Stories from Monday, February 15, 2016

Laverne "Verne" Borkowski of Cherokee, age 81, passed away Friday, February 12, 2016, at a Sioux City hospital. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Saturday, February 13, 2016, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Cherokee, with Pastor Jon Riggert officiating, and burial was in Cedar Township Cemetery in Larrabee. ...

The Cherokee State Bank Board of Directors is pleased to announce the appointment of Curtis Johnson as President/CEO effective January 19, 2016. He replaces former CSB President/CEO Mike Hunter, who has retired. A native of Cherokee, Johnson returns home with 30 plus years of banking experience, which includes 20 plus years in Executive Leadership positions...

Four Washington High School speech groups were notified on Monday, Feb. 8 that they have been selected as recipients of Iowa High School Speech Association All-State nominations. All-State is a Speech Festival held each year at Iowa State University, and this is the highest honor a Speech student can be given. ...

Sermons A la Carte is held at Memorial Presbyterian Church, 127 East Willow Street in Cherokee each Wednesday during Lent. Sermons A La Carte consists of a brief sermon at 12 noon, followed at approximately 12:30 p.m. by a lunch, which costs $3. The lunch is provided and served by members of area churches.The churches serving lunch this week will be St. Paul United Methodist, Quimby Methodist and Washta Methodist...

Brandi Miller of rural Cherokee has received the WITCC TRIO-Student Support Services Achiever of the Month Award for February. This award recognizes students for demonstrating qualities of leadership and citizenship while achieving collegiate academic success. ...