Stories from Friday, June 7, 2013

Henry Lawrence Johns, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Johns of this city, died at 12:30 Saturday morning in the city hospital from the effects of an injury received by being kicked by a horse the previous Wednesday. Lawrence has been living on the Johns home place near Cleghorn, which he and his brother, Lloyd, farmed...

Dorothy Rienfeld, age 84, of Cherokee passed away Tuesday, June 4, 2013 at the Cherokee Regional Medical Center.. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, June 10, 2013 at Greenwood-Schubert Funeral Home in Cherokee. Pastor Tom Lewis will officiate. ...

The Chapparel Steakhouse at the La Grande Hacienda Best Western motel on North Highway 59 has been closed for a week during a change in management, but new General Manager Mike Raja is happy to announce that the restaurant will re-open tonight (Friday) at 5 p.m., and they will be serving the same fine food as they have in the past...

Mr. and Mrs. Timothy K. Wuest of Cedar Rapids are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter Amanda R. to Tadd J., son of Mr. and Mrs. Larry R. Reilly of Aurelia. Amanda received a B.S. from Iowa State University and a M.A. from Minnesota State University, Mankato, Minnesota. ...

Cherokeans gathered for a groundbreaking on Wednesday at noon at the Doherty Addition in southeast Cherokee. It became very clear that City of Cherokee had a housing shortage when several area employers did recent expansions and there were no houses for new employees to buy...

With the recent flooding in Cherokee County, many objects have been washing up on land, including this bicycle, which was found in a field near Perry Creek in Pilot Township. Photo by Mike Leckband

The cast of the Cherokee Community Theater's upcoming summer musical, "The King and I," helped muck out homes of Cherokee residents recently affected by flooding. On Tuesday, the stars of CCT's new show rolled up their sleeves and got dirty for a different kind of volunteer project...

After a Public Hearing last week, the Cherokee City Council authorized a Loan Agreement and the issuance of notes not to exceed $950,000 to evidence the obligations of the City that targets planned street extensions for Sequoia and Aster Drives affecting the Doherty Addition proposed housing projects in southeast Cherokee, the River Road bridge replacement project, paving the remaining graveled portion of Rock Island Avenue, and the demolition of a series of abandoned, dilapidated residential structures in the City.. ...

HOLSTEIN - The Ridge View boys played three Western Valley Conference baseball games over a five- day stretch last weekend, winning one of the three contests. The team was actually scheduled to play four games over six days, but the Wednesday May 29th contest against West Monona at Onawa was rained out, and will be made up in Holstein on June 19th as part of a doubleheader...

GRANVILLE - The South O'Brien girls led the entire game as they scored a 5-2 win over Spalding Catholic in softball action here recently. The Wolverines scored their first run in the opening frame when Brett Struve was walked to start the game and then stole 2nd and later advanced on a sacrifice bunt by Rachel Struve...