Stories from Friday, February 6, 2015

Former Cherokee Police Chief Steve Schuck feels more relaxed since announcing his retirement last month, but he plans to remain active with family activities, outdoor recreation and whatever projects come along. "I'm just sitting back," Shuck said in an interview at the house he is remodeling for his son, Kyle. "You don't have the stress level when you can go home and not have to worry about everything."...

Jesse Thompson and Colleena Reed of Larrabee are happy to announce the birth of their baby boy, Marek Evrain Thompson, who was born at 5:12 p.m. on January 29, 2015. Marek weighed 8 lb. 11 oz. and measured 21 inches long, and he was welcomed home by his big brother, Lucan Reed...

The Illinois Central Railroad has labored under difficulties this week, what with the cuts drifted full, the yards blocked and communication cut between here and Fort Dodge. The advancement of trains has tried the Co, to the limit. The sleet and ice...

Fredrick R. Luhman 78, of Aurelia, Iowa, formerly of Newell, Iowa, passed away Wednesday morning, Feb. 4, 2015 in the Cherokee Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, Feb. 7, at 10:30 a.m. at the Aurelia First United Methodist Church. ...

Bernard "Bernie" J. Van Oort, 80, of Le Mars, Iowa passed away Sunday, February 1, 2015 at Floyd Valley Hospital surrounded by his family after a lengthy illness. Funeral services are 11 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 5, 2015 at Le Mars United Methodist Church in Le Mars, Iowa with Pastor John Battern officiating. ...

Joe Wiemold, age 95, of Cherokee, passed away Tuesday, February 3rd, 2015 at the Cherokee Villa Nursing Home. Funeral services will be Friday, February 6th at 10:30 a.m. at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Cherokee, with Father Dan Guenther officating. ...

Daryl Lee Bunch, age 60 of Cherokee, passed away Saturday, January 31, 2015 at the Wellstar Kennestone Hospital in Marietta, Ga. Funeral services were 11:30 a.m. Thursday, February 5, 2015, at the Meriden Evangelical Free Church in Meriden. Burial is Friday, February 6, 2015, at the Merle Hay Mausoleum in Des Moines. ...

ROCK VALLEY - The Cherokee Braves wrestling squad finished up regular season in a tough double dual here Tuesday night featuring Central Lyon/George-Little Rock, and Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley. The Braves lost 55-20 to CLGLR, and 42-27 to BHRV. Double winners on the night for Cherokee were Hunter Morrow ay 152, Tyler Zeimen at 160, and Mason Meitzenheimer at 182...

ONAWA - An 18-6 scoring run in the third quarter propelled Ridge View to a tight 56-55 boys basketball victory over West Monona here Tuesday night in Western Valley Conference Tournament play. The host Spartans battled back to outscored the Raptors 23-13 in the fourth quarter only to fall by one point to the 15-2 Ridge View club...

The Cherokee Washington High girls powered to a 29-11 lead in the first quarter and limited a winless Storm Lake club to just 10 second-half points on the way to a resounding 79-27 Lakes Conference basketball win here Tuesday night. kaely Hummel scored 21 points, Paityn Hagberg 11, Makenna Carver 10, nd Olivia Dagel nine in the balanced scoring effort for WHS in a game that saw 13 Cherokee players score...

CORRECTIONVILLE - Four River Valley players broke into double figures to lead the Wolverines to an impressive 73-55 boys basketball win over Westwood of Sloan in Western Valley Conference Tournament action here Monday night. Samual Briese led the RV club with 18 points, followed by Wyatt Fitch 17, Matthew Sniderhan 15, and Tucker Zahnley 12. River Valley sank 31-61 field goals for a warm 50 percent clip, notched 9-17 three-pointers, and netted 2-7 free throws in the game...

The Cherokee Braves got the winless monkey off their back with a succulent 66-59 Lakes Conference basketball victory over arch-rival Storm Lake here Tuesday night. The Braves had lost 39 in a row after finishing 0-22 last season and getting to 0-17 this season before Tuesday's win over the Tornadoes. They posted a 1-21 record in the 2012-13 season, and were 3-18 the year before that...

SHELDON - The Cherokee 8th grade girls basketball team traveled to Sheldon Monday and the A team defeated Sheldon 46-21, and the B team won 25-16. Kassidy Pingel led the A team in scoring with 20 points, Payton Slaughter had 15, Lily Anderson had 6, Kiley Kennebeck, Ashlynn Samsel, and Sydney Zindel each had 2 points...

STORM LAKE - The 7th grade girls traveled to Storm Lake on January 26 and fought a tough fight the first half of the A game to tie the Tornados 12-12. Cherokee came out cold after the half and were shut down by Storm Lakes' height and lost 34-16. Leaders for the game were Lauren Shea, Megan Boger, and Matty Lugar each with four points apiece. Kayden Walder and Mia Johnson also scored a bucket for Cherokee...

Marvin D. McDonald, 64, of Cherokee, Iowa passed away Tuesday evening, February 3, 2015 at Careage Hills in Cherokee. Visitation will be on Sunday, February 8th at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, from1 p.m. until 5 p.m. with family present 2 p.m. until 4 p.m. A prayer service will be open to the public at 4 p.m. on Sunday afternoon with Rev. Magrey deVega officiating...

Joe Wiemold, age 95, of Cherokee, passed away Tuesday, February 3rd, 2015 at the Cherokee Villa Nursing Home. Funeral services will be Friday, February 6th at 10:30 a.m. at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Cherokee, with Father Dan Guenther officating. ...

Bernard "Bernie" J. Van Oort, 80, of Le Mars, Iowa passed away Sunday, February 1, 2015 at Floyd Valley Hospital surrounded by his family after a lengthy illness. Funeral services are 11 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 5, 2015 at Le Mars United Methodist Church in Le Mars, Iowa with Pastor John Battern officiating. ...

Fredrick R. Luhman, , 78, of Aurelia, Iowa, formerly of Newell, Iowa, passed away Wednesday morning, Feb. 4, 2015 in the Cherokee Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, Feb. 7, at 10:30 a.m. at the Aurelia First United Methodist Church. ...

Daryl Lee Bunch, age 60 of Cherokee, passed away Saturday, January 31, 2015 at the Wellstar Kennestone Hospital in Marietta, Ga. Funeral services were 11:30 a.m. Thursday, February 5, 2015, at the Meriden Evangelical Free Church in Meriden. Burial is Friday, February 6, 2015, at the Merle Hay Mausoleum in Des Moines. ...

The 2015 Cherokee County Ag Show will take place next Tuesday, February 10th, at the Western Iowa Tech Community College, 200 Victory Drive in Cherokee. There is no admission charge for the event. This year's Ag Show is the 20th annual edition of the event, which is sponsored by the Cherokee Chamber of Commerce Agri-Business Committee. ...

The Illinois Central Railroad has labored under difficulties this week, what with the cuts drifted full, the yards blocked and communication cut between here and Fort Dodge. The advancement of trains has tried the Co, to the limit. The sleet and ice...