Stories from Friday, September 20, 2013

In the U.S., the greatest source of human-caused greenhouse gas emissions is the power sector, at about 38%. The largest source of power is coal, which, even though it produces less than 40% of the power, produces over 70% of the power sector's greenhouse gas emissions. (20% of the greenhouse gas emissions are from natural gas-fired power plants.)...

STORM LAKE - Sixteen teams competed at the Storm Lake Cross Country Invitational Meet here on Tuesday, with Algona coming out on top of the Boys varsity 5k team standings and Maurice-Orange City/Floyd Valley winning the Girls varsity 4k team meet. Two area teams, Ridge View and Cherokee, also competed, with the Ridge View girls coming in 13th in the team standings and the Ridge View boys 14th. The Cherokee boys and girls teams each finsihed 15th...

MOVILLE - Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn and South O'Brien each took athletes to the Woodbury Central Invitational Cross Country meet here this week. A total of 63 runners competed n the varsity boys' 5k race and 66 runners in the varsity girls' 4k race. The South O'Brien varsity boys came close to winning the team title, but were edged out by one point, 56-57, by champion Maple Valley/Anthon-Oto, and the South O'Brien varsity girls finished in 8th place in the team standings...

HOLSTEIN - One of the outstanding Cross Country meets in the state was run at the Holstein Country Club on Saturday. The Tim Thomas Invitational Meet featured nearly 200 boys and girls from 28 area schools in two varsity classes, as well as Junior Varsity and Middle School races...

Lee and Lacey Anderson of Alta are happy to announce the birth of their baby boy on September 15, 2013, Sawyer Lee Anderson was born at 6:49 p.m., weighed 8 lbs. 0 oz. and measured 20 1/2 inches long. He was welcomed home by his big brothers, Sage and Charles...

Brandon and Samantha Billings of Cherokee are happy to announce the birth of their baby girl on September 16, 2013. Millie Jo Billings was born at 12:30 p.m. She weighed 7 lb. 9 oz., measured 19 inches long, and was welcomed home by her big sister Keira. Grandparents are Tami and Kim Billings...

HOLSTEIN - The Rosemary Clausen Center with open its fourth season with a comedy show from The Passing Zone on Saturday, September 21 at 7:30 PM. Jon Wee and Owen Morse have been blowing audiences away with award -winning juggling performances that have earned them appearances on the Tonight Show, four Guiness World Records, and an invitation to the White House...

AURELIA - The Alta and Aurelia Boards of Education held their annual "3 Meetings in 1" sessions here Monday evening, holding the final meeting of the 2012-13 boards, the organizational meeting of the new boards, and the September meeting of the new boards...

Cherokee Regional Medical Center will be offering a Heartsaver CPR certification course for the general public on Wednesday, October 9. The class will be held in the CRMC 1st Floor Education Room from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. The class will be taught in accordance with the American Heart Association's standards of Basic Cardiac Life Support; which meets OSHA requirements for CPR Training. ...

PRIMGHAR - The O'Brien County Landowner's Association held its inaugural meeting on Monday, Sept. 9, 2013 in the Primghar Community Center. About 20 to 25 landowners listened to guest speaker Dr. Harold Prior, Executive Director, Iowa Wind Energy Association, discuss the health of Iowa's wind energy industry. Also speaking was Algona attorney Scott Buchanan who advises the group...

Workers from Rolling Signs of Sioux Rapids were busy installing a new electronic message sign for the City of Cherokee Thursday morning. Along with time and temperature, the new sign will display city-related notifications and events, as well as non-profit events. It is located just south of the Fareway Grocery Store on the west side of North 2nd Street...

At approximently 5:30 a.m. on Thursday, the Cherokee Police Department responded to an alarm that was set off at Royer's Jewelry Store in downtown Cherokee. Upon arriving, they discovered that the break-in was caused by a deer that had entered the stairwell through a glass walk-in door leading to the upstairs of the business. The young buck had fled to that location after previously entering the Cardsmart Store, located directly across the street...