Stories from Monday, January 5, 2015

Robert Marlin Parcel of Gresham, Oregon, age 68, died at his home on Wednesday December 30, 2014, after a battle with cancer. Robert was born in Sioux City on October 21, 1946, to Marlin and Genevieve Parcel and grew up in Washta. Following his graduation, Robert joined the U.S. ...

Elaine Nitz of Cherokee, 90, formerly of rural Larrabee, passed away Wednesday morning, December 31, 2014 at her home in Cherokee. Funeral services were held on Saturday, January 3rd, at 10:30 a.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee. Pastor Robin Thomas officiated. ...

The Food Bank of Siouxland will have food distribution at the Cherokee Community Center, 530 W. Bluff St., on Thursday, Jan. 8, at 1:15 p.m.For more information contact the Food Bank of Siouxland at 712 255-9741.

Despite no-call lists, there are still many organizations that extensively use telemarketing to raise money. Among the ethically questionable organizations are those that identify themselves with names that indicate support for law enforcement officers or firefighters on a state or national scale...

STORM LAKE -- Buena Vista head baseball coach Steve Eddie has announced that former Beaver baseball player Joe Paletta has been hired to serve as the program's full-time assistant coach beginning in 2015. He fills the vacancy that opened when Ryan Dupic was hired as head coach at Concordia College (Neb.) following last season...

Selected College Football Bowl Game Results (as of 1:30 CT , January 2, 2015) Utah State 21, UTEP 6 Utah 45, Colorado State 10 Air Force 38, Western Michigan 24 Bowling Green 33, South Alabama 28 Memphis 55, BYU 48 Marshall 52, Northern Illinois 23...

(another in a series of profiles on the acts who will be performing during the 2015 Cherokee Jazz & Blues Festival on Jan. 16-17, 2015) Katy Guillen and The Girls may have deep roots in the blues, thanks to leader Guillen's considerable skills and long history as a blues guitarist, but this trio - Katy Guillen (guitar, vocals), Claire Adams (bass, vocals), and Stephanie Williams (drums) - brings a wide range of talents and tastes to the band's sound. ...

This is the first of a two-part summary of major local events in 2014, organized by the month in which the article appeared: Chronicle Times new schedule The Chronicle Times is changing its print schedule from four days per week to three starting next week, but readers will continue to receive the overall news and sports coverage they have grown accustomed to in print over the years...

HOLSTEIN - The 3rd annual Ridge View Booster Club Cake Auction was held on Friday, Dec. 19, during the varsity basketball games vs. OA-BCIG. The theme for the auction was "Raptors Rise Up." First place in the Professional/Amateur Division was decorated and donated by Leigh Meyer of Galva (Grinch Theme)...

The Cherokee County Board of Supervisors held its organizational meeting on Friday, Jan. 2 in the board room of the courthouse. Preceding the organizational meeting, county officials who were re-elected or elected the first time in November, took the oath of office for their new terms...

Dr. Landon Karr, assistant professor at Augustana College, will be presenting a program titled "What's on the Menu at a Prehistoric Plain's Village?" at the Sanford Museum, 6 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 7. Dr. Karr has recently being studying the Brewster archaeological site just outside of Cherokee...