Stories from Wednesday, June 21, 2017

John William Sjoberg passed away on March 22, 2017 at home, under the compassionate care of Iowa City Hospice. John was 72 and had made Iowa City his home since 1962. Memorial Services were at 1 p.m., Saturday, April 1 at Zion Lutheran Church, in Iowa City. Burial was at Oakland Cemetery in Iowa City (near the cemetery section Poets’ Corner)...

“We’re actively developing the Glacier’s Edge Wind Project in western Cherokee County near Marcus. The projected project is 200 megawatts (MW) and we hope to be in service by the end of 2019,” said Chris Sternhagen, Director, Development for EDF Renewable Energy based out of Minneapolis, Minn...

Orville Melvin Saxby of Cherokee, age 86, passed away Monday, June 20, 2017, at the Cherokee Regional Medical Center. Funeral arrangements are currently pending at the Greenwood-Schubert Funeral Home in Cherokee. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.greenwoodfuneral.com...

Mary Jane Waters of Cherokee, age 82, passed away Monday, June 19, 2017 at Accura Health in Cherokee. Funeral services will be held at 11:30 a.m. Friday, June 23, 2017, at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Cherokee. Father Daniel Guenther will officiate. ...

Here is the updated list of vendors and the items available for sale during the Cherokee Area Farmers Market under the canopy at the depot from 4 to 6 p.m. this Thursday, June 22. This will be the fourth market of the 2017 market season. Wayne Nafe of Wayne’s Veggies will have snap peas, green beans, radishes, kohlrabi, onions, and rhubarb...

I hope you got your newspapers early today everyone! If so, please bring the kiddies to see Mike Prestby’s Magic and Mayhem at the Sanford Museum at 1 p.m.today (Wednesday) Fun for the whole family! We have had excellent attendance so far at all of our scheduled events, in and out of the library. ...

Defenders of Donald Trump’s “stay tough on Cuba” position claim that it is not hypocritical for the administration to seek a cozy relationship with oppressive dictatorships such as the ones in Saudi Arabia, the Philippines and Russia while demanding human rights accountability from Cuba before relaxing trade and travel restrictions on that island nation...

The Cherokee Community Theatre will present the final production of the 2016-17 season, “Little Women”, starting on Thursday June 22, with 7 p.m. performances on June 22, 23, 24, 29, 30 and July 1. Sunday matinees will be performed on June 25 and July 2 at 2 p.m. All performances are at the Cherokee Community Center...

Resignations accepted at the June 19 Cherokee School Board meeting included some long-time educators. Lynn Jolly resigned as Industrial Arts teacher, assistant varsity football coach and varsity boys track coach. Kelly Pitts resigned as Second Grade teacher. Katherine Mathis resigned as Cherokee Middle School Art teacher and Matt Hoskinson retired as Junior High basketball coach...

CHEROKEE - Corey Matthey, who just completed his freshman year at Morningside College, became one of the youngest winners of the Sioux Valley Amatuer Men’s Match Play Tournament on Sunday, when he won the 83rd edition of Iowa’s oldest Match, defeating 2010 Sioux Valley champ Bill Mathers 1-up in 19 holes. Mathers had rallied to tie on the final two holes of regulation before Matthew won it with a downhill 10-foot par putt...

The Alta-Aurelia softball team beat Manson Northwest Webster on Friday to improve their season mark to 18-1, but the Warriors dropped a pair of games on Saturday. Against MNW, sophomore hurler Abby Kraemer threw a one hitter and allowed one unearned run, walking two and striking out 12 in a 10-1 A-A win. ...

The Cherokee Swim Team had its first meet at the Bacon Aquatic Center in Cherokee on June 14 against Emmetsburg. Photo by Ken Ross

The Cherokee Braves hosted the Wolfpack from Western Christian in Lakes Conference softball actionon Friday night.  The Braves scored for the first time in the fourth inning, when Kassidy Pingel led off the inning with a single and Sarah Kach drove her in with a two-out double.  The Braves were not done, and they added two runsin the 5th inning. ...

The Alta-Aurelia baseball team continued its good play last week. The Warriors’ game with Manson Northwest webster on Friday was suspended after four complete innings due to inclement weather, and will be completed on June 30th at 5 p.m., preceding the Warriors’ scheduled game with Woodbury Central...

MARCUS - Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn/Remsen Union hosted Akron-Westfield in War Eagle Conference baseball action here Friday night, and spectators were treated to a pitching battle between the Royals’ Conner Sand and the Westerners’ Dylan Irizarry, with #2-ranked A-W coming out on top, 3-0...

The Cherokee Braves baseball team had a busy week with two games at home and two games on the road. The Braves lost on Monday at home against Estherville - Lincoln Central by a score of 7-2, won on the road against Unity Christian, 8-4, lost at home against Spirit Lake 14-2, and picked up a win by forfeit by pitch count rule at Manson versus Manson Northwest Webster...

When the pitcher reaches 110 pitches, he may not pitch to another batter. He may only finish pitching to the current batter. If an individual were to pitch on consecutive days, the two or more-day total would determine how many days of rest would be required before the individual could return to pitch. The consecutive day total cannot exceed 110 pitches...