Stories from Friday, March 6, 2015

Thursday evening at 8:30 the officers and employees gave a most delightful reception and banquet to the Voldeng family in the large auditorium. The ball was beautifully decorated, the color scheme being] pink and green. In the center of the hall was a fountain, the trinkling spray of which added a charm to the...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, speaking before a joint session of the U.S. Congress, issued a strong warning against an agreement with Iran that has yet to be written. Netanyahu has been warning us for two decades that the development of a nuclear weapon in Iran is imminent...

Boyd Glenn Simons of Braymer, Missouri, 78, a native of Cherokee County,passed away on Tuesday, March 3, 2015, at his residence. Boyd was born in Cherokee County on August 30, 1936 to Glenn and Rose (Lochner) Simons. He was a 1954 graduate of Larrabee High School, and was united in marriage to Eileen Miller in Sioux City on October 7, 1972...

March 5 - Patty Lunders of Cleghorn March 6 - Gerald Voge of Cherokee

Eva M. Dittmer of Holstein,84, passed away on Monday, March 02, 2015 at the Cherokee Regional Medical Center of Cherokee. A funeral service will be held on Saturday, March 07, 2015 at 10:30 a.m. at the United Methodist Church of Holstein, with the Rev. ...

On Saturday, July 18, the town of Aurelia will be holding an all-school/community celebration, an event which takes place every five years. Among the events being planned are a parade downtown, and individuals and organizations are invited to register entries in the parade. Anyone interested in obtaining further information regarding entering the parade may call Paula Weathers at 712-434-5802 or Nancy Webb at 712-434-5962...

The Cherokee Community Theater is gearing up for the 20th Anniversary summer musical production of Peter Pan. Once again, the audience will be treated to talented actors and singers trained by the Flying by Foy group. Performances will be the last two weekends of June, with the opening on Thursday, June 18 and the final presentation on Sunday, June 28...

Bracketologist Shelby Mast has projected the following brackets for the upcoming NCAA Men's college basketball tournament (tune in this weekend for the actual tournament field to be revealed) : 1 Duke vs. 16 Northeastern; 8 LSU vs. 9 Indiana; 5 Louisville vs. 12 Iona; 4 Wichita State vs. 13 Stephen F. Austin; 3 Maryland vs. 14 Central Michigan; 6 West Virginia vs. 11 Cincinnati; 7 VCU vs. 10 Colorado State; 2 Kansas vs. 15 High Point...

Jason and Sara Kohn of Cherokee are happy to announce the birth of their baby girl on March 3,2015. Katie Ann Kohn was born at 11:05 a.m., weighed 7 lb. 11 oz., and measured 19 1/2 inches long. She was welcomed home by her four brothers - Jacob, Adam, Tyler and Ryan- and her sister,Kelsee. Grandparents are Mike and Joyce Bechtel, Joe Kohn and Joyce Kohn,all of Cherokee...

On Monday March 2, Washington High School culinary students participated in the state ProStart competition held at Memorial Union on the Iowa State University campus n Ames. Two different teams participated. The culinary team of Brendan Rupp, Taylor Hirschman, and Seth Curtis had 60 minutes to prepare a starter, an entrée and a dessert using two butane burners...

The instrumental music students in grades 5-12 in Cherokee performed together in a "Parade of Bands" in the Washington High School gym on March 2.

Brent and Page Cresap of Cherokee are happy to announce the birth of their baby boy on February 28, 2015. Brody Michael Cresap was born at 5:26 a.m., weighed 7 lb. 11 oz., measured 20 inches long, and was welcomed home by his two big brothers, Brice and Braxton...