Cherokee, Iowa · Saturday, March 20, 2010
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Spring Flood 2010 (03/19/10)
Recognition Banquet (03/17/10)
Cherokee Community Theatre presents 'Enter Laughing' (03/15/10)
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Casino Night
March 20 at 6:00 pm, Old Panhead Restaurant in Marcus

Scouting for Food in Marcus
March 20, Marcus

Sit-and-Stitch
March 22 at 1:00 pm, Cherokee Public Library

Cherokee Rotary Club
March 22 at 12 noon, Danny's Sports Spot

A.A. & Al-Anon
March 22 at 8:00 pm, St. Paul Methodist Church, Cherokee

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New Chiropractic Practice Opening Monday
By Dan Whitney, Staff Writer
Cherokee Washington graduate (Class of 2001) Kayla (Hatch) Ludvigson has returned to her hometown to open a chiropractic practice. Ludvigson, the daughter of Cam and Susan Hatch of Cherokee, earned her Bachelors degree in...
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Flooding closes roads around Cherokee
By Paul Struck, Editor
A fast-moving rise in the Little Sioux River between 2 p.m. and midnight Wednesday has flooded and closed several area roads and streets in and around Cherokee. By Wednesday evening, U.S. Highway 59 south, near the Little...
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Anderson announces bid for Iowa Senate
At a gathering at the Daryl Bunch Agency in Cherokee on Wednesday, Bill Anderson of Pierson announced that he will run as a Republican candidate for the Iowa State Senate seat from District 27. The District covers the...
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Times Gone By
Compiled by Mike Leckband from the Cherokee Archives
To the Editor of The Homestead. Fifty years ago there was some excuse for bad roads, for the country was new and poor. Now there is no excuse, for the people are well to do and are able to provide the roads. A good road is...
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Tail feather winner
This year's winner of the tail feather contest is Travis Daily of Cherokee,right, with a 29" feather. First prize was a Pheasants Forever jacket and cap. The contest was held at FireIce Firearms and sponsored by Cherokee...
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Poll
Do you plan to play any April Fool's jokes on April 1?
 I don't believe in that nonsense
 No, I'm more likely to be the victim of someone else's joke
 I'm not telling - people will just have to wait and see.

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State news
  • Grinnell student is injured falling under train
    GRINNELL, Iowa (AP) -- Authorities say a Grinnell College freshman who was making a videotape with another student suffered severe leg injuries when he fell under a freight train....
  • Man who assaulted officer sentenced to 25 years
    CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) -- A Linn County judge has handed down a sentence of 25 years in prison to an 18-year-old who assaulted and seriously injured Cedar Rapids Police Officer Tim Davis last March....
  • Challengers pile up in top Iowa races
    DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- The deadline for getting on the ballot in the June primary passed on Friday afternoon, and rivals have framed a crowded and competitive field of races for the state's top two political offices....
  • Judge dissolves Iowa charity that was sued by AG
    DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- A Polk County judge has dissolved a Des Moines charity that had been sued by Iowa's attorney general....
  • Van with strip club ads leads to arrests
    CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) -- Cedar Rapids police didn't have much trouble spotting a van that allegedly carried people wanted for questioning in an alleged armed robbery....
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National Weather Service forecast for Cherokee, Iowa:

Saturday
Partly Sunny
High: 36
Sunday
Mostly Sunny
High: 48
Monday
Mostly Sunny
High: 55
Low: 36
Tuesday
Mostly Cloudy
High: 58
Low: 35
Wednesday
Slight Chance Rain
High: 46
Low: 28
Thursday
Partly Sunny
High: 44
Low: 29
Friday
Partly Sunny
High: 49
Low: 22

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No watches or warnings currently in effect for the Cherokee, Iowa, area

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Most recently recorded earthquakes in the Central U.S. from the Center for Earthquake Research and Information (Times in Central):

Mag.WhenWhere
2.703/19 20:1129 mi S of Colome, SD
2.403/19 17:072 mi WNW of Lake Aluma, OK
2.003/19 05:305 mi SSE of Parma, MO
2.203/17 03:417 mi E of Hector, AR
2.503/16 16:468 mi E of Hector, AR
2.203/15 17:209 mi E of Hector, AR
2.103/14 09:468 mi E of Hector, AR
2.403/14 07:018 mi E of Hector, AR
1.503/13 19:152 mi WNW of New Madrid, MO
2.103/13 17:258 mi E of Hector, AR
2.003/13 13:569 mi E of Hector, AR
3.103/13 03:0214 mi ESE of Hinton, OK

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