Stories from Monday, September 26, 2016

SANBORN - The Alta-Aurelia girls finished first in the team competition at Monday's HMS Invitational Cross Country meet, capturing three spots in the top 10 individuak finishers. The Warriors' Alicia Turnquist finished second among the 30 competitors, touring the 5k course in a time of 22:15, while teammates Alexa Fredrickson (23:28) and Clara Candelario (24:19) finished 4th and 7th, respectively. Other Warriors who ran included Jessica Flaherty, Emily Beukelman, Lauren Falck and Rowan Kolpin...

SIOUX CITY-The Storm Lake HS girls' swim team was back in the water and back in Sioux City for another meet on Tuesday Sept 20. This time the meet was a double dual format against Sioux City Metro and Council Bluffs Abe Lincoln, and the night resulted in two wins for the Tornado team, which was fueled by winning six of the eight individual events and two of the three relay events...

Here we go again... Feeling like a curmudgeon throwing yellow snow in Santa's face, we again must question the wisdom of some of those associated with education in Cherokee - this time the beloved, noble, invaluable Parent Teachers Association (PTA)...

The Cherokee Chamber of Commerce invites businesses and individuals to participate in the Fall Fun Shoot (Skeet and 5-Stand) at 10 a.m. Saturday October 8th at 10 a.m. at Hidden Acres Skeet Range, 6335 Highway 31 in Washta. This is going to be a fun, family-friendly event with friendly competition. Don't worry if you are a novice, or haven't shot in a while. It's all about getting out and having a good time!...

Energy Transfer Partners Chairman and CEO Kelcy Warren recently issued a memorandum to ETP employees and news media outlets where he discussed recent developments and the progress being made on the 1,172 mile, 30-inch diameter Dakota Access Pipeline from the Bakken/Three Forks crude oil production regions of North Dakota to a petroleum transshipment hub at Patoka, Ill...