Stories from Monday, September 19, 2016

Due to a 2-2 tie at the Aug. 9 Cherokee City Council meeting, the second reading of an ordinance to prohibit pets at the Oak Hill Cemetery failed at that meeting. Because the motion failed, a new attempt to pass the ordinance needed to start again with the first reading at the Sept. 13 meeting...

We don't make presidential endorsements (or any other political endorsements), and we certainly wouldn't want to make a choice this year between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. We have no official position on whether it is good or bad that one or the other candidate is leading in the polls...

ALTA- The Alta-Aurelia volleyball team posted a 3-0 win here over Twin Lakes Conference rival Newell-Fonda Thursday. The Warriors won by game scores of 25-18, 25-18, 25-16. Laney Stanton had 13 kills for the Watrriors and Lauren Rohwer added nine of her own, while Annika Patton had 24 assists, and the team had some excellent serving efforts. ...

The 2016 Washington High School Homecoming Queen and King are Madison Hodgdon and Ben Lingenfelter. Their coronation took place on Friday afternoon in the WHS auditorium.

The Cherokee Area Economic Development Corporation in conjunction with the Cherokee Chamber of Commerce and Cherokee Industrial Corporation invite you to attend the "Let's Put Our Cities on the Map" workshop sponsored by Google. The workshop will be on Sept. 27 at the WITCC computer lab. This is an opportunity to learn about getting a business on Google Search and Google Maps...

The Cherokee Zone of the Lutheran Women's Missionary League will hold its annual Fall Rally on Tuesday, September 27 at Pilgrim Lutheran Church in Quimby. The featured speaker will be Larry Joines of Mercy Meals of Siouxland, who will tell of this special ministry and its benefits to so many. The Rally will begin with a light snack and registration at 6 p.m. There is a recommended donation of $4 to attend. The Ingathering will be monetary donations for the Mercy Meals of Siouxland...

The Buena Vista County and Cherokee County Conservation Boards are partnering to offer O.W.L.S programs. O.W.L.S stands for Older, Wiser, and Livelier Souls, which means that the programs are geared towards adults. The program will alternate between Buena Vista and Cherokee counties and each time the program will be on a different topic...

The Little Sioux River has more than 200 known archaeological sites along its banks. The Northwest Chapter of the Iowa Archaeological Society (IAS) has been helping identify these sites since 1952. Today, the Northwest Chapter of IAS still meets once a month at the Sanford Museum and Planetarium for educational meetings and archaeological field trips...

The Cherokee County Conservation Board (CCCB) is hosting a Halloween Hike on Saturday, Oct. 15 at Silver Sioux Recreation Area. The night will be filled with activities for everyone from 7 to 8:30 p.m. The evening will begin with trick-or-treating in the campground. ...

Amanda Nelson and Josh White of Cherokee announce their engagement and upcoming marriage. The bride-to-be is the daughter of Cindy Nelson of Aurelia and Brad Nelson of Cherokee, and the groom is the son of Mark and Vicki White of Cherokee. Amanda is a 2008 graduate of Aurelia High School and is employed at New...

=**Family operates renowned Barnes PRCA Rodeo Marty Barnes, a native of Peterson, Iowa was inducted into the Iowa High School Rodeo Association (IHSRA) Hall of Fame last month. ¬Barnes was presented a plaque during the Moville High School Rodeo in recognition of his achievements within the sport of rodeo on all levels...