Stories from Monday, June 17, 2013

The King of Siam is here, and the Cherokee Community Theater has brought "The King and I - The Musical" to life with bright colors and glitter. Director Joe Vanetta, Assistant Director Heidi Church, and Choreographer Trisha Langholdt have worked hard with the cast to put together a great performance...

Central Bank is pleased to donate $10,000 to the Cherokee County Ministerial Association to assist low to moderate income individuals and families affected by the recent flooding. The Association will utilize 100 percent of the funds to aid individuals and families with emergency shelter, food, clothing, home repair and cleanup caused by flooding damage...

The Cherokee County Board of Supervisors received updates on the damage and recovery from the recent flooding and the financial state of the Cherokee County Sanitary Landfill at Tuesday's weekly meeting. County Engineer Dave Shanahan reported that there were 14 roads closed in Cherokee County due to the flood conditions and 135 bridges will need some kind of repair. ...

Each spring, Cherokee Regional Medical Center and the Cherokee Regional Medical Center Auxiliary each award scholarships to area high school seniors who are interested in pursuing a career in health care. There were many outstanding applicants from the graduating class of 2013. ...

WHITING - The Ridge View softball team posted a 6-0 victory over Whiting in Western Valley Conference action here on Wednesday. The win improves Ridge View to 13-5 overall and 6-3 in the conference. Gretchen Kistenmacher threw another great game for the Raptors to pick up the win, going seven strong innings, giving up no runs on three hits while walking two and striking out 12. ...

GALVA - The Ridge View softball team took on Pocahontas Area here on Thursday, and the Raptors came away with a 14-2 victory in 4 innings. The win improved the Raptors to 14-5 on the season. Getting the win on the mound was Gretchen Kistenmacher, who threw a complete game, giving up two earned runs while walking one and striking out two. ...

WHITING - The Ridge View boys turned what was already a "laugher" into a total mismatch here on Wednesday when they exploded for 20 runs in the top of the 5th inning against an outmanned Whiting club and won their Western Valley Conference baseball game by a final score of 25-2, in a game which was shortened by mutual consent...

BURNSIDE - The Alta-Aurelia girls rolled to another Twin Lakes Conference win here on Wednesday as they beat host Southeast Webster by a 6-1 score to remain unbeaten in conference play with a 3-0 record. Gracie Winterhof and DJ Flores each had two hits, and Stephanie Stange drove in two runs for the Warriors, whose overall record improved to 13-4 with the win. ...

The Chronicle Times will have all the results of the Sioux Valley Men's Amateur Match Play Golf Tournament in Wednesday's edition of the paper.

Unity Christian came to town for a doubleheader against South O'Brien on Wednesday, and the two teams ended up with one win apiece. Unity won the opener, 12-10, and South O'Brien taking the nightcap, 15-11. With that many runs scored, commeneted SOS coach Heather Struve, "It was one long night of ball."...

SOS Coach Hether Struve said, "We just need to start out stronger and not dig ourselves into such a tough situation. At least we made an effort to come back, but it was just 'too little too late'. A positive to the game was that we did not have any errors on defense."...

1. Dallas Center-Grimes; 2. Winterset; 3. Solon; 4. LeMars; 5. Carlisle; 6. Indianola; 7. Ballard; 8. Cedar Rapids Xavier; 9. Oskaloosa; 10.Benton 1. West Burlington/Notre Dame; 2. Mid-Prairie; 3. Sergeant Bluff-Luton; 4. East Marshall; 5. Bondurant-Farrar; 6. Monticello; 7. Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley;...

Montiford and Mary Beck Doupe established a scholarship fund at Cherokee State Bank for graduating high school seniors from Cherokee County who plan to major in a medical-related field in college. This is the fourth year the scholarship has been awarded, and this year, each of the eleven recipients received a scholarship in the amount of $4000. ...

Cherokee State Bank is pleased to announce Morgan Mahnke as the first Cherokee Washington High School (Cherokee WHS) graduate to receive $1000 from Cherokee State Bank's Reverse Scholarship program. Morgan graduated from Cherokee WHS in 2008 and received a B.A. in Accounting from the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls in 2011. She is a Certified Public Accountant in general accounting employed at Burkhardt & Dawson, CPAs in Cherokee. Morgan and her son, Connor, live in Cherokee...

For business owners, law enforcement agencies and such organizations as the Institute for Business and Home Safety (IBHS) can provide guidance on what business owners can do to protect their vacant property. The IBHS recommends: *Advise local fire and police departments that your building is unoccupied, and provide them with keys and/or contact information in the event of an emergency...

Brent and Jodi Lennon of Correctionville are happy to announce the birth of their baby girl, born on June 10, 2013. Avery Ann Lennon was born at 5:20 p.m., weighed 7 lb. 5 oz., and measured 19 inches long. She was welcomed home by her big brother, Owen, and her big sister, Brenna. Grandparents are Gary and Rachel Pick, Milo and Reta Deeds of Correctionville, and Bruce and Rose Ann Lennon of Akron, S.D...