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The DAR Pilot Rock Chapter will be awarding the CRMC Auxiliary a Community Service  Chapter Award .  The Cherokee Regional Medical Center Auxiliary is a concerned group of volunteers who enjoy contributing many extras to make the local hospital special. ...

Cherokee Specialty Care has a resident artist. Ken Rickers spends a good part of his free time drawing sketches he shares with anyone who wants one. Ken grew up in Calumet. He recalls delivering the Cherokee Daily Times for 5 or 6 years, then his brother took over the route. ...

A large crown joined Cherokee Chamber of Commerce officials on site at the Cherokee Little Sioux Event Center here Friday morning for a chamber coffee and red ribbon ceremonies. Owners and operators of the new Cherokee venue are, from left, Jeff and Teri Weaver, and Jessy and Rick Weaver...

Rachel Medina was a stay at home mother with the desire to do more and yet be able to spend time with her two-year-old daughter, Sophie. She decided she would open the small diner and still be able to have her daughter with her while she worked. This is how Lalos Diner came to be. It took them two months to do some remodeling to the diner and opened up on the 10th of January...

A burglary discovered last week in Aurelia is connected to two other burglaries in Alta and Marcus, police say. Mud on Main and New Reflections on Aurelia’s Main Street sustained about $2,000 worth of damage from pried doors, said Aurelia Chief of Police Brian Flikeid. An undisclosed amount of cash was stolen...

Sanford Museum West Gallery will feature an exhibit by Chad Elliott from Jan 15 through March 1. Elliott is also doing a program today at 10:00 a.m. as part of the Jazz and Blues Festival. The program is sponsored by the Sanford Museum Association...

When you walk into Cherokee’s newest enterprise - the Little Sioux Events Center - expect to be impressed. You’ll be greeted by the smiling face of event center manager, Jessy Weaver. “What do you think?” she asked proudly as she welcomed this curious visitor...

The Knights of Columbus have begun selling their Money Calendars. Each year they gave $1,500 to needy causes starting out with a donation to Western Iowa Tech Community College. Donations will now be split giving $1,000 to one cause and $1,000 to another cause...

Many people have forgone modern luxuries to take a canoe trip into the Boundary Water Canoe Area Wilderness in Northeast Minnesota, but probably few people realize that they were paddling right by important archaeological sites. At 6:00 p.m. Thursday, January 17th, the Northwest Chapter of the Iowa Archaeological Society is hosting Dr. ...

According to authorities, Ernesto Antonio Guerra Pascual, 29, of Cherokee faces several charges after allegedly repeatedly sexually abusing and threatening to kill a 12-year girl at a home in Storm Lake throughout 2018. Storm Lake Police received report of sexual abuse on December 24. After an investigation, they allege Guerra Pascual was apprehended Thursday January 3rd in the 800 block of Erie Street in Storm Lake...

PIERRE, S.D. - Yankton attorney Jason Ravnsborg, a Cherokee Washington High graduate, became South Dakota's 31st attorney general this month as the Republican Party Tuesday maintained its stranglehold on the office. The 42-year-old military veteran, deputy states attorney in Union County and partner in the Harmelink, Fox & Ravnsborg law office, earned 141,887 votes, or 56 percent of the vote with 573 of 698 precincts reporting results. ...

WEST DES MOINES - Cherokee native Becky Hockman was named to the Hy-Vee Hall of Fame in December. Hockman, vice president of retail accounting, was recently inducted as the 2018 Department Director of the Year at the company’s annual stockholders’ meeting...

Cherokee County Township Trustees and Clerks were among 2019 appointments by the Board of Supervisors at their organizational meeting Jan. 2. They are as follows: •Dianne Gordon as Cedar Township Clerk for a four (4) year term ending December 31, 2022...

It was “Larry Weede Night” at the Cherokee vs. Sioux City West basketball game here Thursday night as Cherokee team members and fans showed their support for the Weede family by wearing ties. Weede, a longtime principal and coach here, died last week in a car accident. ...

Over the years, the CRMC Quilters have contributed thousands of volunteer hours to CRMC to help raise funds for various patient comfort projects. Among those many projects from thousands of dollars raised include the purchase of a new exercise bike for the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Department, the CRMC Wellness Center construction project, the soft-serve ice cream machine in the cafeteria, as well as flat screen televisions in the patient rooms and Emergency Department...

Where: Little Sioux Event Center – 201 Linden Street When: Saturday, January 19th, 2019  |  6PM – 9PM The Senders began in 1962 in Newell, Iowa and were originally called Johnny and the Sting Rays.  They began their musical career by renting Legion Buildings and Community Centers throughout NW Iowa. ...

At its annual organizational meeting Jen. 2, the Cherokee County Board if Supervisors approved the Cherokee County Investment Policy with no changes as recommended by the Treasurer’s Office. The Board approved a Resolution Naming Depositories of the Cherokee County funds in conformance with all applicable provisions of the Iowa Code. ...

