Stories from Wednesday, December 30, 2015

Arlene M. Reynolds, age 89, of Olathe, Kansas, and recently Cherokee, Iowa passed away at Countryside Estates on December 20, 2015. A Christian graveside service will be held at Evergreen Cemetery in Clarion, Iowa, on January 23, 2016, followed by a family gathering to honor her life and memory. The Greenwood-Schubert Funeral Home in Cherokee is assisting the family with arrangements. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.greenwoodfuneral.com...

Delores A. "Dee" Taylor, 80, of Cherokee, Iowa, passed away Saturday afternoon, December 26, 2015, surrounded by her family, at Unity Point Health in Sioux City, Iowa. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, December 30th, at 10:30 a.m. at the St. ...

Dewey A. Blatchford, age 71, of Alta, Iowa died Thursday, December 24, 2015 at the Buena Vista Regional Medical Center in Storm Lake. Funeral Mass will be held Wednesday, December 30, 2015 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Storm Lake. Burial will follow in the Memorial Park Cemetery in Sioux City, Iowa. ...

Only a small fraction of the operating budget of Mid-Sioux Opportunity comes from the counties served, according to Mid-Sioux Opportunity director Dick Sievers in comments at the Dec 29 meeting of the Cherokee County Board of Supervisors. Mid-Sioux administers numerous federal programs in the categories of Children and Family, Community Services, Energy Services and Health and Nutrition. ...

Well, the new year is almost here. What can we expect in 2016? For one thing, 2016 is the year that occurs every four years, with a "Leap Day" (February 29th, that is), a Summer Olympics, and a Presidential election. And that's about all I know for sure...

There will be no Chamber Coffee this Friday due to the New Year's Day holiday. Next Friday, January 8th, the Chamber Coffee will be hosted by the Cherokee Chamber of Commerce in their office at 416 West Main at 9:30 a.m. This will also be the Chamber's annual meeting...