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After more than two months of rumors and a strategic “corporate” hesitancy to release pertinent information, Iowa Food Group has finally completed the transaction to sell the Cherokee meat processing plant to Lopez Foods, a highly reputable national company steeped in the meat processing industry and a major supplier of McDonald’s food products...

Cherokee County Fair Queen Candidates made an appearance at the Chamber Coffee Friday morning to introduce themselves. From left to right are Katherine Stines, Malorie VanderLune, Rebecca Cowan and Avrey Knipper. Absent due to prior commitments were Brookllyn Wissbaum and Courtney Aden...

After a 23-year wind farm construction hiatus, work on a 2nd Cherokee County wind farm has begun despite this spring’s cooler, wetter weather patterns. Developed by San Diego based EDF Renewables, the 200 megawatt (MW) Glaciers Edge Wind Project north of Marcus is scheduled to be on line by the end of this year...

Father Mark Stoll is welcomed to the Immaculate Conception Church of Cherokee and Our Lady of Good Council in Holstein. He relocated her on the 2nd of July and started his services on July 3. Father Mark was raised on a farm near Hospers in Sioux County and attended Spalding Catholic Schools. ...

(This 10-part series, a collaborative effort of the newspapers of Rust Publishing, NWIA, examines the myriad issues surrounding the mental health care crisis in Iowa. Reporters and editors from the Spencer Daily Reporter, Storm Lake Pilot-Tribune and Dickinson County News have contributed to the report.)...

A motion to draft an Ordinance increasing household fees for solid waste and recycling collection in Cherokee was approved by City Council Tuesday. 
Eric Lundell of Sanitary Services requested a $2 per month per household increase for the solid waste and recycling collection service they provide. Lundell said the last increase was over five years ago and costs for fuel, labor, equipment, maintenance and insurance continue to rise...

For the past 4 years, the Cherokee County Conservation Board and the Sanford Museum have been partnering to offer educational floats down our local waterways. Floats typically take a few hours and include stops on sandbars to look for artifacts. Previous floats have been from Redtail Ridge to Pearse Access, Martins Access to Barnes Access, and from 470th St to High Country Road on Mill Creek...

The 96th Annual Cherokee County Fair officially kicked off on Wednesday. The day was filled with weigh ins and placement of livestock. Highlights that went on on Thursday were the crowning of the 2019 Little Miss Cherokee County Fair, Cherokee County Can Chase Barrel Racing and performances by 3 Ring Super Circus. Upcoming events for today are the 4-H exhibits and shows, and the Tractor Pull...

The 200 megawatt (MW) Glaciers Edge Wind Project north of Marcus now under construction is scheduled to be on line by the end of this year. And the estimated peak property taxes from this project will benefit Cherokee County by nearly $590,000 annually...

Bomgaars celebrated the Grand Opening of their new location at the former KMart building with a Chamber Ribbon Cutting on July 5th. The store, at 1111 N 2nd St., has greatly expanded and added many new lines and merchandise.