Stories from Friday, July 14, 2017

Vernon E. Grauer of Cherokee , 95, formerly of rural Marcus, passed away peacefully on Thursday morning, July 13, 2017 in the Cherokee Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, July 15th, at 2 p.m. at the Trinity Lutheran Church, rural Marcus, Iowa. ...

The downtown facade project in Cherokee, largely funded by grants with some local funds and business owner funds involved, is going well, according to Jim Adamson of the Cherokee Historic Preservation Commission. The commission assisted the city in obtaining grant funds. ...

AKRON - River Valley blanked Westwood 10-0 in five innings in Class 1A District baseball action here Tuesday. Tucker Zahnley pitched a five inning shutout for the Wolverines, who were led at the late by Dom Schemer, who had two hits and scored four times. Creighton Casey had a double and single, and Ashton Lichtenberg drove in a pair of runs for RV...

We applaud local participation in the mid-summer community promotion known as Crazy Days. That being said, we have to acknowledge that the event doesn’t generate the kind of retail buying that there once was in downtown Cherokee. We are battling loss of business to Internet purchasing. People need to think about the importance of shopping locally...

Many people are not obsessed with world and national news. They actually have a life. For their benefit, I will present a brief summation of the situation regarding the presidency of the United States. Donald Trump’s presidency is, in effect, over. He may be removed by impeachment if the crimes going on in his administration can be linked directly to him or, in the case of a complete mental breakdown, he could be removed under the 25th Amendment to the Constitution...

CHEROKEE - The top-seeded Cherokee Braves hosted Maple Valley/ Anthon- Oto on Tuesday night in a Class 2A district semi-final. The Braves were able to get the lead early and never looked back as they played their way to a district final with a 8-1 victory over MVAO...

ROCK RAPIDS - The Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn/Remsen Union baseball team saw their season come to an abrupt halt Tuesday with a heartbreaking 2-1 loss to War Eagle Conference foe Harris-Lake Park in Class 1A District Tournament action here. It was a pitching battle between HLP’s Jordan Kyle and MMCRU’s Tristen Olson, as each team only collected three hits and the Royals striking out a staggering 13 times...

The 4th annual Cherokee 5K Glow Run/Walk is Wednesday, July 19 at 9 p.m., beginning at the Cherokee County Fair Grounds. The popular event, benefiting the Cherokee Trail System, goes around Spring Lake Park and ends back at the Fair Grounds. Cost is $15 for run/walk only, and $20 including a commemorative t-shirt...

The Cherokee boys Majors baseball team recently won the championship game for 7th and 8th graders by beating MMCRU 7-5 in extra innings in Ida Grove. Front row, left to right, Nick Clark, Joe Benson, Sam Kach, Colby Flewelling, Levi Pingel. Back, Coach Todd Benson, Trey Benson, Quinton Olson, Carson Reusch, Mason Carver, Carson Fuhrman, Ethan Roberson, coach Tom Kohn...

REMSEN - The South O’Brien boys faced defending state champion Remsen St. Mary’s in first round Class 1A District baseball action here Tuesday, and the Hawks took care of their War Eagle Conference rivals in started on the hill for the Wolverines and took the loss, allowing 12 runs (10 earned) on 10 hits in two innings, walking one and striking out none. ...

REMSEN - Ridge View faced Storm Lake St. Mary’s in opening round Class 1A District baseball action here Tuesday, and the Raptors fell to St. Mary’s by a score of 5-3. St. Mary's took a 2-1 lead into the 5th inning, but with wo outs and the bases loaded, a big triple scored three more runs to extended the Panthers’ lead to 5-1.  Ridge View fought back with two runs in the sixth inning to make it 5-3, but that was as close as the Raptors got. ...

CARROLL - Alta-Aurelia overcome a 3-1 Pocahontas Area lead with four runs in the top of the 6th inning, then held on for a 5-4 win in Class 2A District Baseball Tournament action here Tuesday. Alex Snyder picked up the win for the Wariors, hurling the full seven innings and allowing four earned runs on 11 hits. ...

Western Iowa Tech Community College (WITCC) is pleased to announce Cherokee State Bank President/CEO Curtis Johnson has been appointed to its Board of Directors. Johnson is replacing retired Cherokee State Bank President/CEO Michael Hunter to represent District II in the Cherokee area. Johnson brings the values, principles, and ethics that are important to Western Iowa Tech Community College...

A valuable public forum regarding concussions, nutritional management and CTE will be hosted in Cherokee at 3 p.m. Sunday, July 30 by the Cherokee Regional Medical Center. Keynote Speaker will be Brenda Easter of Indianola, mother of the late Zac Easter, who died at age 24 after suffering concussions and developing chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). ...

A must-see event for parents and area youth, high school and college coaches and admintrators - regarding concussions, nutritional management and CTE will be hosted in Cherokee Sunday, July 30, by the CAs rampant knowledge surfaces of sports-related concussions leading to CTE in later life, this forum promises to analyze, educate and inform all involved, including health-care providers, about the ravages of concussions youths and adults...

AURELIA - At its monthly joint school board meeting here Monday, during discussion about the upcoming school reorganization, it was determined that community question and answer sessions will be scheduled in both Alta and Aurelia in late July and early August to answer any final questions citizens may have before any reorganization vote takes place...

One billion additional pounds of silage, worth some $3,000,000, will be put up by Iowa farmers this year as a result of the unusual number of new silos being built in the state this season. Since 30 per cent of the livestock feeding value of the crop is wasted when the stalks are left standing in the field, this means that one third of this billion pounds represents absolute gain...