JOHNSTON - Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn-Remsen-Union (MMCRU) FFA of Marcus, , demonstrated a great amount of creativity in the Pioneer® brand A-Series soybeans Big A Challenge. The chapter’s final masterpiece will be one of 15 featured during 2019 Farm Progress Show in Decatur, Ill...

WEST DES MOINES - Cherokee native Dave Blum was named to the Hy-Vee Hall of Fame in December. Blum, who was recently promoted to regional vice president of Hy-Vee’s northwest region, was inducted as the 2018 Store Director of the Year at the company’s annual stockholders’ meeting...

An adult bald eagle surveys its territory from its lofty perch near the Little Sioux River in Cherokee. Once an endangered species, today many eagles are noble, colorful sightings along the river valley.

Cherokee City Council Tuesday held a Public Hearing on the acceptance of a warranty deed for the now vacant property at 123 E. Main St. As there were no oral or written comments, the Public Hearing was closed and Council approved a Resolution Accepting Warranty Deed for the property from Dennis Pointon and Tammy Pointon...

Abby Zupp couldn’t be more excited about her new store, B’s Uptown Boutique, located at 115 E. Main St. in Cherokee’s Historical and Cultural Downtown District. B’s Uptown Boutique, “Where fashion and comfort come together,” is Zupp’s passion and and the Washta native says retail is something she really enjoys...

An open letter to someone who finds out their friends do drugs: I have experienced finding out my friends did drugs the hard way. I had heard rumors that they were doing them, but I didn’t want to believe anyone. I asked my friends personally and they said they haven’t done anything. ...

Perspective Insurance visited Liz Perry's 2nd grade class. They helped them make Christmas decorations then, treated them to some sugar cookies & milk! Photo Contributed

The annual meeting of the Hanover Historical Society will be held Sunday, January 13, 2019, at 2 p.m. at St. John Lutheran Church, 169 630th St., Alta (just west of the Hanover Village).   The meeting agenda includes annual report and election of board members. The program will  also feature a presentation by Dennis Allen, Aurelia, a local farmer who is a recycle-metal artist.  His work is visible in many places in the community...

Marie Rollefson of Cherokee has received the WITCC TRIO-Student Support Services Achiever of the Month Award for January. This award recognizes Western Iowa Tech TRIO students for demonstrating qualities of leadership and citizenship while achieving collegiate academic success. ...

Where: Mud on Main; 425 West Main Street When: Friday, January 18th, 2019 | 7 PM – 10 PM Des Moines-based singer/songwriter, Patresa Hartman, didn’t begin sharing her music with others until an open mic in 2011, attributing the late start to a long-standing bout with stage fright. Several years, hundreds of audiences, and 2 full-length albums later, the fear is gone, and you can find her playing venues across the midwest. Hartman calls her style soul-folk. A rich, blues voice, serves as the vehicle for thoughtful, poetic lyrics. A percussive guitar player, Hartman’s signature finger picking style serves as a rhythmic foundation for soulful melodies that hint at contemporary country and folk. But Hartman’s roots in gospel and soul become apparent in her turns behind the piano.

he former Cherokee Tyson Foods Plant here is quickly coming alive with activity thanks to its new resident and Plant owner, Iowa Food Group (IFG). As promised, Cherokee’s Iowa Food Group Plant will begin processing product on Tuesday, Jan. 15, according to IFG CEO Jeremy Robinson...

Every year the Knight of Columbus supports the efforts of Crossroads of Western Iowa on improving services for individuals with disabilities in our country. Project Out Reach is their annual fund drive to help raise money for Crossroad of Western Iowa and Special Olympics...

MidAmerican Energy has proposed an additional investment of $922 million for its Wind XII project expected to be completed in late 2020 “somewhere in Iowa.” Over the past three years, MidAmerican Energy has moved forward with its Wind XI project, that when combined with Wind XII, will provide customers with 100 percent renewable energy on an annual basis. And, like MidAmerican’s previous wind projects, Wind XII will be accomplished without the need to ask for an increase in customers’ rates...

Mavis Wolfgram is the featured artist at Sanford Museum for the month of January. Mavis is currently living in Sioux Falls, SD. Mavis got her start in the early years being an art teacher for 35 years. She then worked for a sign company for two years and was an artist for Creative Spirits for 3 years out of the Okoboji area...

A Quimby woman was killed when her vehicles collided with a deer Sunday on Highway 31 west of Silver Sioux Road east of Quimby. The Cherokee County Sheriff's Office was dispatched to Highway 31, west of Silver Sioux Road for a car versus deer accident with injuries. ...

Chuck Wulfsen, President at Central Bank is pleased to announce that the Dr. John W. Dewar Scholarship has extended its scholarship award to McKayla Benson for the 2018-2019 school year. McKayla will receive $444.00, based on the current annual income of the trust administrated by Central Bank. This brings the total scholarship paid to date to $76,070...

