Stories from Friday, October 23, 2015

Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders clarified at the Oct. 13 CNN debate that there were only two viable candidates for the 2016 Democratic nomination for President. A week before Vice President Joe Biden announced he would not seek the nomination, Clinton secured her place as the Democratic establishment's anointed one...

CHEROKEE (AP) - A judge has dismissed a lawsuit that challenged the Iowa Utilities Board's authority to give the power of eminent domain to an out-of-state oil pipeline developer. The Bakken pipeline would carry crude oil through Iowa on its way from North Dakota to Illinois...

During action on Oct. 19 regarding participation of students in out-of-district sports sharing, the Cherokee School Board approved paying the Storm Lake School District a total of $250 to allow Cherokee District students to participate on the Storm Lake Swim Team and also voted to allow Ridge View students to participate in the Cherokee District tennis program for a total cost to the Ridge View District of $250...

I've been enjoying all aspects of Major League Baseball's post-season coverage so far - the games, of course, especially the outstanding video technology that didn't exist back in the day of the "Game of the Week" telecasts. With today's technology, viewers can now actually see the spin or curve of a pitch, follow the trajectory of a home run, et al...

The Cherokee Symphony opens its 60th season with a Pops Concert on Sunday, Nov. 1, 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. The annual "Pops" concert, which features music ranging from light classical to movie sound tracks. ...

SIOUX CITY-The Storm Lake High School Girls' Swim Team ended their regular season with a pair of dual meet wins at Sioux City North High School Tuesday night, October 20th. In their third dual of the season with Spencer, with each team having won once, the Tornadoes swam well and came away with the win. ...

EMMETSBURG - The Storm Lake Tornado swimmers got back on the winning track here Thursday night by winning a dual with Algona by a score of 115 to 55. The Storm Lake team won 10 of 11 varsity events and eight JV events. Storm Lake actually took 1st and 2nd place in the first four events, going 1st, 2nd and 3rd in the 4th one...

NEWELL - The Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn volleyball season ended abruptly here Tuesday night with a 3-0 loss to Newell-Fonda in Class 1A Regional Tournament action.MMC dropped game scores of 21-25, 23-25, 15-25. Marissa Moats paced MMC hitters with 17-22 and three kills, while Sarah Dreckman was 14-16 and five kills, Brooklyn Treinen 11-12 and one kill, and Ashley Hurd and Emily Moser each 8-9 and three kills...

ALTA - The Ridge View girls defeated the host Alta-Aurelia team, 3-0, in a Regional Tournament opening game here Tuesday night. Game scores were 25-21, 25-23, 25-17. Taylor Muckey had 11 kills and Afton Wulf nine to lead the Raptors' attack. Kaylee Blenner dished out 32 assists, Muckey and Megan Wiese were each involved in toe blocks, and three Raptors were perfect in serving - Blenner 13-13, Muckey 12-12 and Emily Rgger 10-10. ...

Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn (7-0) seeks an undefeated regular season with a tough encounter at West Bend-Mallard (4-3) tonight in 8-player football action. Also in 8-player action, River Valley (0-9) hosts Ar-We-Va Westside (6-2) in Correctionville. Other area games include Cherokee (6-2) at Sibley-Ocheyedan (3-5), Alta-Aurelia (2-6) hosting West Sioux (8-0) in Alta, Ridge View (7-1) at Hull Western Christian (6-2), and South O'Brien (3-5) hosting Akron-Westfield (6-2)...

LAKE CITY - The Alta- Aurelia cross country teams compted in the Twin Lakes Conference Meet here on Saturday, and the Warriors turned in some good performances. The varsity girls placed third in the team standings, behind Pocahontas Area and Southeast Valley, and two Alta-Aurelia girls, Alicia Turnquist and Emily Beukelman earned Second Team All Conference honors with their individual performances. ...

This fall marks the 46th year for the fund raiser for the Needy Children of the area, and Cherokee's Stan Sitzmann has been there for all 46. Sitzmann, a former Cherokee Citizen of the Year, said, "Time is going by, but if I continue to have great health, I could maybe make #50 my last year - just 4 more to go!"...

Volunteers from communities throughout the county participated in the Cherokee County Hunger Stomp, an event hosted through the Cherokee County Ministerial Association. The organizations, acting in cooperation with the Des Moines- based Meals for the Heartland, raised money to purchase meal ingredients and then came together at the Cherokee campus of WITCC on Oct. 21, during morning, afternoon and evening shifts to put packages of food...

STORM LAKE - The Buena Vista University (BVU) National Alumni Association recently honored Shawna Lode of Johnston, Class of 1996, with the 2015 Keith Briscoe Alumni Award for her service to the University and her community , at a special ceremony...

Ben Carstens, second from right, waves to the Cherokee Braves' football crowd after being acknowledged Friday for his $1,380 contribution to Cherokee Roosevelt Elementary School for their students' participation in the annual Uncle Ben 5K Run/Walk, held in Ben's home town of Cushing each August...

Barbra L. (Jones) Brownmiller of Spencer, 85, passed away Wednesday morning, October 21, 2015 at her home in Spencer. Funeral services will be held on Monday, October 26th, at 10:30 a.m. at the First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Spencer, with Rev. ...

Cory and Allison Kidwell of Gilbert, Arizona are happy to announce the birth of their twin boys, who were born on October 2, 2015. Cade Christopher weighed 5 lbs. and measured 18 inches long, and Crue Christopher weighed 4 lb. 13 oz. and measured 17 3/4 inches long...

By the time this editorial goes to print, the U.S. House of Representatives might have resolved the issue of who will serve in the role of House Speaker. Rep. Paul Ryan, the Republican candidate for Vice President in 2012 and current chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, at first flatly refused to consider seeking the position, but after pressure to serve as a unifying force in the Republican Party, Ryan set the conditions under which he would serve...

A congress for the girls of Cherokee County will be held at Aurelia on Friday and Saturday, October 22, and 23. Sunday school clases and clubs of girls high school age and over may send representatives. The congress will afford opportunity for girls from different parts of the county to become better acquainted and to gain help and inspiration from the program that is planned...