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Chamber Coffee (Local News ~ 10/08/14)
Friday's Chamber Coffee will be hosted by the Cherokee County 4-H clubs in honor of National 4-H Week, and will be held at the Sanford Museum, beginning at 9:30 a.m. -
Esther L. Erickson (Obituary ~ 10/08/14)
Esther L. Erickson of Cherokee, 90, passed away Sunday morning, October 5, 2014 at Careage Hills. Funeral services will be held on Friday, October 10th, at 10:30 a.m. at the First Church of Christ in Cherokee. Pastor Tom Lewis will officiate. Private family burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery at Cherokee at a later date. ... -
Ted Joseph Unkrur (Obituary ~ 10/08/14)
Ted Joseph Unkrur of Aurelia, 82, passed away Friday, October 03, 2014, at Sunset Knoll Care and Rehab Center in Aurelia. Funeral services were held at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, October 7, 2014, at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Cherokee, with Father Dan Guenther officiating, and burial was at Mt. ... -
Terry Wayne Cutler
(Obituary ~ 10/08/14)
Terry Wayne Cutler of Pflugerville, Texas, 69, formerly of Washington, North Carolina, passed away peacefully at his home on September 20, 2014, after a four - month battle with lung cancer. A graveside celebration of his life, officiated by Linwood Adams, was held at 11 a.m.on Monday, October 6, 2014 at Pamlico Memorial Gardens...
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Mildred I. "Midge" Specht (Obituary ~ 10/08/14)
Mildred I. "Midge" Specht, 90, a longtime Cleghorn resident, passed away Saturday evening, October 4, 2014 in the Cherokee Regional Medical Center. Funeral services were held today, October 8th, at 10:30 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church, south of Marcus,with Pastor Don Meyer officiating, and burial was at Oak Hill Cemetery at Cherokee. ... -
Michael W. Clark (Obituary ~ 10/08/14)
Michael W. Clark of Cherokee, 72, formerly of Quimby and Washta, passed away Saturday afternoon, October 4, 2014, at Countryside Estates in Cherokee. Memorial services were held on Tuesday, October 7th, at 10:30 a.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee. ... -
SWCD accepting scholarship applications
(Local News ~ 10/08/14)
The Cherokee Soil & Water Conservation District (SWCD) is now accepting scholarship applications from High School seniors residing in Cherokee County who will be pursuing programs of study in any field of conservation or agriculture. The SWCD commissioners will award local scholarships and forward the top application to the Conservation Districts of Iowa Regional Director for consideration. ...
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River Valley Royalty (Local News ~ 10/08/14)
The 2014 Homecoming Court at River Valley High School included, left to right, Ashley Hunwardsen, Emily Hoy, Katie Reinking, Brooke Lillefloren, Queen Paige Korver, King Jordan Droegmiller, Jimmy Cockburn, Kyler Lewis, Wyatt Fitch, Samuel Briese. Crown Bearers, Ellah Byers, Tayten Vaughn... -
Water conservation is vital
(Editorial ~ 10/08/14)
Area residents are reminded that water conservation is a year-around effort that starts at home and proper applications can save home owners hundreds of dollars and thousands of gallons of water each year simply by following any and all of these tips:...
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Boyer Valley clips River Valley (High School Sports ~ 10/08/14)
DUNLAP - Boyer Valley bopped River Valley 40-22 in District 8-player football action here Friday night. Quarterback Wyatt Fitch ran for two rouchdowns and passed for the third to lead River Valley on offense, ,hooking up with Jimmy Cockburn for an 11-yard TD while completing 11-27 passes for 153 yards, one TD, and three costly interceptions by the alert Boyer Valley defense... -
SOS upends Alta-Aurelia (High School Sports ~ 10/08/14)
ALTA - The South O'Brien football team defeated Alta-Aurelia here on Friday night, 17-0, improving the Wolverines' season record to 5-1. South O'Brien in undefeated in District play, with a 4-0 District record. On the opening drive of the night the Wolverines drove the field before settling for a 36 -yard field goal by sophomore kicker Cameron Maxwell... -
MMC crushes CCE, 59-8 (High School Sports ~ 10/08/14)
MARCUS - The potent Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn Eagles continued their mastery over another 8-player foe here Friday night with a lop-sided 59-8 demolition of Clay Central - Everly in District football action. MMC scored six rushing touchdowns and passed for two more, with Derek Erdman leading the way with 128 rushing yards on 10 carries for three TDs, the longest a 33-yard jaunt to paydirt... -
MOC-FV too much for Braves (High School Sports ~ 10/08/14)
ORANGE CITY - Quarterback Brody Schutt rushed for three touchdowns on seven carries for 133 yards to lead a tough MOC-Floyd Valley team to a 42-0 destruction of the Cherokee Braves here Friday night. The Braves totaled just 84 yards on the ground on 29 attempts, with QB Adam Cedar leading the way with 11 carries for 44 yards, and Mason Meitzenheimer 13 hauls for 26 yards. Kamron Johnson carried the ball four times for 12 yards... -
Fumbles fuel Raptor loss at HMS
(High School Sports ~ 10/08/14)
HARTLEY - Ridge View dropped a hard-fought 32-27 Class 1A District football game at Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn here Friday night despite three touchdown passes from QB John Kofmehl. Kofmehl connected twice for touchdowns with Logan Richard,who snagged three passes in the game for 87 yards. The other passing TD was to Jackson Graff for 53 yards, as Kofmehl completed 5-17 throws for 155 yards, three TDs and one interception...
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Filling the pantry (Local News ~ 10/08/14)
Members of the Cherokee Washington High School chapter of the National Honor Society delivered three pick-up loads of non-perishable food to the Cherokee Mid-Sioux food pantry last week. All items were collected during Homecoming week from donations brought into the Cherokee schools. Accepting the donations was Lynn Carlson, top right, Assistant Outreach Coordinator at Mid-Sioux...
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