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Now that the water in the Little Sioux River and area streams is receding, it is opening up a whole new set of problems consisting of road and bridge damage. According to Justin Pritts , Cherokee Emergency Management Director, there is a lot of shoulder damage and the secondary roads are too soft at this time to allow the heavy equipment for repairs...

Kurt W. and Joyce L. Rasmus of Holstein have filed voluntary Chapter 7 bankruptcy in U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of Iowa in Sioux City, February 11. The court documents state the couple has used the following business names in the last eight years: Jamin R Enterprises LLC dba Creek Fest; Back 40 Music LLC; Festival Acres LLC; Rasmus Realty and Auction Company Ltd; and Creek Fest Enterprises LLC. They are represented by Donald H. Molstad of Molstad Law Firm in Sioux City...

A blizzard in late February followed by freezing rain and a rapid thaw with more snow, followed by rains this week have caused devastating flooding of area streams, fields, road ditches and countless Cherokee basements. Cherokee Emergency Management Director Justin Pritts said on Wednesday it was a watch and see state as the water in the Little Sioux River continued to rise. ...

Warming temperatures causing excessive snowmelt and combining with record-breaking rainfall and still-frozen ground swamped the region Wednesday, flooding basements and roads across the Cherokee area and making travel difficult in many locations. By late afternoon Thursday, nine plus major roadways in the county roads were closed because of flooding...

At the Monday, March 18 regular meeting, the Cherokee School Board reviewed teachers’ letters of resignation and offered contracts for staffing at the schools. The Board approved resignations for Hannah Barnes as WHS Ag instructor and FFA advisor; Jim Shima as RES Instructor (see Letter to the Editor in today’s CT on page 4); Korey Stephens WHS Varsity Assistant Football Coach; Heath Hagberg WHS Varsity Girls Basketball Coach; Melissa Ebert as Food Service; and Darla Good as Food Service...

Raymond Kerns, 36, Cherokee, Iowa, was sentenced Tuesday to 12 years in federal prison for selling methamphetamine. He had pleaded guilty in September in U.S. District Court in Sioux City to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine...

Lisa Funk, owner of the Storm Lake Bakery. will open a new bakery and café in Cherokee in the street level of the renovated Lewis Hotel at 231 W. Main St. The name of the new shop is the Main Street Bakery & Café. The hours will be Monday through Friday from 6:30 AM – 5:30 PM, and Saturday from 7:00 AM – 4:00 PM...

This Hawkeye fan will be rooting with a sincere heart for the Iowa State Cyclones this week. Seriously. It’s the least I can do. I’m pulling for the Clones in honor of two lifelong friends and Cherokee residents who are no longer with us - Tom and Audrey Dushinske...

Notice has been given by the DOT that the following bridges are now open: HWY 3 Bypass Stoner Bridge C44

A three-vehicle accident on U.S. Highway 59 injured two Saturday, January 16 just north of Holstein on the Cherokee County line. Those involved in the accident were vehicle one, a 2007 Buick driven by Vivian Nancy Leonard, 16 of Holstein. Vehicle two was a 2011 Buick SUV driven by Jeremiah Ian Coggins, 44 of Holstein. Vehicle three was a 2020 semi stock trailer, driven by Beau Henry Kellenberger, 21 of Lester, Iowa and owned by . BHK Trucking out of Lester...