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The vacant Tyson Deli Plant in Cherokee has been officially listed for sale through a major commercial/industrial realtor and carries a $2.5 million price tag for the 254,232 square-foot facility located on 48.86 acres immediately southwest of the Cherokee Airport on the South side of the City...

Growing up with a disability gives people a different outlook on life, and one Cherokee official’s outlook has helped him gain an appointment from the Iowa Governor. Sam Kooiker, the Cherokee City Administrator, was appointed to the Iowa State Civil Rights Committee by Governor Kim Reynolds on July 13. Kooiker has yet to be approved by Iowa Senate but he is hopeful that he will be approved...

Pilot Rock has inspired many people throughout history. Most recently, Rodney Otto has been inspired to write stories about our local landscape. All are welcome to join the Northwest Chapter of the Iowa Archaeology Society at the Sanford Museum and Planetarium in Cherokee at 6 p.m. on Wednesday September 6 to hear from Otto about his new book...

ALTA - The Alta and Aurelia boards of education reviewed 25+ school-related resolutions that the Iowa Legislature may consider this session and agreed on four resolutions that they see as priority items, and board members were encouraged to make their feelings known to legislators. ...

The Cherokee County Veterans Affairs Commission met on Thursday, Aug. 10, for the second monthly meeting since expanding from three to five members. At the July meeting, four new members were sworn in to office. Only Chairman Joe Draper of Cherokee remains from the previous three-person board. Commissioners sworn in during the July meting were: Caren Jessup of Aurelia; William Gauthier of Cherokee; Wane Miller of Aurelia; and Michelle Pedersen of Cherokee...

The sun will be about 95 percent covered by the moon on Monday, Aug. 21 at 1:02 p.m. in Cherokee, according to Linda Burkhart, director of the Sanford Museum and Planetarium. The museum is hosting a solar eclipse event. Burkhart warned that viewing the sun directly with the naked eye is not safe. It is also not safe to view the sun through standard sunglasses, which will not block the harmful UV rays...

At the Friday Aug. 18th Chamber Coffee, Brian Freed of the Cherokee Economic Development Corporation (right) made a presentation to Mark Buschkamp (left), CAEDC Executive Director, who has taken a position with North Star Credit Union. Buschkamp has served 15 years as CAEDC Executive Director...

Five area high schools will play their first varsity games of the season this Friday. Here are the matchups for the six schools in the Chronicle Times coverage area: Cherokee Washington will host traditional rival Storm Lake at George Hicks Field in Cherokee; Alta-Aurelia and Ridge View will meet at Holstein; MMCRU travels to LeMars to take on Gehlen Catholic; and South O’Brien travels to Moville to meet Woodbury Central...

This Friday’s Chamber Coffee will be at The Gathering Place, 207 West Main Street, honoring Mark Buschkamp, who recently resigned after 15 years of service at the Cherokee Area Economic Development Corporation. A reception will take place from 9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m...

Although an unforeseen and unavoidable catastrophe for many, the flooding along Railroad Creek in Cherokee from May 19 to June 14, 2013, lasted a long time and caused widespread and immediate damage in the City of Cherokee. The record flooding forced many people - residents, property owners, families, first responders, volunteers, friends, acquaintances, etc. ...