly hired permanent city clerk is Jere Lee, who has been training under temporary clerk, Cynthia Silhan. The two are... — Updated 6/24/2021
Council discusses code enforcement
HARRINGTON – The Harrington City Council met May 12 in the Memorial Hall with Mayor Nathan Luck chairing. Council members in attendance were David Buddrius, Justin Slack (via... — Updated 5/27/2021
Car Show coming this weekend
The Record HARRINGTON –Harrington's Ninth Annual Car Show will be held Saturday, May 15, 2021, in honor of its founder, Allen Barth, who passed away in 2017. This car show has continued to grow yearly due to the generous... — Updated 5/13/2021
Harrington employees submit resignations
HARRINGTON – The City of Harrington has recently received the resignations of both public works employees and the city clerk. Maintenance worker Charlie Kruger has submitted his... — Updated 4/15/2021
Council meets at city hall March 10
HARRINGTON – The March 10 regular council meeting was held at city hall with the full council present: Stephen Hardy, Justin Slack, Peter Davenport, David Buddrius and Levi Schenk. In addition, Mayor Nathan Luck led the meeting... — Updated 3/18/2021
Opera House Society makes plans
HARRINGTON – President Ellen Evans, Linda Wagner, Mark and Sheryl Stedman, Edwin and Bunny Haugan, Gordon Herron and Becky Moeller of the Harrington Opera House Society met March 1 at the opera house. The east-side hand railing f... — Updated 3/11/2021
Council holds public hearing on budget
Public Hearing HARRINGTON – The Harrington City Council held a public hearing on the 2020 Budget Amendment on Jan. 29 via Zoom. Peter Davenport, David Buddrius, Stephen Hardy and... — Updated 2/11/2021