Stories from Friday, May 19, 2017

CHEROKEE -- Governor Terry E. Branstad participated in a ceremony in the auditorium at the MHI Tuesday to celebrate the achievement of Cherokee County being certified as the 48th Home Base Iowa (HBI) community. The event was hosted by veterans and local businesses and community leaders...

Cherokee Regional Medical Center, North Star Community Credit Union, and other sponsors host Annual Children's Miracle Network cookout on June 1 to benefit local hospitals. 62 children enter a Children's Miracle Network Hospital for treatment every minute. ...

SIOUX CENTER - The Alta-Aurelia and Cherokee boys were among the teams which competed in the Boys' Class 2A Sectional Tournament here last weekend. Western Christian topped the Team Standings with a team total of 313, and Western Christian also had the meet medalist (Caleb Dokter, 75) and runner up (Colyn Oostenink, 76)...

LE MARS - On Saturday, May 13th the Cherokee Girls Varsity tennis team traveled to LeMars for the first two rounds of Regional Team play. In the first round, Cherokee played Bishop Heelan of Sioux City. In singles matches, Cherokee's Jordan Bingham lost, 4-6, 1-6, but the Braves' Dusty Wright won 6-4, 6-4, and teammate Kylie Mongan followed with a 6-4, 6-7 (5-7), 11-9 win...

Coach optimistic about team's future

Helen G. Mendt, age 92 of rural Cleghorn, IA, passed away Tuesday, May 16, 2017, at her home, surrounded by her family. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, May 19, 2017, at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Cherokee, with Father Dan Guenther officiating, and burial will be at Maryhill Visitation Cemetery, rural Cherokee. ...