Stories from Monday, October 7, 2013

As area farmers get deeper and deeper into the fall harvest season, it's vital for them to remember and practice important safety steps when dealing with large equipment and power lines. Each year in the United States hundreds of farm workers are injured and many killed when their farming equipment makes contact with power lines...

ALTA - The Alta-Aurelia girls hosted an invitational volleyball tournament recently and they won four of its five matches, losing only to Cherokee Washington, two games to none. Match scores for the Warriors were 21-11, 15-21, 15-12 over Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn; 21-16, 21-10 over Remsen St. Mary's; 21-13, 13-21, 15-10 over Clay Central-Everly; 15-21, 11-21 against Cherokee; and 21-9, 21-16 over Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire...

DUNLAP - The 9th-ranked (Class 2A) Ridge View volleyball team rolled to two more victories here on Thursday, defeating Woodbine, three games to none, and host Boyer Valley, two games to none. Game scores for the Woodbine match were 25-7, 25-13, 25-15, while in the Boyer Valley match, the scores were 25-11, 25-13...

1. Holy Trinity Catholic, 28-1; 2. Janesville,19-3; 3. LeMars Gehlen Catholic,16-9; 4. New London, 24-4; 5. Tripoli,12-10; 6. Central Lyon, 18-4; 7. Stanton, 23-4; 8. Grandview Park Baptist,17-9; 9. Lisbon, 20-5; 10. Murray, 15-1 1. Dike-New Hartford, 27-1; 2. ...

Alan E. Piatt of Cherokee,70, passed away Thursday, October 3, 2013 at Mercy Medical Center in Sioux City. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, October 8, at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, with Rev. Magrey de Vega officiating, and burial will be at Oak Hill Cemetery in Cherokee. ...

Cherokee Area Economic Development, the Small Business Development Center, Western Iowa Tech Community College, and Northwest Iowa Community College recently sponsored a conference for small business and entrepreneurs. The conference was held at the WITCC campus in Cherokee...

Cassandra Hoops and Josh Ernzen of Cherokee are pleased to announce the birth of their baby boy on September 30, 2013. Isacc Lee Hoops was born at 8:04 a.m., weighed 7 lb. 13 oz., and measured 20 1/2 inches.

Andy and Jodi Schlichting of Cherokee are happy to announce the birth of their baby girl on September 30, 2013. Madi Denise Schlichting was born at 2:25 p.m., weighed 7 lb. 14 oz., measured 20 1/2 inches long, and she was welcomed home by her big brother, Ty...

Cherokee Area Economic Development recently hosted a tour for Congressman Steve King's Chief of Staff, Tracie Gibler. Accompanying her on the tour were Senator Bill Anderson (R-Pierson), Marcus Mayor Darrell Downs, and Congressman King's agricultural representative, Wayne Brincks...

Milly Kleihauer recently celebrated her 80th birthday with a 80 cup salute!

The Cherokee City Council recently unanimously approved front-yard driveway and parking standards for all residential properties in the City of Cherokee. All new or expanded driveways located in the front yard or street side yard must be hard surfaced (asphalt or concrete)...

For anyone who needs to contact the Cherokee Soil & Water Conservation District during the Federal Government shutdown, CSWCD-NRCS District Secretary Tracy Rasmussen has provided the following information: The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship's employees who work in the USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service facilities will be working from alternate locations during the U.S. Federal Government Shutdown...

OKOBOJI - The Iowa Motor Truck Association (IMTA) Annual Conference was held in Okoboji on Sept. 17 and Sept. 18. At the luncheon on Sept. 28, Hy-Vee had several folks in attendance who were nominated by the company to be considered for "Best of the Best" awards, as part of the annual event. Hy-Vee is very excited to share the names of the nominees as well as the results:...

Governor Branstad will sign a proclamation Tuesday, October 8, declaring the next day, October 9, as Healthiest State Walk Day in Iowa. This is the third year for the Healthiest State Walk in Iowa, with a total of nearly 600,000 Iowans participating in the 2011 and 2012 walks. A number of walks are scheduled for noon on October 9, but the Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) encourages Iowans to make time for a walk at any time during the day...