Stories from Friday, November 1, 2013

The public library has finally adopted the "Pay Shelf" proposition, a plan which it has been striving to put into use for some time. Cities no larger than our city have had the pay shelf for a number of years and we can indeed feel proud that we are advancing and getting into line with other libraries of our size. The proposition explained is as follows:...

With fall and winter on our door steps many are probably thinking they're out of the woods when it comes to deer damage in backyard landscapes. Wrong. Actually, fall and winter mark the beginning of the worst seasons for deer damage. Deer will eat just about anything in the winter - their food supply is very low and they can't be choosy. They're hungry enough to eat vegetation that they ordinarily would not choose to eat...

Mackenzie Steffens and Kenny Borders of Cherokee are happy to announce the birth of their baby girl on October 27, 2013. Kailyn Mae Borders was born at 12:35 a.m., weighed 7 lb. 15 oz., and measured 21 inches long.

SIOUX CITY -- LifeServe Blood Center is looking for healthy, volunteer blood donors to make life-saving blood donations. As the Thanksgiving holiday approaches, it is important to remember the many hospital patients who rely on blood donations for medical treatment. You can give thanks for your good health by donating blood and saving lives...

Western Iowa Tech Community College (WITCC) has announced that the following Board members were re-elected in the School Board Election in September and took the oath of office at the October Board of Directors meeting: District I -- Neal Adler, Le Mars; District II -- Michael Hunter, Cherokee; District V -- Deborah Cook, Sioux City; and District VIII -- Russell Wray, Mapleton...

At their weekly meeting Tuesday, the Cherokee County Board of Supervisors heard a report from Julie Jeffer from the Central Office of Iowa's Department of Human Services, on the ongoing process of Regionalization, wherein the mental health services of the counties of Iowa are being reorganized into Regional organizations...

The Iowa Department of Transportation is reassuring Cherokee County officials that the proposed reconstruction project of U.S. Highway 59 from Holstein to Cherokee will not entirely shut down the busy thoroughfare as previously announced for the 2014 10-month project...

WEST DES MOINES -- The Coalition to Support Iowa's Farmers (CSIF) is offering a webinar for livestock and poultry farmers to explain the impact of the EPA Region 7 and Iowa DNR "Work Plan Agreement" on Wednesday, Nov. 13, from noon to 1:15 p.m. The work plan agreement was released Sept. 11 and is designed to strengthen Iowa's implementation of the federally authorized NPDES program...

On Sunday, Cherokee Regional Medical Center will host a come and go Open House to showcase the recent completion of its newly expanded Emergency Room and Admitting areas. The Open House will run from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. and is open to the public. Refreshments will be served...

Driver error and heavy fog during the early morning hours on Wednesday may have been a contributing factor when a semi-truck loaded with cattle went off the road and tipped over on Highway 3 west of Cherokee. The Iowa State Patrol is currently investigating the accident. Cherokee Fire and Rescue Department and the Cherokee Sheriff's Department assisted the Iowa State Patrol. Photo by Chris Reed...

HOLSTEIN - The Ridge View football team passed its first test of the 2013 postseason here on Wednesday, with a 32-27 win over Hull Western Christian in Class 1A opening round playoff action. The Raptors were led by senior quarterback Ryan Garthoff, who accounted for 414 all-purpose yards and three touchdowns on offense and also returned an interception 35 yards for a touchdown. ...

MARCUS - Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn rolled up 683 yards from scrimmage in an impressive 64-40 first-round 8-player football win over Northeast Hamilton here Wednesday. Three different Eagles ran for more than 150 yards apiece, topped by Derek Erdman and Dylan Spieler, each of whom gained 166 yards. ...

AKRON - The young Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn volleyball team is getting on a roll at the right time. On Tuesday, the Lady Eagles of Coach Mandy Falkena traveled here for a Class 1A Regional quarterfinal match against the host Akron-Westfield team, and the Lady Eagles came away with a hard-fought five-set win over the Westerners (12-10)...