Stories from Wednesday, March 26, 2014

Duane and Lucille Kent have been selected as Aurelia's Citizens of the Year through voting conducted by the Aurelia Commercial Club. The honored couple have lived in the Aurelia area for close to 50 years. Both are former teachers in the Aurelia School District, and Duane also served for a time as the Aurelia High School Principal. ...

Cherokee Middle School students are currently rehearsing for their upcoming play "How to Survive the Zombie Apocalypse." At the left, members of the cast are shown listening to the narrator of the play and trying to figure out the best way to survive the Zombie Apocalypse. The play will be performed at the Cherokee Washington High School Auditorium at 7 p.m. on Friday March 28th. See more 'Zombie' photos in the March Area Happenings Photo Gallery...

The City of Cherokee has announced that yard waste will be picked up by Sanitary Services on regular recyclable service day on the following dates

New to northwest Iowa, Iowa State University (ISU) Extension and Outreach presents "Youth Dairy Challenge" for youth in grades 5-12. The Youth Dairy Challenge is designed to give all youth, regardless whether they live on a farm or have exhibited dairy, the opportunity to learn about and share their knowledge about production dairy. Students will experience hands-on learning of herd health recognition, dairy cattle judging, dairy cattle nutrition, farm business management analysis, and more...

Due to the need to relocate 19 wind turbine sites from their original permitted location, the 500 MW Highland Wind Farm Project construction permit was recently amended at an O'Brien County Board of Supervisors meeting. The original construction permit was approved on August 20, 2013...

Aaron Thomas of Aplington-Parkersburg will speak to Washington High students in grades 7-12 in Cherokee Wednesday, April 2 at 1 p.m. Thomas, the son of the late and legendary A-P coach Ed Thomas, will speak again to the community at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the WHS Auditorium in a session that is open to the public...

STORM LAKE - The Cherokee boys and girls track and field teams competed at the deep and talented Lakes Conference Indoor Meet at Buena Vista University here last week. Three Cherokee girls posted solid season- opening shot put throws with Ariana Smith placing third with a 34-03 1/2 effort, followed by Kaitlyn Parrott fifth with a 32-01 1/4 throw, and Olivia Dagel sixth with a 31-11 heave...

SPRINGDALE, Ark. - Dan Fogleman, spokesman for Tyson Foods of Springdale, Arkansas, recently addressed rumors circulating in the Cherokee area regarding a possible closure or continued layoffs of it's Tyson Foods Plant in Cherokee. "As you know, we made some changes to our operations in January after we shifted some of the production at Cherokee to other facilities, as part of our efforts to improve overall efficiency," stated Fogleman in a brief, one-paragraph e-mail response to a series of Chronicle Times questions.. ...

STORM LAKE - On the evening of Saturday, March 22, 2014, at approximately 7:15 p.m., the Storm Lake Fire Department responded to the Hillshire Brands Turkey Processing Plant, located at 315 Vilas Road, in reference to an automated fire alarm. Upon arrival, the fire fighters observed heavy black smoke and flames coming from the roof of the production area. near the south side of the plant. An approximate 50' by 50' section of the roof burnt and collapsed into the plant...

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Sam Clovis (R-Sioux City, candidate for the U.S. Senate from Iowa, will be in Cherokee at Danny's Sports Spot on Tuesday April 1. The public is invited to listen and learn as Clovis shares his life experiences and career as an Air Force fighter pilot and a radio talk show host...

Timothy "Tim" K. Grauer passed away of pancreatic cancer on March 18, 2014 at the age of 65 . Tim was born in Cherokee on November 28, 1948, and was reared on a farm near Larrabee. He attended grade school in Larrabee and high school in Sutherland, graduating with the class of 1968. He joined the Air Force in 1969 and retired as a Chief Master Sergeant in 1991. Tim was a Vietnam veteran, and he married Julia "Jude" Roach on December 5, 1969 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Cherokee...

This week's Cherokee Chamber of Commerce Coffee will be held at Apple White Dental at 9:30 a.m. on Friday. Apple White Dental is located at 110 E. Indian St.

Donald M. Johnson of Cherokee, 90, passed away Monday evening, March 24, 2014, at Countryside Estates in Cherokee, Iowa. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, March 29th, at 10:30 a.m. at Mt. Olive Baptist Church in rural Cherokee, with Pastor Jeff Harris officiating. ...

Richard "Dick" Robinson, 67, of Meriden, Iowa, passed away Saturday morning, March 22, 2014 at the Cherokee Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, March 27, at 11 a.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, with Pastor Gregg Johnson officiating. Burial will be in the Meriden Cemetery...

Richard D. "Rick" Stevenson Jr. of Quimby, 65, passed away Sunday morning, March 23, 2014 at Bryan Medical Center West in Lincoln, Nebraska Funeral services will be held on Friday, March 28th, at 10:30 a.m. at Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, with Pastor Don Meyer and Vicar Scott Strohkirch officiating. ...