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Nobles joins staff at Farm Bureau

Matt Nobles,from Holstein, recently joined the staff at Bruce Jones Farm Bureau Financial Services as a Sales Associate. Nobles is pictured here with the other staff members at the Farm Bureau office, which is located at... >>
Times Gone By

Compiled by Mike Leckband from the Cherokee Archives

On last Thursday evening at the Armory, the Brotherhood of American Yeomen held a grand jubilee and admitted over three hundred to their ranks. The programme of the evening opened at 8 o'clock with a number by the Yeomen... >>
CRMC to host live healthy cooking demonstration

March is National Nutrition Month, sponsored by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, and in recognition of this year's theme, "Enjoy the Taste of Eating Right," Cherokee Regional Medical Center will be hosting a... >>
EPA ruling's negative impact on agriculture

By Loren G. Flaugh, Correspondent

A surprise Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposal in Nov. of 2013 to sharply lower the amount of renewable fuels for inclusion into the nation's fuel supply kicked off a firestorm among farmers and renewable fuels... >>
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March 6 Rachel Lucas of Cherokee March 7 Paula Burch of Cherokee >>

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Nobles joins staff at Farm Bureau (03/07/14)
Matt Nobles,from Holstein, recently joined the staff at Bruce Jones Farm Bureau Financial Services as a Sales Associate. Nobles is pictured here with the other staff members at the Farm Bureau office, which is located at 515 West Main Street in Cherokee. left to right - Matt Nobles, Audrey Pitts, Bruce Jones and Kelly Wiese. Photo by Christina Kjar Photography...

Times Gone By (03/07/14)
On last Thursday evening at the Armory, the Brotherhood of American Yeomen held a grand jubilee and admitted over three hundred to their ranks. The programme of the evening opened at 8 o'clock with a number by the Yeomen orchestra. This is the only organization of its kind in America and consists of C. W. Salsbery, Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Brant, M. V. Brunson, M. Campbell, G.E. Cobb, and L. Weart...

CRMC to host live healthy cooking demonstration (03/07/14)
March is National Nutrition Month, sponsored by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, and in recognition of this year's theme, "Enjoy the Taste of Eating Right," Cherokee Regional Medical Center will be hosting a live healthy cooking demonstration on Tuesday, March 18...

EPA ruling's negative impact on agriculture (03/07/14)
A surprise Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposal in Nov. of 2013 to sharply lower the amount of renewable fuels for inclusion into the nation's fuel supply kicked off a firestorm among farmers and renewable fuels industry officials at the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association (IRFA) annual meeting held in Altoona, Iowa on Jan. 28...

Alta-Aurelia Jazz Choir selected to perform in Des Moines (03/07/14)
Alta-Aurelia Jazz Choir selected to perform in Des Moines ALTA - "Audacity", Alta-Aurelia's Jazz Choir, has been selected as one of three jazz choirs from the state of Iowa to be accepted into the North Central American Choral Director's Association (NCACDA) "Vocal Jazz Experience Day" on Friday March 21st. The two other Iowa groups are from Jefferson and West Des Moines...

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Waterloo councilman cracks down on payday lenders
WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) -- Pat Morrissey campaigned for a Waterloo City Council seat last fall on a platform of cracking down on payday lenders....
Police in Iowa seek new way to stop synthetic pot
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- Police in Des Moines are taking a new tack in the battle to stop the sale of synthetic marijuana....
Iowa lottery winners open grocery in hometown
BONDURANT, Iowa (AP) -- A central Iowa town is about to get a long-awaited grocery store, thanks to a couple of lottery winners who put some of their jackpot winnings toward the effort....
Iowa kindergarten students help animal rescue
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) -- Kindergarten students at Whittier Elementary School are doing their part to help a local animal rescue facility....
Teen arrested for threat written on school wall
SPENCER, Iowa (AP) -- A 16-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of making terroristic threats after police say he acknowledged writing a threat on a wall at Spencer High School....