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Richard "Dick" Point was awarded Cherokee's Citizen of the Year at this years CAEDC Cherokee County Recognition Banquet at the Little Sioux Events Center. In bestowing the annual award, Cherokee Mayor Craig Schmidt said, “I am especially honored to award this year's recipient of the Citizen of the Year. I consider the recipient a dear friend and know first hand of his qualifications...

Council advances water main, street projects May relocate Wescott Park By Paul Struck Editor At Tuesday’s regular meeting, the Cherokee City Council set a bid letting date of Thursday, March 5, 2020, at 2 p.m. for a Water Main Improvements Project (Hillcrest Street water line that needs to be upsized and Armory water line that is a dead end and needs to be looped), and Thursday, March 5, 2020, at 3 p.m. ...

About 400 meals were served Tuesday as area farmers and families flocked to Cherokee’s 25th annual Cherokee Chamber of Commerce Agri-Business Committee Ag Show at the Little Sioux Events Center. A bountiful 54 vendors showed their wares and services through the day as visitors sought Ag information and advice. More than 100 attended the pesticide application training by ISU. There were drawings for Chamber Bucks and a free lunch was served...

Cherokee Regional Medical Center’s Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Department is pleased to announce that Aurelia native, Tayler Van Berkum, has joined their team as a speech-language pathologist. Van Berkum passed her board exams and started at CRMC in January. ...

“Senior Night” here Tuesday was sweet as candy for Cherokee’s basketball programs. Everybody won. Junior varsity and varsity Cherokee teams made it a “complete sweep” by winning all four games against the visiting Indians of Spirit Lake. Question: When was the last time that happened? Easy Answer: Too long ago...

Everyone is invited to the annual Sermons Ala Carte 2020. First established in 1985, this will be it's 35th anniversary. The theme for this year is "God's Eternal Truth." The program will take place each Wednesday at Noon during Lent at the Memorial Presbyterian Church at 127 E. Willow St. Service will take place from noon to 12:30 p.m. Lunch will follow at 12:30 p.m. with a cost of $3...

I could have stood the shackles if it wasn’t for the rattling of the chains… And so goes the Country song I’m reminded of at every Cherokee Braves basketball game I’ve attended the past few years. Parents and grandparents, caretakers, babysitters, guardians, school administrators, parole officers, do your jobs and tell the young kids at the ballgames to SIT THE HELL DOWN!!!...