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Plant renovation, spring start-up on schedule

Over at the Cherokee Public Library there are people who come together to play a game of adventure and glory. That game is Dungeons and Dragons. Dungeons and Dragons, or DnD, is a role playing game with a wide variety of dice and imagination. The Dungeon Master, or the DM, creates a world full of adventure and intrigue and acts as a sort of guide to the world presented. The player, with the help of their imagination and the DM, assumes the role of someone in the DM's world...

Cherokee Regional Medical Center (CRMC) is pleased to announce that Dr. Emily Anzmann, DPM, has joined the medical staff and will start seeing patients in the new CRMC Foot and Ankle Clinic beginning Monday, November 18. Dr. Anzmann received her Bachelor of Science degree in Health Sciences from the Boston University in Boston, Mass. ...

At a fiery, emotional Cherokee School Board meeting Monday night, Cherokee School Superintendent Kim Lingenfelter was depicted as a menacing presence ruling the district through intimidation, blatant retaliation, and threats of termination to employees crossing or confronting her, no matter haw trivial or significant the issue...

Several City berths in the combined City/School Elections Nov. 5 in Cherokee County featured challengers and incumbents as winners, with the status quo remaining in Cherokee, the County Seat with three Council incumbents winning re-election. Cherokee At-Large Council member Chad Brown received 911 of 932 votes cast, with 21 write-ins; Ward 1 incumbent Amy Loughlin received 442 of 447 votes cast and five write-ins; and Ward 3 incumbent Wayne Pingel received 271 of 277 votes cast, with six write-ins.. ...

Congratulations to Kate Maves for being named the November Cherokee Chamber of Commerce Student of the Month. Kate is the daughter of Kristin and the late Michael Maves. Kate is involved in band, choir, cross country, and track at Cherokee Middle School...

New Cherokee members assume duties Nov. 18

WEST DES MOINES — Aureon has announced Cherokee County’s C-M-L Telephone Cooperative Association as the recipient of a $30,000 Ripple Effect Grant. The Ripple Effect grant was awarded for half of C-M-L Telephone’s match requirement for its recent USDA Rural Economic Development Grant award of $300,000...

Brown, Anderson, Thomas winners