Stories from Friday, September 5, 2014

GALVA - Quad County Corn Processors has announced that it will host a grand opening event for its new "bolt on" bio-refinery that is turning corn kernel fibers into cellulosic ethanol. Quad County is the site of Iowa's first cellulosic ethanol production and the world's first corn kernel fiber cellulosic ethanol, a process that was invented by Plant Engineer Travis Brotherson and patented by Quad County Corn Processors...

We applaud the Cherokee City Council for its savvy assessment and recent action concerning a construction blunder involving a City water line associated with the recently completed River Road Bridge Replacement Project. The issue at hand was the fact the water line replacement was not placed deep enough on the northwest side of the River Road, which could result in a frozen line in cold temperatures and untold repercussions for the City in years to come...

The Cherokee City Council went into closed session Tuesday night in a special meeting called to deliberate possible litigation regarding alleged faulty workmanship by engineers and contractors on a water line project associated with the recent River Road Bridge Replacement Project...

Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn split two season-opening volleyball matches this week, defeating Sioux Central 25-19, 12-25, 25-22, 25-15; and falling 18-25, 25-14, 21-25, 21-25 at South O'Brien. Against Sioux Central, the Lady eagles were led in hitting by Sarah Dreckman 33-33 and five kills, Alison Meehan 25-29 and four kills, Emily Moser 13-14 and three kills. Jasi Vasher 14-18 and two kills, and Haley Moser 10-12 and two kills...

Ridge View's volleyball team split a pair of season openers, falling at South Central Calhoun 15-25, 20-25, 26-28; and beating Kingsley-Pierson 25-18, 25-15, 25-19. Against SSC, Kyra Hoffman led Ridge View hitters with a 26-32 effort and 11 kills, followed by Karlen Lamp 12-15 with five kills, Emily Brosamle 12-13 and four kills, and Hallie Mentzer 6-8 and three kills,...

Three new houses have sprung up on Cherokee's Amber Street over the summer, as Cherokee Development LLC constructed more spec homes in the Doherty Addition after building four homes last year. Kamil is on the west side of the street, and it is the first one scheduled for completion, later this summer. The address is 847 Amber, and has 1,520 sq. ft. and a triple car garage...

Faye Mary Whitecotton of Larrabee, 74, passed away Thursday, August 28, 2014, at Sanford Health in Sioux Falls, SD. Funeral services will be held at a later date. The Greenwood-Schubert Funeral Home in Cherokee is assisting the family with arrangements. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.greenwoodfuneral.com...

Cherokee's new theatre, the Empress, will open for business Saturday afternoon with a six reel film of Home Sweet Home, one of the finest features shown in America today. For the past month carpenters, painters and decorators have been at work transforming the Johnson building into a theatre which promises to be first-class in every respect. ...

Next week O'Halloran International will be holding a week - long celebration and grand opening of O'Halloran North, located at 1218 South Second St., Lunch will be served on location at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 11, with a presentation to follow. Door prizes will be awarded following the presentation...

The River Road in Cherokee was opened back up for traffic Wednesday following the installation of a new twin box culvert that replaced the old, dilapidated bridge. Construction of the $635,000 project began earlier this spring. Photo by Mike Leckband...