Where: Gasthaus 214 West Main Street When: Friday, January 18th, 2019 | 9 PM – Midnight Band Bio: When it comes to music in Iowa, Joe Price stands as one of the art’s legendary practitioners. Price has opened for the likes of Iris Dement and John Lee Hooker, while Iowa’s own Greg Brown calls Price “the Buddha.” Brown isn’t alone in his praise, as a litany of Iowa musicians list Price as one of their influences...

A 17 year-old Storm Lake male was arrested after Storm Lake Police investigated a disturbance Thursday, Dec. 20, following a boys basketball game between Storm Lake and OABCIG at Storm Lake High School. According to reports, Police were summoned to the disturbance between the teen - a player on the Tornado boys basketball team - and an adult from the opposing team. ...

At its meeting Dec. 26, the Cherokee City Council approved the second reading of an Ordinance Implementing a Five-Year Sewer Rate Schedule, and waived the third reading and ordered its publication. The current rate schedule was adopted in 2014 and the last of five scheduled increases was implemented Jan. 1, 2018...

SIOUX CITY- Morningside College student Makaelyn Glienke, daughter of Mitch and Amy Loucks of Cherokee, will have work in the Sophomore Review Art Show at Morningside College Monday, Jan. 14, to Thursday, Jan. 31, in the Eppley Art Gallery, 3625 Garretson Ave...

At last week’s Cherokee County Board of Supervisors meeting, Dick Sievers of Mid Sioux Opportunity gave an informative review of services offered in FY 2017-2018 to area residents, and reported that 1,727 individuals and 700 households received services in Cherokee County; which returns $183 for every dollar contributed by the County...

A day late… Big fluffy flakes of a Christmas snow fell over Cherokee Wednesday morning, the day after Christmas. Weather this week was a mix of snow and rain, with as much as 1-2 inches of rain Wednesday preceding 1-3 inches of snow Thursday in the forecast Photo by Mari Bauer...

Where: Brightside Lounge; 225 West Main Street When: Friday, January 18th, 2019 | 9PM – Midnight Born and raised in Galveston, Texas, Loomis is the son of musician parents who listened to blues, rock and soul. Music ran in his veins and, with instruments readily available around the house, he picked up drums, piano, guitar and harmonica, honing his multi-instrumental talent in addition to performing regularly as part of his family’s doo-wop group...

The 49th annual Needy Children Auction was held Saturday, December 15th at the Brightside Lounge in Cherokee. A good crowd was on hand to raise funds for children in the Cherokee community. The proceeds from the Brightside Lounge Charity Golf Tourney were also distributed this day...

Rotary Student of the Month for December 2018 is Nicole McLaughlin!  Nicole was nominated for this recognition by staff members.  Nicole participates in cheerleading, concert band, track, group speech, student council, JETS, Spanish club, Braves Achievement club, National Honor Society, and was a member of the Homecoming Court.  A quote from one of Nicole's teachers, "Nicole does a great job trying to promote education to our community and with community service projects and was the 2018 Cherokee County Fair Queen."  Congratulations to Nicole!. ...

Character development under the supervision of instructor Matt Hoskinson went to spread some Christmas cheer to Abby James and Pam Wilson’s kindergarten classes. They read Christmas books, talked about all the excitement around the holidays, and made some snowball slime! It was great to watch the kids interact together...

Where: The Gathering Place, 207 West Main Street When: Saturday, January 19th, 2019 Jam Session | 1PM – 5PM; Pub Crawl | 8PM-11PM Like the dark earth of his Iowa origins, Chad Elliott’s life has served as fertile ground for music. Elliott has turned love, loss, fatherhood, divorce and homelessness into lyrics...

The Cherokee School District has purchased a new bus. Cost for the bus was $97,023 and was purchased from Hoglund Bus Company. The 72 student capacity unit boasts of something new none of the buses in the fleet have — seat belts. There are three shoulder straps per bus seat. For young children three can be seated, but the older student will only be able to sit two...

After several years without a pharmacy, Holstein is proud to announce Holstein Community Pharmacy to its Main Street businesses and welcome Kyle Mallory and staff to the community. Holstein Community Pharmacy opened December 3, 2018 and is located at 108 N Main St in Holstein. ...

SPENCER - Sixty-one fouls! That’s how many times the officials blew the whistle in the girls’ opener here Tuesday night. Host Spencer was whistled 32 times, while Cherokee had 29 fouls assessed. The game lasted a long, long time with the Class 2A, fourth ranked Braves finally grinding out a 89-63 win to go 10-0 on the season...

CMS staff chose Harley because he is a hard worker, kind to others, and he is a positive role model. We love seeing our students take an active role helping others, and Harley always seems to do that. 

He takes an active role volunteering in the community and for the last two years Harley and his family have visited people of Cherokee that don’t have family to ensure they have at least one gift to open for Christmas. 

Harley says the best thing about helping people is the feeling of happiness knowing you can make a difference. 

After he graduates, Harley wants to continue to help others by working in the mental health field so he can make a difference in the lives of people with mental or physical disabilities. . ...

The Cherokee WHS girls’ basketball team seniors and coaches recently assisted the Cherokee Police Department and others in helping out with Toys for Tots. Happy Holidays to all!