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Braves nip Okoboji, move on to Sub-State (High School Sports ~ 07/20/16)
Playing in front of a huge home crowd, the Cherokee Braves took on Okoboji Saturday night in a game that the Braves had to come from behind to win. In the Class 2A District final game, the Braves were able to win the game 4-3 on timely hitting and earn their trip to their first Sub-State game in six years... -
Hoefling, Van Voorst / son
(Births ~ 07/20/16)
Hope Hoefling and Eric Van Voorst of Cherokee happily announce the birth of their son, Luca John Van Voorst, who was born at 10:51 p.m. on July 15, 2016. Luca weighed 7 lb. 12 1/2 oz. and measured 21 inches long.
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Sauer / daughter
(Births ~ 07/20/16)
Shane and Katie Sauer of Luverne, Minnesota are the proud parents of a daughter, born at 5:54 a.m. on July 6, 2016. Emerie Elizabeth Sauer weighed 7 lbs. 7 oz., measured 22 inches long, and was welcomed home by her three big brothers - Mitchell, Blake and Hayden...
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Layton / son
(Births ~ 07/20/16)
Brittany and Justin Layton of Cherokee are happy to announce the birth of their son, Hunter Daren Layton, who was born at 11:28 a.m. on July 14, 2016. Hunter weighed 7 lb. 9 oz., measured 20 1/2 inches long, and was welcomed home by his three big brothers - Tristen and Thomas Layton and Kyle Mason. Grandparents are Kyle Woltman and Stephanie Ford of Cherokee and Annette Spinner and Daren Layton of Mississippi...
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A century of service
(Editorial ~ 07/20/16)
Some of the thousands of people whose lives have been impacted by the hospital in Cherokee participated in the Sunday celebration of the 100th anniversary of the hospital. Some people have had life saving experiences at the Cherokee Regional Medical Center, formerly the Sioux Valley Hospital, ad some began life there...
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At The Library
(Column ~ 07/20/16)
Considering I represent the library, I seem to have mentioned books very little these past few articles! I concentrated so fully on the Summer Reading Program and all the affiliated fun and games, I neglected to tout the new reading material we have...
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Cherokee Swim Team performs well at conference home meet
(Local News ~ 07/20/16)
The Cherokee Swim Team recently hosted conference rivals Storm Lake and Fort Dodge at the Bacon Aquatic Center. In a meet with approximately 120 swimmers, the Cherokee team had five triple winners,two double winners and eight single event winners, and there were also three records broken by two different swimmers. In relays ,the Cherokee team won 11 relay events...
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Byers joins Cherokee State Bank (Local News ~ 07/20/16)
Curtis Johnson, President and CEO, is pleased to announce that Jill Byers has joined Cherokee State Bank in the position of Assistant Vice President. Her duties will include marketing, sales, consumer and real estate lending. A native of Aurelia, Byers has 10 years of banking experience previously with Mount Vernon Bank & Trust as an Assistant Vice President... -
CAFM vendors (Local News ~ 07/20/16)
Here is the updated list of vendors and the items available for during the Cherokee Area Farmers Market under the canopy at the depot from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday, July 21. This will be the eighth market of the 2016 market season. --- Cindy Juhl will have onions, carrots, potatoes, possibly some sugar snap peas and green beans, and will have freshly baked breads, jam (strawberry-rhubarb, seedless raspberry-rhubarb, mulberry, and peach-mulberry)... -
Training time for CFD (Local News ~ 07/20/16)
The Cherokee Volunteer Fire Department is continually training in various ways to make sure they are prepared for any emergency that may arise in the community. Recently, the members of the department participated in a hands on water search and rescue training. Firefighters were paged out to rescue several "victims" in an unknown situation in the river. They were required to search for, stabilize, and rescue these "victims"... -
A hero returns home (Local News ~ 07/20/16)
Roger Ogren, a Marcus native now living in Exeter, Neb., finally got a proper homecoming half a century after returning from Vietnam. Rather than getting a hero's welcome, Ogren recalls wanting only to get out of uniform and blend in upon arriving back from the unpopular war... -
Hospital celebrates 100 years of serving Cherokee region (Local News ~ 07/20/16)
A cookout for everyone and inflatables for the kids preceded the Cherokee Regional Medical Center's 100th anniversary ceremony in the Wellness Center gym on Sunday July 10th. What started as a modest hospital, originally called Sioux Valley Hospital, has expanded to a modern hospital that any town this size would be proud to have, with associated facilities that include a wellness center, a clinic and assisted living housing... -
Remsen native participates in RIMPAC (Local News ~ 07/20/16)
PEARL HARBOR -- A 1994 St. Mary's High School graduate and Remsen native is serving in the U.S. Navy and is participating in the world's largest international maritime warfare exercise, the Rim of the Pacific Exercise (RIMPAC). Cmdr. Ted Wiederholt is the executive officer aboard USS Shoup, currently operating out of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii...
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