Stories from Wednesday, November 18, 2015

James D. "Jim" Niebuhr of Adel, formerly of Aurelia, passed away on November 11, 2015 at the age of 69. Jim was born February 27, 1947 to Elmer and Gerda (Plagman) Niebuhr, and he grew up on the family farm near Peterson. He attended Brooke Consolidated School and later attended Aurelia Community School, where he later graduated in 1963. He then attended Buena Vista College to become a teache, and taught middle school history and coached at Schaller until he took over the family farm...

For those who receive Medicaid services and providers of services paid for by Medicaid, there will be significant changes coming after the start of the year, although exactly how those changes will look will not totally be known before the changes go into effect...

The Cherokee Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring the Fourth annual Christmas Mystery Envelope Promotion in Cherokee. Look for your Mystery Envelope to arrive in your Nov. 17 Area Advertiser. Each envelope contains a coupon good for 15%, 20% or 25% off of your purchase at participating stores. The coupons can be used November 19-22, but make sure you don't open your envelope ahead of time...

Ruby Fulton, a Cherokee native, is a performer in one of two groups that will be appearing at the Gathering Place on Wednesday, Nov. 25. There will also possibly be a local group at the performance, but that had not been finalized as of this writing...

Charlie Kranig of Cleghorn, age 73, passed away Saturday, November 14, 2015, at the Heartland Care Center in Marcus. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, November 18, 2015, at Holy Name Catholic Church in Marcus, with burial at Holy Name Cemetery. Father Eugene Murray will officiate...

Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn coach Kyle Oswald leads his undefeated Eagles into the UNI Dome before their impressive win over previously undefeated Glidden-Ralston in last week's 8-player State Football Playoff semifinal. Third-ranked MMC (12-0) plays #1 Gilbertville Don Boso (12-0) in the 8 Man Championship game at 10 a.m. Thursday in the UNI Dome...

This Friday's Chamber Coffee will be hosted by Taco John's, 902 North 2nd Street, beginning at 9:30 a.m.

Just when you think you've seen it all from Cherokee Community Theater, it was announced this week that they will be revealing even more in a new 2016 calendar. Drawing inspiration from the upcoming production, "Calendar Girls," set to open Dec 4, 22 volunteers, ranging in age from 6 months to 88 years of age, posed for an implied nude fund-raising calendar. ...

Last Friday, the Friends of the Cherokee Public Library hosted the Chamber Coffee as they always do in November. It serves as an official kick off to their book basket fundraiser which is currently underway. Baskets will be on display in the library's meeting room until noon on Saturday, December 5, at which time final bids will be accepted...

University of Missouri Assistant Professor Melissa Click received widespread criticism after she was videotaped calling for "muscle" to expel a journalist covering a protest on public space at the university. She has subsequently apologized. Ironically, Click has a Ph.D. in communications, apparently an accomplishment that can be attained without a fundamental understanding of the first amendment...