Stories from Friday, November 18, 2016

Olin Jones, by his attorney, Guy Gillette, has filed with County Auditor Dailey a notice of contest of the election of A.W. Melton as township clerk of Afton township. Jones and Melton were opposing candidates for the office, and in his petition Mr. ...

AURELIA - At Monday evening’s joint School Board meeting here, the Alta and Aurelia Boards of Education received a briefing on the procedure and process of reorganizing school districts from Northwest AEA Chief Administrator Tim Grieves. Grieves stressed the importance of following the language of the Code of Iowa, Chapter 275, as districts enter into the process of reorganization, and he briefly went through the process, as outlined in the Code...

We cannot forget that nearly 70 percent of all crops grown today were originally cultivated by Native American peoples. How would those of us of European descent handle our spaghetti without the tomatoes that were introduced to the Pilgrims? Though Thanksgiving is supposed to be about acceptance and giving thanks for the things we have, historically, the holiday has been associated with hardship and less-than-ideal circumstances, like those of the first Thanksgiving and perhaps this Thanksgiving with Donald Trump bound for the White House.. ...

Cherokee Washington High volleyball team members, including varsity letterwinners, attended the recent team post-season banquet honoring the 2016 team’s success on the court under first-year coach Will Baumann. Photo contributed

At their November 15 meeting, the Cherokee County Board of Supervisors canvassed the Nov. 8 election results in Cherokee County, confirming the unofficial winners announced on the evening of Nov. 8. Republicans easily defeated Democrats in Cherokee County in national, state and county contests...

Cherokee Washington High Activities Director and coach Scott Koch, and Alta-Aurelia coach Mike Fry, are among those being honored at this year’s Iowa High School Football Championships in the Cedar Falls UN-Dome. The Iowa Football Coaches Association (IFCA) will honor their Don Taft Award winners for Jr. High Coaches of the Year and their assistant coaches, and Koch is being honored in Class 2A and Fry in Class 1A...

The Washington High School Speech Team held its annual Lip Sync Night on Nov. 11.   The Lip Sync Night is held annually as a fundraiser for many different causes. This year, the Speech Team donated the proceeds from the event to the local Veterans’ Affairs Office in Cherokee.  ...

I’m not optimistic about a Donald Trump presidency. No one knows what he will do, not even him. That is frightening and disturbing. A few months back I considered voting for Hillary Clinton if the election seemed close, because I could not abide the thought of a Trump presidency...

The annual Tour of Homes in Cherokee, presented by the Cherokee Chapter of TTT, takes place this Sunday, November 20th. Tickets are $10, and can be obtained at Cherokee State Bank, North Star Community Credit Union, Central Bank, State Savings Bank and HyVee Gifts. Proceeds go toward sending a fourth grade girl to camp...

The Cherokee Braves placed seven football players on the 2016 Class 2A All-District First Team. Cherokee senior players so honored are lineman Caleb Claycamp, lineman Isaac Lafleur, lineman Braydon Clyde, lineman Ben Lingenfelter, tight end Mason Timmerman, and receiver Trey Valentine; and junior linebacker Tyler Zeimen...