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Advent Tryst at Memorial Presbyterian Church

The Advent season reminds Christians of the coming of Jesus Christ. An Advent Tryst is an appointment to meet at a certain time and place in preparation for Christmas. This year there will only be one Advent Tryst service on... >>
U.S. Highway 59 project to be done in phases

By Paul Struck, Editor

Iowa Department of Transportation officials met with the City of Cherokee and the Cherokee Chamber of Commerce business community in November to present refined plans for the resurfacing of U.S. Highway 59 from the Ida... >>
'Best Christmas Pageant Ever' opens tonight

Tonight marks the opening night for the Cherokee Community Theater Jr. production of "The Best Christmas Pageant Ever." The story is centered around the Herdman children, who by all accounts are "absolutely the worst kids in... >>
Klee's Christmas Concert Dec. 14

Former Cherokee residents David and Judi Klee will present their 3rd annual Old Fashioned Christmas at 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 14th at The Gathering Place in downtown Cherokee. The musical program will be similar to what the... >>
Times Gone By

Compiled by Mike Leckband from the Cherokee Archives

Ed Comstock, of the Times force, had an unpleasant experience Tuesday night which led him to wonder for a while if some moss-trooper had designs on his life. He was in bed reading the evening paper when there came a terrific... >>

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Prosecutor acknowledges leaving work early
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) -- A former federal prosecutor who alleged she was discriminated against because of her mental and physical condition acknowledged Monday that she had left work early, even when specifically told to stay until 5 p.m....
Iowa woman gets 25 years for running over friend
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) -- An Iowa City woman convicted of vehicular homicide while drunk has been sentenced to 25 years in prison....
Partially sunken towboat raised from Mississippi
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- A partially sunken towboat was raised from the Mississippi River in Iowa on Monday, two weeks after it hit something in the river and took on water....
Iowan prayed to God while saving kids from fire
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- A northwest Iowa baby sitter who rescued seven children in her care from a van that filled with smoke and erupted into flames says God and a good Samaritan helped her through the ordeal....
Iowa workers get thrown from boom lift in accident
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- Two construction workers in West Des Moines have been injured after they were thrown from a boom lift on a truck hit by a train....