Stories from Friday, September 19, 2014

Col. J. H. McConlogue, chairman of the state board of control, has arranged with Thomas H. MacDonald, engineer for the state highway commission for the construction of several new roads through the state property at Cherokee. A camp of convicts will be established next week to take up the work. Between 25 and 40 men will be employed during the next three months...

With fall and winter bearing down on us and furnaces kicking in, smoke alarms are a requirement in every bedroom, outside all sleeping areas, and on every level of the home, including the basement. Almost two-thirds of home fire deaths per year result from fires in homes with no smoke alarms at all or no working smoke alarms...

Robert L. Van Natta of Cherokee,age 92,passed away Tuesday, September 16, 2014, at his residence in Cherokee. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, September 20, 2014, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Cherokee. Pastor Jean Morse will officiate. ...

Zach and Renae Smith of Cherokee are happy to announce the birth of their baby boy, who was born at 5:47 p.m. on September 9, 2014. Chase Dwight Smith weighed 6 lb. 15 oz., measured 19 1/4 inches long, and he was welcomed home by his big sister, Reagan Lynn Smith...

Kyle and Bailey Hill of Cherokee are happy to announce the birth of their baby girl, who was born on September 12, 2014. Rylee Harper Hill was born at 7:03 a.m., weighed 7 lb. 14 oz., measured 20 inches long, and was welcomed home by her big brother, Blake...

The Cherokee County Board of Supervisors Tuesday approved a proposal by Emswhiler Architecture of Missouri Valley for two construction projects at the Law Enforcement Center. Architect Rick Emswhiler met with Sheriff Dave Scott, Deputy Sheriff Jeff Friedrichsen and County 911 Coordinator Dave Skou last week to discuss their ideas and needs for additions to the Communications Center and Jail, and he drew a new plan for the additions, which they approved...

The Alta-Aurelia Middle School and High School students will be having their third annual "Just Donate" night on Tuesday, Sept. 23 from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. As in the past, each group of students will be accompanied by an adult as they canvas the towns of Alta and Aurelia, collecting donations for ongoing needs of the music departments. This will be the main fundraiser for the year for this purpose, so no amount is too big or too small!...

Cherokee County Auditor and Commissioner of Elections Kris Glienke has announced that absentee ballots for the Nov. 4 General Election will be available in the Cherokee County Auditor's Office on Thursday, Sept. 25. Absentee ballots may be cast in the Cherokee County Auditor's Office at 520 W Main St.in Cherokee through Nov. ...

The Cleghorn Quasquicentennial Committee has been busy raising money for the town's 125th birthday celebration. Mark Pingrey, left, President and CEO of First Trust & Savings Bank and Jamie Tjossem, right, Loan Officer, are shown here handing a check to committee member Barb Kuhnes. The funds from the $1,000 donation will fund a free breakfast of pancakes and sausage during the three-day celebration next summer...

The Cherokee Sanford Museum Association will present the program "Personal Adventures and Exploration of the Northwest Passage" with David Thoreson this Sunday, Sept. 21, at 2 p.m. Thoreson is a professional photographer and explorer from Lake Okoboji. Through his photography, he tells adventure stories of his three Arctic expeditions aboard small sailboats...

Major renovations began last week at 201 W. Main St.in Cherokee,the former McWilliams Drug Store building located on the southwest corner of the intersection of Highway 59 and Main Street in downtown Cherokee. The building will be the future home of the Cherokee Chamber of Commerce, Cherokee Area Economic Development Corporation, and Cherokee Industrial Corporation, it was announced this week...

SIOUX CITY - Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn charted a 2-1 match record at last week's Sioux City West Volleyball Invitational, defeating West 21-15, 21-9, River Valley 21-18, 22-10, and losing 9-21, 21-16, 12-15 to Kingsley-Pierson. In the Eagles' win over West, Sarah Dreckman and Haley Moser were each 7-7 hitting with three kills apiece, whil Emily Moser was 4-5 with two kills...

SIOUX CITY - River Valley dropped three competitive matches at the recent Sioux City West Volleyball Invitational, falling 18-21, 20-22 to Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn; 21-18, 16-21, 10-15 to Kingsley-Pierson; and 21-18, 15-21, 12-15 to Sioux City West. Against MMC, River Valley hitting leaders were Taylor Goettsch 8-11 and two kills, Allison Brown 4-5 and two kills, and Alycen Knaack 4-5...

Ben Specht of Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn breaks free from a defender on his way to a touchdown during recent football action in Marcus. MMC hosts Laurens-Marathon tonight for its Homecomming game

STORM LAKE - Runners from Ridge View and Cherokee high schools were among the athletes who competed in a strong field at the Storm Lake Invitational Cross Country Meet this week. Competing teams at the meet included Fort Dodge, Algona, Unity Christian and Maurice-Orange City/Floyd Valley, among others, and those four schools finished 1-4, respectively in the Team Standings among the Boys Varsity teams...

HOLSTEIN - The Alta-Aurelia varsity boys team took 2nd place in the Class B Team Standings at the Tim Thomas Classic Cross Country Meet, held on the Holstein Golf Course last Saturday. The Warriors boys totaled 115,9 points to finish runner-up to champion Fort Dodge St. Edmond, which had a team total of 86 points. Ridge View finished 10th and South O'Brien 11th in the Class B Varsity Boys Team Standings. Nineteen teams (105 runners) competed in the Class B Varsity Boys 5k race...

HOLSTEIN - The youthful and growing Cherokee cross country squads ran well at last week's Ridge View Invitational on the Holstein Golf Course. Cherokee competed in the girls varsity, although not fielding a complete team to figure in the team scoring; boys JV; and Middle School boys and girls divisions...

Here are the latest Class 1A and Class 2A high school volleyball rankings from the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union: 1.Holy Trinity Catholic; 2.Janesville; 3.Central Lyon; 4.LeMars Gehlen;5.Tripoli; 6.New London; 7. Grand View Christian;8. Algona Garrigan;9.Turkey Valley;10.Marquette Catholic...