Stories from Thursday, November 14, 2013

The Cherokee Police Department reported that at approximately 7:35 p.m. on Tuesday they received a 911 call from a woman who stated that a man had broken into her house and was trying to kill her. Police arrived at 210 E. Maple St. and arrested Joseph William Kosiba, 34, who resides at 207 E. Elm St. in Cherokee. The female, who was not identified, fled the residence with her daughter, and a man from Storm Lake,also not identified, was assaulted with a hammer by Kosiba...

The Cherokee Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring its second annual Christmas Mystery Envelope Promotion in Cherokee. Look for your Mystery Envelope to arrive in your Chronicle Times Area Advertiser on November 19. Each envelope contains a coupon good for 15%, 20% or 25% off of your purchase at participating stores. The coupons can be used November 21-24, but make sure you don't open your envelope ahead of time...

DES MOINES -- MidAmerican Energy Company is announcing additional details about the largest wind expansion in Iowa's history. Earlier this year, the company announced plans to develop up to 1,050 megawatts of additional wind generation in Iowa by the end of 2015. Construction activity is now underway at each of the five project sites, and MidAmerican Energy is releasing information about the developers, turbine supplier, contractors and project size by location...

The Cherokee Chamber of Commerce is once again selling Holiday Raffle Tickets. Only 1,000 tickets will be sold and the cost is $5 each. Two lucky winners will be drawn during the Lighted Christmas Parade on Thursday, December 5. Each winner will receive $1,000, $500 of that will be in cash and the other $500 in Cherokee Chamber Bucks...

This week's Chamber Coffee will be hosted by Taco John's Restaurant, 902 North Second Street, at 9:30 a.m. on Friday.

Members of the 2013 Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn football team hoist the State Football Playoff trophy after advancing to the quarterfinal game last week against winner Newell-Fonda. MMC was defending State Champ in 8-player football.

1. Baby Boomers, 8 wins; 2. Honey Badgers, 6; 3. Hits and Giggles, 4; 4. Chronicle Times, 0 1. Ball Busters, 7; 2. Hawkeyes, 6; 3. Destructive Divas, 3; 4. Icon Ag & Turf, 2 1. Shinqueallas, 6; 2. Mark Crop Ins., 6; 3. Thursday, 0; 4. Hy-Vee Deuce, 0...

With sufficient planning and a well-balanced menu, it's possible for us to enjoy our favorite holiday foods without gaining too much weight and making the much-anticipated joyous times stressful and worrisome. In fact, with Thanksgiving in a week or two and Christmas on its heels, here are some timely tips for proper management of our holiday dining:...

I've written about a lot of subjects concerning the library in the past weeks, but it has been some time since I reviewed books. Since reader's advisory is one of my favorite things to do, I think it's time to correct that! Here are some that I have read recently and would recommend:...

The Cherokee Sanford Museum is looking forward to the very popular "Festival of Trees" display in the West Gallery of the museum, and the Museum invites all businesses and organizations to decorate a tree for the month- long exhibit. This is a beautiful display which attracts many visitors during the month of December and they the Museum is, of course, inviting Santa to be here on Thursdays nights, Saturday afternoons and some Sunday afternoons as well...

The Michael Letsche Memorial Hunting Tournament has been scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 23. There will be four hunters per team and a two dog limit per team. Cost is $40 per team. Pay out is half of money collected with the other half going to Cherokee County Pheasants Forever Youth Programs in Michaels memory...