Stories from Monday, December 2, 2013

Building or expanding your livestock operation is a good way to bring a son or daughter back into the farming operation. It takes more work and offers additional income opportunity which is how most young people get their foot in the door to start a farm. A livestock building or facility is a permanent addition that is very hard to move and care must be taken to where it is located...

By taking extra precautions, abiding by safety rules and practicing energy efficiency, families can save money and help prevent accidents when placing decorative Christmas lighting inside and outside their homes this holiday season. Many holiday mishaps, electrical shocks and dangerous fires can often be prevented by following the dos and don'ts to keep the holidays happy and safe...

November 10th has come and gone and I have survived yet another BIG milestone on the 4-H calendar, The Awards Banquet. This year the Awards Banquet was held at the Marcus Community Center. We started the evening with a potluck dinner. YUMMY!!! Cherokee County 4-H has the best cooks in the county!...

CORRECTIONVILLE - The River Valley girls lost their season-opening basketball game to Kingsley-Pierson here on Tuesday evening by the score of 56-25. Quarter scores were 13-2, 28-14, and 48-23, all in favor of the Panthers. No individual statistics were available for either team...

SERGEANT BLUFF - The Cherokee Washington High School girls tipped off their hoops season here on Tuesday against Sergeant Bluff-Luton team, and the local gals gave the larger school all they could handle before the Warriors prevailed, 57-43. Cherokee led after the first quarter, 17-13, but SBL led, 29-25 at the half. The Warriors added to their lead in the third quarter and took a 42-31 lead into the final stanza on their way to the final 57-43 score. No individual statistics were available...

NEWELL - The Ridge View girls basketball squad's season got off to a rough start here on Tuesday, as the Raptorss fell to #1-ranked Newell-Fonda, 61-33, in non-conference action. Taiyler Schrank scored 11 points for Newell-Fonda and Maddi Morenz added 10, while Lexi Johnson led Ridge View with 12 points...

Clara Mae Schroeder of Cherokee,89, passed away Thursday, November 28, 2013 at Countryside Estates in Cherokee. Funeral arrangements are pending at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee.

Patricia D. "Pat" Wester of Marcus, 86, formerly of Cherokee and rural Cleghorn, passed away, Thursday afternoon, November 28, 2013 in the Heartland Care Center at Marcus, Iowa. Funeral services were held today at 9:30 a.m. from the Oakdale Evangelical Free Church, rural Meriden, with Pastor Clint Hogrefe officiating. ...

Betty Nafe of Cherokee recently made a quilt which she wanted to donate to "someone special." Betty contacted Jim Adamson at the Cherokee Depot for his suggestions, and Adamson called Cherokee American Legion Auxiliary President Claudia Brown. Brown said she knew of a local WWII Vet who had lost his home in the May 2013 flood, and was now living with his wife in a Nursing home. ...

Iowa Congressman Bruce Braley (D-Waterloo), who serves the Iowa First Congressional District, recently announced his candidacy for the U.S. Senate. Braley is running for the seat that long-time Democrat Senator Tom Harkin has held for 35 years. Harkin announced earlier this year that he will not be running for re-election in 2014...

Since March of 2009, the Cherokee Rotary Club has prepared weekend food packets for distribution by the Roosevelt Elementary School staff to those students who otherwise might not have enough food available to them for the weekend. Approximately 135 such packets are currently being prepared each Friday morning...

Mary Jo Carnine, a representative from Salvation Army in Cherokee, donated $1,800 worth of non-perishable items to the Mid-Sioux Opportunity food pantry in Cherokee as part of their annual special project. Among the items donated were: laundry detergent, body soap, deodorant, shampoo, diapers, toilet paper, feminine hygiene products, and dish soap...