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The Cherokee Chamber of Commerce Rodeo Committee has been hard at it in preparation for this year’s 53rd annual Cherokee PRCA Rodeo set for Thursday through Saturday, May 30-June 1. To cut to the chase and find all the fun and frivolity planned in this year’s Northwest Iowa spectacle, hop on the website www.cherokeerodeo.com...

Book signing brings it home

MARCUS - A benefit is planned for Rory Booth of Marcus to help defray medical expenses as he fights colon cancer. A 4-person 18-hole Golf Tournament is planned for Sunday, May 26 at the Marcus Community Golf Course. Entry fee is $120 per team and flight prizes will be awarded. There’s a 9:30 a.n. welcoming, and a shot gun start at 10 a.m...

More than 70 Iowa County Fair Board members and supporters attended a recent social/business banque at The Grainery in Cherokee. All 16 counties associated in the Northwest Iowa District were represented totaling 73 attending, including State and Cherokee County Fair Board members...

A fill complement of Memorial Day ceremonies are on tap in Cherokee County Monday, May 27, including another patriotic program in Cherokee at Oak Gill Cemetery. Quimby, Washta, and Aurelia have also announced Memorial Day ceremonies. Starting at 11 a.m., in Cherokee, the VFW presentation will include a welcome from (Ret.) U.S. ...

The Iowa Food Group meat processing plant in Cherokee, in production since early February, has reportedly shut down after informing employees Tuesday morning. The story being told by employees is that they were informed Tuesday morning that a major investor (or investors) had pulled out and the plant was being shut down because of that lost revenue. ...

School Board members broke ground for the new PK-4 school now under construction on the Middle School campus. They include, left to right, Laura Dawson, Laura Jones, Chuck Wulfsen, Paul Fuhrman, and Logan Patterson.

If you’re stuck in a rut during your workday lunch, then here’s a great opportunity to do something different. Cherokee County Conservation Board’s naturalist, Laura Jones, is inviting you to spend your lunch break with her at Gillette Park in Cherokee...

Kenneth George of Cherokee was one of four drivers inducted into the National Private Truck Council’s (NPTC) Driver Hall of Fame during the organization’s 2019 Annual Education Management Conference and Exhibition at the Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza in Cincinnati, Ohio...

Isabel Gebers, a student at Cherokee, Washington High School, was recognized by Gov. Kim Reynolds for outstanding academic achievement at the 17th Annual Governor’s Scholar Recognition Ceremony April 28 at Hy-Vee Hall in Des Moines. The statewide program, sponsored by the Iowa Governor’s Office, Iowa High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) and its title sponsor the Iowa Farm Bureau (IFBF), honored 424 high school seniors from across Iowa...