Stories from Monday, July 17, 2017

The Cherokee City Council took action last week to standardize and reduce the fine for placing any debris, including yard waste, in a location that could clog a storm sewer. Although the rate was reduced, enforcement is expected to be increased significantly...

The Cherokee County Board of Supervisors will not meet on Tuesday, July 18. The supervisors have been observing a summer schedule of two meetings a month except there were three meetings in June because of the end of fiscal year budget actions. The next meeting will be Tuesday, July 25 at 9 a.m...

When Erin Carter of Ft. Collins, Colo., had surgery for recurrent thyroid cancer, she suffered an injury that caused near paralysis to her left arm. Her condition was not a common one and few places in the country had the ability to treat the condition. She, and her husband, Justin, faced the need to make repeated trips to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., which is the second highest rated hospital in the nation for treating this condition...

FORT DODGE - The 2017 Iowa High School State Softball Tournament runs from July 17 -21 at the Rogers Sports Complex in Fort Dodge. No teams from the Chronicle Times coverage area will be playing at State this year, but here is a rundown of first round games in Class 1A, 2A and 3A :...

AKRON, Iowa - #4 ranked Akron-Westfield had little trouble with River Valley in a Class 1A District baseball semi- final here Thursday,soundly beating the youg Wolverines, 18-0, in three innings. The Westerners scored 10 runs in the first inning and eight in the second, while Dylan Irizarry and Nick Jacobs combined to pitch a no-hitter. ...

Cherokee will hold its annual youth football camp, supervised by WHS Head Coach Travis Schipper, from July 24th through July 26th from 4 p.m. - 6 p.m. each day.  It is open to all kids who will be entering grades 3-8 this fall. There is no cost, but campers will be able to purchase t-shirts or shorts if they are interested.  ...

As facts are revealed about Russian interference with the 2016 presidential election and each lie of President Trump’s administration is exposed, the official defense of the administration has morphed from Russia might not have interfered with the election, to Russians interfered but there was no collusion between Russia and the Trump team, to there was collusion, but so what?...