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Driving down Main Street, you many notice that from 1st St. to 6th St. every corner is filled with an assortment of beautiful flowers. As part of the Cherokee Street Department, Tammy Olson’s hard work shows vibrantly. Tammy gets to do what she loves – gardening...

Cherokee CSD is committed to supporting students, families, and staff in the “Return to Learn” format as school is scheduled to reopen Aug. 24. Staff deliberated on three models as directed by the Iowa Department of Education. With guidance and support from the IDE and Northwest Area Education Agency, the models are a Required Continuous (Virtual) Learning model, a Hybrid Learning model, and an On-site Learning model...

Cherokee Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Leah Niemeier has resigned the post effective Aug. 28, after two months on the job. Niemeier served as former Director Julie Hering Kent’s part-time assistant the past five years and was offered the job shortly after Hering Kent resigned at the end of May to take a job out of town...

The proposed Cherokee Braves football field turf project fundraising effort received a joyous jump this week with the announcement from North Star Community Credit Union of Cherokee that it was donating $225,000 to the project. North Star representatives met with project committee members Tuesday at their new building nearing completion on North 2nd Street to commemorate a check presentation. The funds will be dispersed over a 5-year period, as will all major donations, according to plan...

With the pandemic forcing cancelation of the 2020 Cherokee PRCA Rodeo in June, area rodeo fans can still get their fix between the fences this Thursday through Saturday (July 23-25) at the “Rodeo at the Ranch” at the Barnes Rafter B Bar Ranch at 2202 450th St., Peterson, Ia...

In action Monday night, the Cherokee School Board accepted the resignation of Conner Aden as District Technology Assistant and approved extending a contract to Gina Kiehn to replace Aden at that position. In a special Board meeting June 30, the Board accepted the resignation of Rebecca Steckelberg, WHS Ag Instructor and FFA sponsor, and approved extending a contract to Laura Mincks to replace Steckelberg for both positions...

At last week’s Cherokee City Council meeting, Debbie Nelson, acting president of the Cherokee Daycare at 400 N. Roosevelt Ave., requested the Council reduce their utility bill for the time period April 16 to May 18, 2020. While the facility was closed during this time period due to the COVID-19 pandemic a toilet was running, resulting in water consumption of 78,200 cubic feet and a bill for this time period in the amount of $6,337.96. ...

SHELDON - You want positives? Okay. You need not look further than the Cherokee vs. Sheldon baseball game Tuesday here. There were plenty positives to choose from in Cherokee’s 6-4 win over Sheldon, the second straight win for an over-achieving, determined, and youth stacked Braves’ ball club...

The Cherokee School Board learned at Monday’s June meeting that the 2020-21 school year will begin Aug. 24 while adhering to “Return to Learn” guidelines as provided by the Iowa Department of Education in regards to the coronavirus pandemic. Under the CARES Act funding, the District received $110,000 to supplement necessary summer school and instructors for students negatively impacted by remote home schooling after schools were closed the last three months of the school year due to the pandemic. ...

We heartily join Sioux Valley Family Health’s initiative to remember our nursing home residents in their time of need for human contact with family and friends during this deadly, restrictive pandemic woefully diminished and marginalized from Day 1 by the Trump Administration...