Stories from Monday, September 28, 2015

At a recent football game in Ames, Iowa State University President Steven Leath appeared on the football field with GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump. The two appeared together in newspaper photos and on at least one central Iowa TV station. Contrary to a conclusion some people drew, the appearance together was not an endorsement of Trump by Leath ...

AURELIA - At their annual "3 Meetings for the Price of One" here Monday evening,the Alta and Aurelia School Boards held their final meeting of the 2014-2015 school year, the Organizational Meeting for 2015-16, and the first regular meeting of the 2015-2016 school year...

On Sept. 23, United States Marshal Ken Runde met with Deputy Derek Scott and Deputy Alex Burditt of the Cherokee County Sheriff's Department to present the Deputies with a letter of appreciation for their help in apprehending a federally wanted fugitive. Deputies assisted with the safe apprehension of the fugitive...

The Cherokee Symphony will begin its 60th season this year, under the direction of Ted Hallberg, a cellist and teacher from LeMars. Maestro Hallberg states, "I am excited for this season with the Cherokee Symphony. November 1st is our annual 'Pops' concert, which features music ranging from light...

The Cherokee Knights of Columbus have been raising money for programs benefiting the disabled for the past 23 years through their Project Outreach. The funds raised during this annual campaign have been awarded to Cherokee County work Services, a facility which has served disabled adults for 47 years, and to the Special Olympics...

Dave Skou, dispatch supervisor at the Cherokee County Law Enforcement Center, is pleased that the installation of long awaited new communication equipment is becoming a reality. The outdated equipment will soon no longer be functional as the entire state makes the transition. Skou noted that the new equipment will also support potential future upgrades that are being considered...

ORANGE CITY - Becca Sparks, a student at Northwestern College in Orange City, will perform in the college's production of "Princess Amanda and the Dragon," an allegorical play suitable for the whole family, on Friday Oct. 2, at 7 p.m. and Saturday Oct. 3, at 4 p.m. The one-hour production will be performed in the Allen Theatre...

Twenty-four Iowa Farm Bureau leaders spent a few days away from their farms to visit Capitol Hill and their elected officials during the annual Ag Leaders policy trip September 8-11 to discuss key farm issues, including the negative consequences of the final (Waters of the U.S.) WOTUS rule, the need to fix (Country of Origin Labeling) COOL to avoid retaliatory action from trading partners, and the importance of longer-term or permanent tax provisions to provide more certainty as farmers plan for the upcoming year.. ...

Washington High School named its candidates for 2015 Homecoming King and Queen on Friday. Cherokee's Homecoming game, against Maurice-Orange City/Floyd Valley, will be played on Friday October 2nd. Queen candidates: Emma Wolterman, Shayla Harger, Kaely Hummel, Alexia Gerdes and Darian Owens. King candidates: Mason Meitzenheimer, Christian Lundy, Tyler Faist, Joshua Nichols and Adam Cedar...

LAURENS - The Alta-Aurelia volleyball team played in a Twin Lakes Conference pod Thursday, losing 0-3 to Pocahontas Area by game scores of 16-25, 14-25,13-25, then coming back to defeat West Bend-Mallard 3-0, with game scores of 25-13,25-14,25-17. In the Pocahontas match, Micah Barnes led the Warriors with nine kills, while Erin Lockin had nine assists and Annika Patton seven, Mary Barnes 16 digs and Erin Lockin 12...

SIOUX CITY - The Storm Lake Swim Team competed in a double dual meet Tuesday evening against Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln and the Silux City Metro team, and the Tornadoes of Coach Jodi B. Mongan won both of their duals, capturing all three relay events and five of the eight individual events...

The Cherokee Washington High volleyball team ran its season match record to 15-8 with a 3-0 sweep of Lakes Conference foe Emmetsburg here Thursday night, claiming game scores of 25-9, 25-10, 25-15. Alexia Gerdes and Kaely Hummel were each 24-28 in hitting to lead Cherokee in that department, with Hummel totaling 15 kills, and Gerdes 11. Lindsay Williams was 9-10 with four kills, Chandler Hohbach 9-10 and two kills, and Olivia Dagel 8-10 and four kills...