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Congratulations to Harper Benson for being the March Cherokee Chamber of Commerce Student of the Month! She is the daughter of Todd and Melanie Benson of Cherokee. Harper is involved in many activities. She plays basketball, volleyball, beach volleyball, softball, and track. ...

With political signs popping up all over town, the Cherokee City Council last week tweaked the Sign Ordinance to reflect an amendment regarding the time frame of such signs in residents’ yards. City Administrator Eric List explained that in the past the City Code has regulated the period of time that political signs can be displayed, referencing Iowa Code Section 306.C10(20). ...

Business Owners, Managers, and Friends, these are unprecedented times, and I know that many of you worry about the long term impact COVID-19 is going to have on your business and you personally. Nobody has all of the answers right now, but we continue to work on it...

COVID-19 has a lot of us freaked out. I had written this column earlier on to assure everyone the library had a plan to address concerns about the illness and steps we had been taking to minimize transmission. Some of the steps we had taken were to remove toys and begin sanitizing surfaces as they were used by patrons. ...

The Cherokee Community School District would like to invite everyone to the Cherokee CSD Staff Car Parade. The parade will begin at 5:30 p.m. from the WHS parking lot. The miss the students and their families, and they can't wait to share some waves, smiles, and a bunch of fun with everyone...

Students at WHS competed in their last Speech competition in Cherokee just in the nick of time.  Speechletes performed in a contest for three qualified IHSSA judges in Cherokee on March 14 in lieu of their regular contest.  The students did an amazing job. 37 students competed and 28 straight ones were earned, 7 mixed ones were earned, and 2 twos were earned.  ...

Previously offered at the Cherokee County Conservation Board (CCCB) office on a monthly basis, the Jr. Naturalist program now excels in the classroom. Once a month Laura Jones, CCCB Naturalist, visits multiple classrooms, going to Cherokee, Alta-Aurelia, and MMCRU school districts...

As the virus continues to spread, let’s face it, our spring high school sports seasons are pretty much toast. We still hold out hope that normalcy will return soon. But, until that happens, everyone must become more creative in what we do. Therefore, in order to justify my existence here, I too must become more creative. So in the immediate future I will randomly select a Daily Times bound volume month, blow the dust off and take a look at sports days of yesteryear...