Stories from Monday, December 14, 2015

The annual Cherokee County 4-H Awards Day was recently held at The Aurelia Community Center, and more than 200 4-H'ers, leaders, volunteers and 4-H Donors were recognized for their efforts from the past 4-H year. 4-H'ers received recognition for holding club offices, being a first year 4-Her, applying for project awards, and for completing a record keeping system...

The Cherokee County Board of Supervisors approved raising the annual salary of Zoning Administrator Dean Schmidt from $7,000 per year to $9,500. The part time position involves more hours than previously anticipated and will require even more hours when pipeline construction begins in the county...

Kids enjoyed making crafts and eating snacks at the Cherokee Library after school on Thursday Dec. 10.

Santa Claus visited the Sanford Museum for the first of six visits this season on Thursday evening December 10h He was also present for two afternoons on Saturday and Sunday. Future visits will take place on Thursday, Dec. 17 from 5 to

Jacoba "Cobi" Wilde of Cherokee has been diagnosed with pneumonia and histoplasmosis. She is currently on a ventilator at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, staying strong and fighting every day. Cobi is a wife and mother of two, and her family has asked for help in her time of need...

The Salvation Army donated $1,500 of of non-perishable food items to the Mid-Sioux Cherokee food pantys to help feed those right here in Cherokee. Pictured are Mary Jo Carnine (center) with the Salvation Army, and Nicole Mier (left) and Lynn Carlson (right) with Mid Sioux Opportunity...

The longest-running citizen science wildlife survey in the world, Audubon's Christmas Bird Count, will take place from Dec. 14 to Jan. 5. During that time, tens of thousands of volunteers will add a new layer to data that has shaped conservation and Congressional decisions. The data has been used by the U.S Fish and Wildlife Service, the Department of the Interior, and the EPA...

Cherokee Washington High School recently installed the members of its 2015 National Honor Society.

The future of our community and great state is in the hands of our youth and the Cherokee County Farm Bureau is dedicated to doing what they can to help and support them in accomplishing their goals and dreams. Scholarships are available for high school graduating seniors whose parents live in Cherokee County and are Cherokee County Farm Bureau member. Family must be a Cherokee County FB member for one year prior to applying for a scholarship...

David Fordyce of Aurelia was presented the Cherokee County Farm Bureau recognition award at the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation (IFBF) annual meeting in Des Moines Dec. 1-2. IFBF President Craig Hill, right, made the presentation to Fordyce. Cherokee County Farm Bureau received the "outstanding" designation for its 2015 programs, which help further the story of agriculture to new audiences through many areas including policy development, policy implementation, communications, and strengthen the county Farm Bureau.. ...

CORRECTIONVILLE - Ridge View jumped out to a 25-5 lead in the first quarter on the way to a decisive 77-40 boys basketball victory over River Valley here last week. In the opening girls game, Ridge View prevailed 48-40 after going on a 19-9 scoring run in the pivotal third frame...

HOLSTEIN - The Ridge View wrestling squad hosted Lawton-Bronson and Woodbury Central in a couple of Western Valley Conference duals in the Holstein gym on Thursday night. In the first dual, Ridge View defeated LB 48-15 and in the second dual the Raptors defeated Woodbury Central 33-30...

SIOUX RAPIDS - The Cherokee wrestling Braves posted a 2-1 match record at last week's double dual here, defeating a partial Sioux Central squad 78-0 after 11 forfeits and just three matches wrestled, beating West Bend-Mallard 66-18, and falling 43-21 to Pocahontas Area/Laurens-Marathon...

Setting aside, for the moment, the xenophobic nature and the unconstitutionality of Donald Trump's proposed ban against Muslims entering the country (just for the moment, since those issues should not be permanently dismissed), the proposal has some practical obstacles to implementation...