The family of Melvin Mayer recently donated new farming books and DVDs to the Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn Primary Library in Marcus in Melvin's memory. Melvin passed away this past December and was a life-time farmer in Marcus.... >>
DES MOINES - Megan Carlson of Cherokee Washington High School, and Derek Simonsen of Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn, were among senior high school students who were recently recognized by Governor Terry Branstad and Lt. Governor... >>
As part of National Nursing Home Week, Country Side Estates in Cherokee held an Old Fashioned Carnival on Monday. In this photo, Sharon Nicholson helps Ann McKenzie pick her favorite duck during the Carnival. Photo... >>
The 47th Annual Cherokee Chamber PRCA Rodeo is just around the corner, May 30, 31 and June 1. Now you can show your support for the rodeo with new, Cherokee PRCA Rodeo apparel. Rodeo t-shirt and hooded sweatshirts are... >>
Compiled by Mike Leckband from the Cherokee Archives
"Scenic Impressions On A Farmer's Mind Sioux Valley Beautiful In Her Spring Dress Observations of a Cherokee County Farmer On Conditions in Little Sioux and Missouri Valley" Council Bluffs, Ia., May 14, 1913. A.S. Crabb... >>
FORT MADISON, Iowa (AP) -- A southeast Iowa teenager has been accused of hiring someone to do drive by shootings on the homes of two police officers....
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- One case of a virus that sickens pigs has been found in Iowa and while the illness can spread through a herd it is not typically fatal....
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- Iowa lawmakers have approved about $77 million in infrastructure spending that will help maintain state buildings and public land....